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eye could ftretch feaward, a fcene of fucht 

 difmal breakers as would difcourage the 

 moft daring from making attempts in 

 fmall boats. Nor were we aflifted in 

 our enquiries by any obfervation that 

 could be made from that eminence we 

 called Mount Mifery, toward land, our 

 profpeft that way being intercepted by 

 ftill higher hills and lofty woods : we 

 had therefore no other expedient, by 

 means of which to come at this know- 

 ledge, but by fitting out one of cur fliip s 

 boats upon fome difcovery, to inform us 

 of our fituation. Our long-boat was 

 llill on board the wreck ; therefore a 

 number of hands were now difpatched 

 to cut the gunwale of the fliip, in order 

 to get her out. Whilft we were em- 

 ployed in this bufmefs, there appeared 

 three canoes of Indians paddling towards 

 us : they had come round the point from 

 the fouthern Lagoons. It was fome 

 time before we could prevail upon them 



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