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the river, with camping' hUl ahead of us, we came 

 to an anchor^ between two and three o'clock p. M. ; 

 could not see any flag'-stafF on the hill pointed out 

 by Jackey, and which hill is very conspicuous and 

 bald, nor could we see any symptom of Kving 

 beings along the coast in the bay^ It was too great 

 a distance to land to-night, aud the Captain said if 

 it came on to blow the boat could not be got back 

 again. Employed the other part of the day in 

 looking through the glass and with the naked eye 

 to see the flag--staff and flag, or any other sign 

 (Jackey having informed us they would have a flag 

 on the top of the hill,) but none was to be seen, not 

 a native, and I have reason to beheve every one of 

 the eight have been sacrificed j it looks suspicious 

 not seeing a native, for Jackey says they used to 

 bring fish to the camp, and there were plenty of 

 them. The Captain is to take the ship in as near as 

 possible to the hUl, and it is determined to go on 

 shore with the same party who assisted us at 

 Shelburne Bay, and go up to the camp to-morrow 

 well armed. AU this evening — a solemn, silent, 

 inexpressible gloom ; no rockets,^ no gun, no fire ; 

 to-morrow wiU teU a tale. 



Dec. BOth. — At dayhght this morning the ship 

 was got under weigh, and sailed nearer in towards 

 the lull which Jackey had pointed out as being the 

 hill where " camp sit down," and anchored in about 

 two fathoms of water about half a mUe oflp the land. 

 Five canoes were now seen creeping off towards us 



