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tkeir canoes along- fide, but three of them jumped out chap, 
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and fwam to the fliip ; a rope was given them to take ^ _ 
hold of, but they could net be perfuaded to come on Ju'y. n^s^ 
board. On receiving their little prefents they laughed 
very heartily, and by way of exchange gave the Ca][>- 
tain fome beads and teeth of beafls or animals, which 
they wore about their necks as ornaments : this cir- 
cumftance ferves to ihow that they have fome idea of 
hai'ter. 
After making figns a fecond time for them to bring: 
the fliip nearer the ifland, they took their leave, and pre- 
fently afterwards all the canoes returning towards the . 
ihore, Captain Marfliall made fail and ftood to the 
northward. The lituation of thefe iflands has already 
been mentioned, they lie in nearly a north-weft and: 
fouth-eaft direction : Hopper's Ifland appears to be about 
ten leagues in length, Henderville's Ifland fix leagues^, 
and Woodle's Ifland the fame. 
It is to be lamented that Captain Marfhall had not. , ' ' 
an opportunity of furveying thefe iflands more minutely,, 
as there is fcarcely a doubt of their affording a. variety 
of refrefliments ; for though nothing of the kind was - - 
feen in the canoes, yet the natives v/ere plump and-; 
flefliy, and feemed to live at their eafe : there is alfo am 
appearance:- 
