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cafks which the launch of each fhip could carry. 

 It was necelTary to wait till next day before 

 enough was colle6led to fill them anew. 



Near the watering-place was found an iron 

 candlefHck eaten withruft, which had probably 

 been there lince the year 1774, the period when 

 Captain Cook anchored in this roadrtead. 



On the following day, the 23a, we landed 

 early in the morning on the neareft part of the 

 coaft, where we found fome favages, who were 

 already taking their meal. They invited us to 

 partake with them fome meat newly broiled, 

 which we perceived to be human fiefh. The 

 flvin that was on it ftill preferved its form 

 entire, and in feveral parts even its colour. 

 They fgnified to us that they had cut oif this 

 joint from the middle of the arm, and gave us 

 to undeifland, by very expreffive figns, that, 

 ai'ter hiaving pierced with their darts, the indi- 

 vidual \v]i(-/fe remains we fiiw in their hands, 

 they had diipatchcd him v.iih their clubr>. They 

 no doubt widied to make us comprehend that 

 they ate only thtir enemies; in i'adl, how could 

 it be.pofnble that v,e Hiculd have found fo 

 manyinhabitants in this country, if hunger was 

 thicir folc inducement: to eievour each other ? 



Vv'e proceeded towards the fouth fouth-eafl, 

 and for a litclc way jialTcd over a rather low 

 tract of country^, in wr-ich we fciw feveral plan- 

 tations 



