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hair on their bo(]y. The notions they have of 

 fhame, have not yet taiij^^ht them the cuftcm cf 

 clothing thcnifclve.s. They commonly have 

 the belly li'^hrened by a cord, which pafTestwo 

 or three times round it. Their bracelets arc 

 formed of a web of matting, and ornamented 

 with Old fliells; thefe they wear in different 

 parts of the arm., even over the elbow\ 



The failor who had been flruck by the arrow 

 felt but little pain. His wound might liave 

 been imniediately dreffed by the furgeon of the 

 Recherche, but he chofe to wait till he re- 

 turned on board of the Efperance. V/e were 

 then very far from f ippofing that fo flight a 

 wouiul would one day be fatal to him. 



As foon as the boats were hoiiled in, we flood 

 on fouth-weft by well, coafting at the diilance 

 of a kilometer and a half Egmont lOand, on 

 M-hich we faw a great i imber of favages calling 

 to us, and inviting us to hind. Several hiunched 

 their canoes in order to come to us; but we 

 were roi no- too fiil through the water for them 

 to be able to overtake us. 



We diicovered fom^e niountains, the lofricfc 

 of which were at leail three hundred n:erers 

 in perpendicular height. I'hey wcvc entirely 

 covered \\i:h iarge trees, between which I ob- 

 fervcd here an.i there a very w;u:e earth, which 

 appeared difpofed in llrata. 



Thence. 



