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gratification of killing him for their final re- 

 venge, until the fate of their companion should 

 be ascertained. The next night, Collins and 

 Mo-roo-bra attacked a relation of Cole-be's, 

 Boo-ra-wan-ye, whom they beat about the head 

 with great cruelty. 



The murdered native was hurried the day 

 after he died by the road side below the mili- 

 tary barracks. He was placed by his,friends 

 upon a large piece of bark, and laid into a 

 grave. Bennillong assisted, placing the head 

 of the corpse, near which he stuck a beautiful 

 war- ra- taw, and covered the body with the 

 blanket on which he died. The earth was 

 thrown in with some spades, during which, 

 and the whole of the ceremony,' the women 

 howled and cried ; this was the effect of violent 

 passions into which the men threw themselves. 

 Many spears were thrown, and some blows were 

 dealt with clubs ; but nothing serious happened. 

 Cole-be's death all seemed determined on, hav- 

 ing in so cowardly a manner killed one so much 

 beloved. To effect which a number of natives met 

 in a few days near the barracks, at which time 

 a young man, a relation of Cole-be's, received 

 many wounds, and a lad also related to him, 

 (and who formerly lived with Mr. White, the 

 surgeon), was to have been sacrificed, but he 

 was saved by the appearance of a soldier, who 

 had been sent with him for protection; for it 

 was conceived, when the tumult against his 

 uncle (Cole-be) had subsided, nothing more 

 would be thought of him. 



