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notice was taken of it, but when the boat was re- 

 turning, and about 150 yards from the shore, five 

 arrows were discharged at it, which fell all round it, 

 but did no damage. Two muskets were fired at 

 them, but they stepped behind the rocks, and 

 escaped injury. 



In the afternoon Lieutenant Shadwell and Messrs. 

 Macgillivray, Melville, and myself, went in the first 

 gig to Keriam, to see Mammoos, both to inquire 

 the reason of this conduct, and to ask him to go 

 with us to Dovvdee. On the point, as we approached, 

 stood Mammoos and another, waving boughs and 

 shouting, " Poud ! poud Keriam !" and on our 

 answering, " Poud ! pouda I" they all came down 

 as friendly as possible, both those who had shot at 

 our boat and the others. We went up into the 

 village, and, as well as we could, lectured Mammoos 

 on the conduct of his followers. Dzoom and four 

 others were pointed out by Freathy, the coxswain, 

 as those who had shot the arrows ; but they strenu- 

 ously denied it. I insisted, however, that they had 

 done so ; and, with a very grave face, pointed to our 

 guns, and told them if they " sarreg'd" us we should 

 " sarreg" them. During this I observed one or two 

 old women carefully removing bundles of war arrows 

 into the bush behind the huts, ready, no doubt, for 

 their friends if we should quarrel. They all began 

 to look very serious ; however, we carried it with a 

 high hand, and pretending to be very angry, shook 

 our guns at them, till Mammoos cried, "Poud! 



