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bad a state that it was doubtful if they could recover, not- 

 withstanding all the care possible had been taken of 

 them. 



On the 28th a canoe appeared, and in it seven or eight 

 people. They remained looking at the ship for some time, 

 and then returned, though signs of friendship were made. 

 After dinner, the Captain took two boats, and went in search 

 of them. They found a canoe hauled upon the shore, near 

 to two small huts, where were several fire-places, some 

 fishing nets, a few fish lying on the shore, and some in the 

 canoe, but saw no people. After a short stay, and leaving 

 in the canoe some medals, looking-glasses, beads, etc., 

 they embarked and rowed to the head of the cove, where 

 they found nothing remarkable. 



On the 6th of April, Captain Cook discovered a fine 

 capacious cove, in the bottom of which is a fresh water 

 river, on the west side several beautiful small cascades, and 

 the shores so steep that a ship might lie near enough to 

 convey the water into her by a hose. 



As they returned in the evening, they had a short inter- 

 view with three of the natives, one man, and two women. 

 They were the first that discovered themselves on the N. E. 

 point of Indian Island, named so on this occasion. The. 

 man could not help betraying signs of fear, when they 

 approached the rock with the boat. He, however, stood 

 firm ; nor did he move to take up some things that were 

 thrown to him. At length they landed, went up and em- 

 braced him ; and presented him with such articles as they 

 had, which at once dissipated his fears. Presently after 

 they were joined by the two women, and some of the sea- 

 men. Night approaching, obliged them to return : when 

 the youngest of the two women, whose volubility of tongue 

 exceeded every thing they ever met with, gave them a dance. 

 Next morning they made the natives another visit, accom- 

 panied by Mr. Forster and Mr. Hodges, carrying with them 

 various articles which were received with a great deal of 

 indifference, except hatchets and spike-nails. This inter- 

 view was at the same place as last night, and now they saw 

 the whole family. It consisted of the man, his two wives 

 (as was supposed) the young woman before mentioned, a 

 boy about fourteen years old, and three small children, the 

 youngest of which was at the breast. They conducted them 

 to their habitation, which was but a little way within the 

 skirts of the wood, and consisted of two mean huts made 

 of the bark of trees. Their canoe, which was a small double 

 one just large enough to transport the whole family from 

 place to place, lay in a small creek near the huts. When 

 they took leave, the chief presented Captain Cook with a 



