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the river^ Avitli camping* hill ahead of iis^ we came 

 to an anchor, between two and three o'clock p. m. ; 

 could not see any flag"-staff on the hill pointed out 

 by Jackey, and which hill is very conspicuous and 

 bald, nor could we see any symptom of living- 

 being's along- the coast in the bay. It was too g"reat 

 a distance to land to-nig'ht, and the Captain said if 

 it came on to blow the boat could not be g-ot back 

 ag*ain. Employed the other part of the day in 

 looking- throug-h the g-lass and with the naked eye 

 to see the iiag--stafF and flng-, or any other sig"n 

 (Jaekey having- informed us they would have a flag- 

 on the top of the hill,) but none was to be seen, not 

 a native, and I have reason to believe every one of 

 the eig-ht have been sacrificed 3 it looks suspicious 

 not seeing- a native, for Jaekey says they used to 

 bring- fish to the camp^ and there were plenty of 

 them. The Captain is to take the ship in as near as 

 possible to the hill, and it is determined to ^0 on 

 shore with the same party who assisted us at 

 Shelburne Bay, and g-o up to the camp to-morrow 

 well armed. All this evening- — a solemn, silent, 

 inexpressible g-loom ; no rockets, no gun, no fire ; 

 to-morrow will tell a tale. 



Dec. SOtJi. — At daylig-ht this morning- the ship 

 was g-ot under wei^h, and sailed nearer in towards 

 the hill which Jaekey had pointed out as being- the 

 hill where "■ camp sit down," and anchored in about 

 two fathoms of water about half a mile off the land. 

 Five canoes were now seen creeping- off towards us 



