A VOYAGE TO 
CHAPTER XIV. 
F'tJIo violently feized by the natives — Another expedition of the Go- 
vernor — Further account of the manners and manufactures of the 
native inhabitants of New South Wales — Dijicidty of obtaining 
any inter courfe. - 
CHAP, ^ ninth of Jvily, an effort was made by a party 
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of natives, which feems to indicate that they were 
July 9th, Itill diftrelTcd for provifions, or that they very highly 
refent the incroachments made upon their fifhing places. 
A general order had been iffued to thofe fent out on 
fifliing parties, to give a part of what was caught to the 
natives if they approached, however fmall the quantity 
taken might be ; and by thefe means they had always 
been fent away apparently fat'isfied. But on this day, 
about twenty of them, armed with fpears, came down 
to the fpot where our men were fifliing, and withovit any 
previous attempt to obtain their purpofe by fair means, 
violently feized the greateil part of the fifli which was 
in the feine. While this detachment performed this 
