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mg to receive our men, kept their spears ready, as ours had their lso:: - 
January, 
muskets. Mr. Whitewood, who was foremost, put out his hand to Friday 21. 
receive a spear which he supposed was offered; but the Indian, think- 
ing perhaps that an attempt was made to take his arms, ran the spear 
into the breast of his supposed enemy. The officer snapped his fire- 
lock, but it missed, and he retreated to his men ; and the Indians, 
encouraged by this, threw several spears after him, three of which 
took effect. Our people attempted to fire, and after some time two 
muskets went off', and the Indians fled ; but not without taking away 
a hat which had been dropped. Thomas Morgan, a marine, having 
been some time exposed bare-headed to the sun, was struck with a 
coup-de-soleil ; he was brought on board with Mr. Whitewood, and 
died in a state of frenzy, the same night. 
So soon as the master had learned what had happened, he went 
round in the whale boat to the east end of the island, to secure the 
canoe; and forgetting the orders I had given him, sent Mr. Lacy . 
with the wooders overland, to intercept the natives on that side. 
Their searches were for some time fruitless; but in the dusk of the 
evening three Indians were seen by the wooders, and before they 
could be intercepted had pushed off' in the canoe. A sharp fire was 
commenced after them ; and before they got out of reach, one 
fell and the others leaped out and dived away. A seaman who gave 
himself the credit of having shot the native, swanj off to the canoe, 
and found him lying dead at the bottom, with a straw hat on his head 
which he recognised to be his own. Whilst displaying this in 
triumph, lie upset the ticklish vessel, and the body sunk ; but the 
canoe was towed to the shore, and the master returned with it at 
nine o'clock. 
I was much concerned at what had happened, and greatly dis- 
pleased with the master for having acted so contrary to mv orders ; 
but the mischief being unfortunately done, a boat was sent in the 
morning to search for the dead body, the painter being desirous of Saturday 22. 
it to make a drawing, and the naturalist and surgeon for anatomical 
