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FUEGIAN XATIVES> 



Feb. 182T. 



cion of his having stolen something, and a tin pot was found 

 concealed under his mantle. As there was every probability of 

 their soon separating, and Mr. Graves feared that punishment 

 would cause a rupture, he only turned him out of the vessel : 

 the rest soon followed him, and landed. Having made a fire, 

 the men squatted round it ; while the women were despatched 

 to collect shell-fish. 



As soon as the Natives had finished their meal, they em- 

 barked, and proceeded eastward. Next day they again visited 

 the Hope, but in consequence, perhaps, of the occurrence the 

 day before, did not venture alongside, until invited by the 

 words, 'ho-say, ho-say,' which mean, 'come, come.' In a few 

 minutes confidence was restored, and they began to barter. 

 The trade was opened by one of the women making a peace- 

 offering of a shell necklace, in return for which, red caps and 

 medals were given to each of the women and children. The 

 Hope went thence to Soapsuds Cove, where the crew washed 

 their clothes, and replaced a broken spar. 



In a S.E. direction from this cove there appeared to be a 

 considerable channel leading to the S.E., and to the south- 

 ward was a deep sound, towards which they were proceeding 

 the next morning ; but having advanced about two miles, the 

 land of Cape Expectation trended suddenly round to the east- 

 ward, and a long narrow channel presented itself, which seemed 

 likely to communicate with the Strait, to the southward of Port 

 San Antonio. They proceeded through this channel, which 

 takes a very straight course, and gradually narrows from Port 

 Waterfall, where it is two miles and a half wide, to Passage 

 Cove, where it is scarcely three quarters of a mile ; and there 

 they anchored. 



Between Port Waterfall and Passage Cove, a party of Na- 

 tives was seen ; but, being probably the same who were met 

 at Indian Cove, no attention was paid to their hallooings and 

 fires of invitation.* The Hope came into the Strait, east- 

 ward of an opening then called Magdalen Sound ; her passage 



* Fires made to attract attention, and invite strang^ers to land. 



