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treated with the ufual freedom, but was well prepared for ^ ^^^^ ^• 

 an attack if they had attempted it ; having all the loop- ' — -—~j 

 holes in the combings of the hatches fore and aft opened, and December, 

 twelve or fifteen ftand of arms below under the direftion of "^^ *^ ''^' 

 proper people, who very foon would have cleared the decks 

 if the Indians had offered us any violence ; befides which, 

 I had centinels placed in different parts of the fliip, and all 

 our great guns and fwivels were pointed into the canoes 

 along- fide, with lighted matches at hand. Taheeterre 

 could not help obferving our lituation, and fpoke of it to 

 his attendants \ notwithftanding which, he behaved in his 

 ufual manner. After being on board fome time, he was 

 very defirous to fee the effects of our fire-arms, which I 

 fhewed him, by difcharging a piftol loaded with ball at a 

 hog that ftood at fome difhance, and killed it on the fpot. 

 The king and his attendants were ftartled at the report of 

 the piftol ; but when they faw the hog lie dead, and the 

 blood running from the wound, they were both furprifed 

 and terrified ; and I have not the leaft doybt but this 

 inftance of the fatal effefts of our fire-arms made a deep 

 impreftion on their feelings, and prevented them from 

 attacking us. 



The king ftaid on board near two hours, and after re- 

 ceiving a fmall prefent took his leave ; informing me at 

 the fame time, that he intended to leave the bay, and re- 

 turn to his refidence at Whyteetee in the evening. I could 

 not help remarking, that immediately after Taheeterre left 

 the fhip, all the canoes left us and paddled to the fliore in 

 different parts of the bay, but the greateft number of 

 them landed in the Eaftern part of it, where the king had 

 a temporary refidence. 



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