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Nov. 2Qth. — Carpenter died this morning- • the 

 poor fellow did not suffer acutely on the approach 

 of death^ but the animal energies were destroyed, 

 and the}^ withered away one after another, without 

 pain or strug-g'le. At eleven o'clock, being- Sunday, 

 I read prayers, and in the evening* we buried our 

 late companion in the bed of the creek, and I read 

 the funeral service over him. The natives came 

 ag*ain this morning*, leaving* their spears at a 

 distance, and brought us a few small fish j but 

 remembering* their former treachery, we took very 

 little notice of them, and shewed that they could 

 only expect kind treatment from us, so long* as they 

 themselves continued peaceable. During* the last 

 few days we shot a few pig*eons and parrots, also 

 a small blue heron. 



JVov. 21th. — We killed another horse this mornino-, 

 and had the meat all cut up and on the stag*e by 

 nine o'clock, with all the appearance of a fine day 

 to dry it. But about eleven o'clock a heavy thunder 

 storm came on, and it rained all day. I kept a fire 

 burning near the stag*e all nig*ht, 



Nov. 2StJi. — We were very uneasy at the con- 

 tinued wet weather, as it threatened to destroy the 

 scanty remains of our provision, the flesh already 

 beg'inning* to smell very badly. 



Nov. 29th. — It was raining* heavily all day, and 

 our meat became almost putrid. 



Nov. SOth. — This day a fresh breeze blew, and 

 there was no rain j I cut up all the meat that would 



