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on amicably. But, upon a signal from a chief, 

 the natives sprang for the harpoons, whale- 

 spades, and other deadly weapons at hand, 

 and a desperate contest immediately ensued. 

 The captain was killed hy a single stroke of 

 a whale-spade ; the first mate also, soon after. 

 The second mate jumped overboard and was 

 killed in the water, and four of the seamen 

 lost their lives. A part of the crew ran up 

 the rigging for security, and the rest into the 

 forecastle. 



Among these last was a young man, the 

 third mate, by the name of Jones, the only 

 surviving officer. Ey his cool intrepidity and 

 judgment, after a dreadful encounter, the ship 

 was cleared of the savages, the chief killed, 

 and many of his companions, both of those 

 on board and those who came alongside to 

 aid in securing the ship. 



Jones now became the captain, buried the 

 <Kud, dressed the wounded, put the ship in 

 order, and made sail for the Christianized Sand- 

 Nvidi Islands with the surviving crew. With a 

 skill and self-possession worthy of the man that 



