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to the Southward, and then to a prow on th£ 

 beach, intimating that they would conduct 

 them there ; in consequence of which Mr. Shaw 

 gave them two musquets and a number of 

 knives and scissars which remained in the 

 boat. 



" The natives made signs to go farther up the 

 bar, which they acquiesced in; but finding 

 they wished to lead them up a very narrow in-* 

 let, Mr. Shaw refused to go in with the boat, 

 representing that it would be highly imprudent, 

 and as they wished to get to Cupang as soon 

 as possible, thought it adviseable to make the 

 best of their way there. 



" This being agreed to, the boat was pushed 

 off, and two oars got out in order to row round 

 the point, expecting, after that, to have a fair 

 wind to Cupang. Finding, however, a prow 

 in chace of them, they lay on their oars, hoisted 

 their sail, and put away before the wind, in 

 order to escape from slavery, which they made 

 no doubt of experiencing if taken by the prow 

 in chace of them. 



" The .prow continued chasing them along 

 the shore, between a reef and the beach, which 

 extends the whole length of the island. Find- 

 ing the prow still in chace, they stood over the 

 reef, which is a continued chain of breakers, 

 and the prow not thinking it proper to follow 

 them, they escaped, and coasted it down the 

 island. Night approaching, and finding them- 

 selves much fatigued, they hauled the sheet aft, 

 and lashed the oar as before, and found the 



