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lingly angry, but soon I I to his 



situation, and looking about, discovered thai we had 



many bales, and other articles, in the boat, which had 



Qcealed from the people in thekaiyacks, by the 



coverings being carefully Bpread over all. He 



in to ask for every thing he Baw, and express d 

 milch displeasure on "ur refusing to comply with his 

 demands ; he also, as we afterwards learned, excited 

 the cupidity of others by his account of the inex- 

 haustible riches in the Lion, and Eteveral of the youn 

 in* ■ r i endeavored to gel into both our boats, but we 

 all their attempts. Though we had not 

 hitherto observed any of them stealing, yel they 

 much desire to obtain my flag, that I had 

 it furled and put out of sight, as well as every thing 



that I thought could prove a temptation to them. 



They continued, however, to press upon us so closely, 



and mule bo many efforts to gel into the boats, that 1 



; th offer of two chiefs, who said that it" they 



were allowed to come [n, they would keep the otl 



OUt. For a time they kept their word, and the ci 



took advantage of the respite thus afforded, to en- 

 deavor t<> force the boats towards the river int 

 wai K ilian 1. hut tin' Lion was im- 



movable, and Lieutenan 



made his 1. to the Lion by a At this 



time one of the Lion's crew d that the man 



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