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indeed, which cannot be better described than in his own 

 words. 



" On the 18th we left the ship ; and having a light 

 breeze in our favour, we soon got round Long Island. I 

 examined every cove on the larboard hand as we went 

 along, looking well all around with a telescope. At half- 

 past one we stopped at a beach on the left-hand side, going 

 up East Bay to boil some victuals. Whilst we were cooking, 

 I saw an Indian on the opposite shore running along a beach 

 to the head of the bay. Our meat being dressed, we got 

 into the boat and put off, and in a short time arrived at 

 the head of this reach, where we saw an Indian settlement. 



" As we drew near, some of the Indians came down on 

 the rocks, and waved for us to be gone ; but seeing we 

 disregarded them, they altered their notes. Here we 

 found six large canoes hauled up on the beach, most of 

 them double ones, and a great many people. Leaving the 

 boat's crew to guard the boat, I stepped ashore with the 

 marines (the corporal and five men) and searched a good 

 many of their houses ; but found nothing to give me any 

 suspicion. Coming down to the beach, one of the Indians 

 had brought a bundle of hepatoes (long spears), but seeing 

 I looked very earnestly at him, he put them on the ground, 

 and walked about with seeming unconcern. Some of the 

 people appearing to be frightened, I gave a looking-glass 

 to one, and a large nail to another. From this place the 

 bay ran, as nearly as I could guess, a good mile. I looked 

 all around with the glass, but saw no boat, canoe, or any 

 sign of inhabitant. I therefore contented myself with 

 firing some guns, which I had done in every cove as I 

 went along. 



" I now kept close to the east shore, and came to another 

 settlement, where the Indians invited us ashore. I inquired 

 of them about the boat, but they pretended ignorance. 

 They appeared very friendly here, and sold us some fish. 

 Within an hour after we left this place, in a small beach 

 adjoining to Grass Cove, we saw a very large double canoe 

 just hauled up, with two men and a dog. The men, on 

 seeing us, left their canoe, and ran up into the woods. 

 This gave me reason to suspect I should here get tidings 

 of the cutter. We went ashore, and searched the canoe, 

 where we found one of the rullock-ports of the cutter, and 

 some shoes, one of which was known to belong to Mr. 

 Woodhouse, one of our midshipmen. One of the people, 

 at the same time, brought me a piece of meat, which he 

 took to be some of the salt meat belonging to the cutter's 

 crew. On examining this, and smelling it, I found it was 

 fresh. Mr. Fannin (the master), who was with me, sup* 



