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demonstration. Being Sunday^ I read prayers 

 to-day. 



Nov. 20th. — Taylor died this morning-, and we 

 buried liim in the evening-, by the side of Doug-las, 

 and I read the funeral service over him. 



Nov. 21st. — About sixty natives came to the 

 camp this morning-, well armed with spears, and 

 pieces of fish, which they held up to us, to entice us 

 to come to them. We took no notice, however, of 

 their invitations, but preparing- our fire-arms, we 

 turned out. They were now closing- round us in all 

 directions, many of them with their spears in their 

 throwing'-sticks, ready for use — pointing- them to 

 their own necks and sides, and shewing- us by their 

 postures how we should a^ rithe with pain when they 

 struck us. Then the}^ would chang-e their tactics 

 and ag-ain endeavour to persuade us that the}?- meant 

 us no harm, but they would not lay down their 

 spears. Some of them seemed inclined to g'o away, 

 but others appeared determined to attack us. After 

 keeping- us standing- about an hour, eleven spears 

 were thrown at us. Three of my party then fired, 

 slightly A\'ounding- one of them, when they all im- 

 mediately ran away as fast as they could. Some 

 of them, however, remained hovering- in sig-ht for 

 some time after. Three of the spears that were 

 thrown fell short of us, the rest passing- very close, 

 but fortunately no one was hurt ; i\\e three spears 

 which passed us were barbed with bone, and were 

 very heavy. 



