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New Guinea people prize very much, but as Duppar was 

 fearful that the New Guinea people would steal or murder 

 him, he was left at Darnley's Island, in charge of Agge, an 

 Indian, until their return. Duppar and his friends, how- 

 ever, were not long away ; for having stopped at an islanri, 

 Jarmuth (Campbell's Island), to pass the night, one of the 

 islanders attempted to take away by force from one of the 

 visitors, his moco moco, (a sort of bandage worn round the 

 calves of the legs, made of the bark of bamboo), upon which 

 a quarrel ensued, in which the Murray Islanders used their 

 bows and arrows, and wounded several, one being shot 

 through the body. The Jarmuth people then retreated to 

 their huts, and the others embarked ; but instead of going 

 to New Guinea, returned to Darnley's Island, where in a few 

 days they received a message from Jarmuth, offering peace; 

 which, however, they would not accept; nor did they after- 

 wards make friends. 



" Ireland's account of the visit of the Mangles, is so 

 different from what Captain Carr describes, that the discre- 

 pancy must be received with much caution. 



" He states that Captain Carr's object seemed to be 

 entirely that of trading for tortoise-shell ; he was alongside 

 the JMangles, and not "at a considerable distance off;" — he 

 was so near as to ask one of the people on the poop to 

 throw him a rope, to get fast to the vessel, which was done, 

 but owing to the sea running high he was obliged to let it 

 go ; upon which he asked for a boat to be lowered for him 

 to get on board, which was also done, and he should have 

 made his escape, had not one stood up in the bow with a 

 naked cutlass and the others flourished their weapons over 

 their heads ; which frightened the Indians so much that they 

 pulled away on shore, followed by the boat for a little 

 distance, and there concealed him. Ireland declares, that 

 he did not say, that the natives would not give him up. 



