92 HISTORY OF 



them, and the Governor proposed, retreating 

 backwards towards the boats, and instructions 

 had been given to the men, to remain on their 

 oars in case of any accident. Bennillong had 

 shewn to the Governor several natives, and one 

 he particularly pointed to his Excellency; 

 wishing to notice him, the Governor went to- 

 wards him, presenting both his hands, which 

 civility, the savage mistook for an attempt to 

 seize him, so lifting his spear in an instant, dis- 

 charged it at the Governor, and with such 

 force was it thrown, that entering above the 

 collar-bone the barb came through on the other 

 side. The spear was broken off by Lieut. Wa- 

 terhouse, and while the Governor was being- 

 conducted back to the boat, the men landed 

 armed, but out of four musquets only one 

 would go off. Two hours elapsed before the 

 boat could reach the settlement, when the spear 

 was extracted, and the wound pronounced not 

 mortal. This misfortune, no doubt arose from 

 the Governor landing unarmed, for the strong 

 armed party sent off for Mr. White, (theprin* 

 cipal surgeon,) to broken Bay, returned the 

 next day, and though they saw many natives 

 no accident happened. In a i'tw days bennil- 

 long, with his wife and several companions, 

 came to a cove on the North shore, near the 

 settlement, and Mr. White and others taking 

 Booroong (the native female child who was 

 cured of the small pox) an interview with the 

 natives was obtained, in the course of which 

 Bennillong said, he had beaten Wil-le-me-ring, 



