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den, they quickened their flep fo that it was 

 no eafy matter to keep pace with them any far- 

 ther. It appeared to us, that they wifhed us 

 to quit them ; for fome of them would no lon- 

 ger be held by the arm, but walked alone at a 

 certain diflance from us. One of our people, 

 wifliing to overtake one of thefe fugitives, ran 

 after him, calling out as loud as he could, 

 which fpread the alarm among all the others, 

 who immediately fled with precipitation, and 

 kept a good way before us. They wifhed, no 

 doubt, to arrive alone at the fpot where they 

 had depoiitcd their arms ; for, after having 

 again accelerated their progrcfs, they turned a 

 little out of the path, and we foon favv them, 

 er.ch armed with three cr four darts, which 

 they held in their hands, directing their courfe 

 for ti.e n'oft pare towards Adventure Bay, while 

 others of them advanced towards the weft. 

 1 iicy then aiked us to follow them ; but we 

 would not go farther, for we did not wilh to 

 walk as hPc as them, and, bcades, it was time 

 for us to return on board. 



Thcfc natives appeared to us to bear the 

 greateft refeir.blance to thofe whom wc had 

 fccii a few days J)efv)re; only wc reniarked fomc 

 of thefe who had lofl one, and others both of 

 the middle incifors of the upper jaw. We 

 2 could 



