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the coast, which has a small river ; and whilst we were anchorino-, 

 two canoes came ofi" to see us, but they soon returned. At dawn we 

 sent the people on shore to get water : and the natives came out 

 peacefully with their women and their sons. They are all naked 

 like the others. The women carry in their hands some things like 

 fans, which they sometimes place before them. When the water 

 was procured, we asked for a hog, and they brought it; and placing 

 it so that we should see it, they returned and carried it off. But we 

 did not injure them in any way ; and accordingly embarked and 

 proceeded out to sail round the island. When the natives saw that 

 we were going, most of them came out in their canoes with their 

 bows and arrows in pursuit of us. The first man who was about to 

 aim, we knocked over with a shot. At this, they turned and fled ; 

 and we pursued them as far as the port, capturing some canoes that 

 had intended to take us. A friendly Indian, whom we carried with us, 

 climbed a palm tree and saw how the Indians came in regular 

 bodies bearing their shields. We went to arms, and sent three 

 soldiers to see in what force the people were. They came in their 

 canoes in two or three divisions to attack the brigantine : and we 

 began to bring our musketry into action, killing two Indians and an 

 Indian woman. They soon retired ; and our men who were on the 

 shore having embarked in the brigantine, we went on in pursuit 

 of our quest. The island is named Uraba^ in the language of the 

 Indians. We gave it the name of La Treguada because they led us 

 into a treacherous truce.^ This island is in latitude 10^°. It is well 

 peopled, and has plenty of provisions of their kind. Although 

 small, it has an area of 25 leagfaes. There is communication with the 

 neighbouring islands, and with a cape that lies to the north-west. 

 It trends north-west and south-east until the middle of the island, 



where we found these 10°, and the other (milad) 



trends north-north-west until the end of the island. 



" To the south-by- west of the point of the island there are low 

 islands, with many shoals around them, which are three leagues dis- 



^ The reader will have already inferred that the island of Uraba is the Ulaua of tlie 

 present chart, and will have noticed that the name of the island has remained the same 

 during tlie last three centuries. It is the Ulawa of the present natives, and the Contrariete 

 of Surville. 



2 One must judge Gallego in the siDirit of his times. Humane as he really was, we 

 cannot free him from his share in this unfortunate conflict with the natives of Ulaua : and 

 the name of La Treguada had been better never bestowed. The next navigator who visited 

 this island was Surville in 1769 ; who, following up his previous proceedings at Port Praslin 

 in Isabel, vejelled its inhabitants with grape shot. 



