

Extracts from Phillips' 1 s Account of New lloltamh 



on account of the squalls of -wind accompanied with rain. 

 An attempt was made to land where there was not sufficient 

 water for the boat. During this transaction an old man and 

 a youth were standing on a rock where the boat was trying 

 to approach. Having seen how much our men had laboured 

 to get under land, they were very solicitous to point out the 

 deepest water. Afterwards they brought fire, and seemed 

 willing to render any service in their power, two of the 

 officers suffered themselves to be conducted by the old man 

 to a cave at some distance, but declined o-oins: in, though 

 he invited them by all the signs he could invent. This was 

 rather unfortunate, as the rain was falling very violently 

 and the cave was found next day large enough to have 

 sheltered the whole party. The old man afterwards assisted 

 in clearing away the shrubs and making preparations for 

 the party to sleep on shore, and next morning he was 

 rewarded with presents for his friendly behaviour, and a 

 hatchet seemed to be one of the most acceptable gifts he 

 could receive The rain which was almost constant, pre- 

 vented the Governor from returning by land and of course 

 from making further efforts of conciliation and regard, who 

 seemed however to have no sense of the immorality of 

 thieving until put in mind of it by the notices of some of the 

 crew, upon which the things which had been pilfered were 

 readily given up, without any observations by their or our 

 party. 



