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they were armed with fpears and ftone hatchets. One 
of the latter they very earneftly Vv'ifhed to exchange for 
one of ours. Though we would readily have obliged 
them, it was not in our power to comply with their 
wifhes, as we had only a fufficient number wherewith 
to cut wood for our own fires. However, notwithftanding 
our refufal, they parted from us without appearing at 
,all difiatisfied. 
As we proceeded along the fandy beach, we gathered 
fome beans, which grew on a fmall creeping fubftance not 
unlike a vine. They were well tafted, and very fimilar to 
the Englifli long-pod bean. At the place where we halted, 
we had them boiled, and we all eat very heartily of them* 
Half anhourafter, the governor and I were feized with a 
violent vomiting. We drank warm water, which, carrying 
the load freely from our ftomachs, gave us immediate 
relief. Two other gentlemen of the party ate as freely of 
them as we had done, without feeling the fmalleft incon- 
venience or bad efFedl. About this place we got fome 
rafberries; but they had not that pleafant tartnefs peculiar 
to thofe in Europe. 
24th. We returned by the fame paflage, along the coaft, 
with 
