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fiderable quantity of each, and ran to their Canoo's, getting 

 into them, ftood directly for the Maine; looking behind 

 them, perceived the Whale-boats to gain fo fait upon 

 them, clapt fide by fide and all four got into one Canoo, 

 which prov'd of little advantage to them, for the Whale 

 boats gained fo much upon them, and got fo near that 

 Capt. Cook firing at the Stores-man 300 which was the 

 Indian, & happen'd to graze his skull, and quite fpoil'd 

 his Paddling: upon which old Lafaure and Sons feeing 

 their companions condition foon beg'd for quarter, and 

 had it granted: the two Captains with their fuccefs pre- 

 fently return'd to their Commander, taking care that their 

 Captives fhould not difcourfe together before they were 

 examined; when brought to Col. Church, he order' d them 

 to be apart; and firft proceeded to examine old Lafatire, 

 who he found to be very furly & crofs, fo that he could 

 gain no manner of intelligence by him; upon which the 

 Commander was refolved to put in practice what he had 

 formerly done at Segneflo;™ ordering his Indians to make 

 two large heaps of dry wood at fome diftance one from 

 the other, and to fet a large ftake in the ground clofe to 

 [107] each heap; then ordered the two Sons Thomas & 

 Timothy to be brought and bound to the Stakes; alio 

 ordering his India 71s to paint themfelves with colours 

 which they had brought for that ufe. Then he Colonel 

 proceeded to examine firft TimotJiy\ and told him, He 



300 Steerfman; i.e., the paddler in 301 Stiles and Southwick reprint this 

 the ftern of the canoe. Seiietfo. 



