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hand; and two women and several children be- 

 ing- with him argued much against any^preme- 

 ditated hostility. The women and children re- 

 tired on the vessel approaching; the shore; but 

 they were observed to be peeping from the bushes. 

 The man was very anxious for the gun being- 

 laid down, calling out " woo-rah, woo-rah," 

 and seemed delighted when it was complied 

 with ; but he did not appear to have heard 

 many particulars of their dangerous power, for 

 on pointing a m usque t towards him, he by no 

 means appeared sensible. of any danger to him- 

 self. As he would not quit his spear, and night 

 was approaching, they did not land, but backed 

 in to throw him a stocking, which they shewed 

 him might be worn as a cap, and then sailed on. 



Monday the 22d was taken up in getting the 

 sloop in the river, which with some difficulty 

 was accomplished, having to find out a channel 

 through a number of shoals. Having found apro- 

 per place to lay the sloop on shore, on Thursday 

 the 25th, they completed stopping the leak, and 

 was again in a condition to prosecute the excur- 

 sion to the G lass-House peaks. « 



A few hours before high water on the 23d, 

 he attempted to get some swans, but met with 

 none but could fly. He saw several large fish, 

 or" animals that came up to the surface of the 

 water to blow, like the porpoise, or seal, they 

 did not spout, and had no dorsal fin. The head 

 resembled the bluff-nosed hair seal, but their size 

 was larger than any Lieut. Flinders had seen. 

 He fired three balls into one, and Bong-ree 





