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to sound the harbour. . She, however, effected her purpose • and phap 
le next morning the Bounty was warped inside the reef that formed 
e port, and stationed close to the beach. An attempt to land was 
next made ; but the natives disputed every foot of ground with spears 
clubs, and stones, until they were dispersed by a discharge ofcamon 
and musketiy. On this they fled to the interior, and refused to hold 
any further intercourse with their visiters 
The determined Imstility of the natives put an end to the mu- 
tineers design of settling among them at +• j r 
fiovTc c VI 4 . 1 . i. ^ ® inem at that time ; and, after two 
ey long t would yet be feasible, provided the islanders could be 
made acquainted with their friendly intentions. The oiiTy w^y to do 
n orZ loTtf bl"r'’T’ * -d 
they aeriil to^ 
troiJest\rf , T- ■" -- received^ 
quired for the captain and h Joflite™” ChStL"'' d 
suitabTe^ofa sltl ment having found an island 
sent them in the -bin t ’ ^ 
" ilUng to ac: “S; “t;: ''Sf ‘•''i - were 
a bull aiilow 7 * ZZ IZZ ^T'"’ 8™ ‘'-"' 
believe, that were on tlifisW '7 7’ ‘'“= ' 
ing several persons, both male and fe7air:ilZg\o^Xt;;hem; 
respecting Captain Cook, stated that they had fallen in with" 
r je ship bach for all the live stock that could be spared in 1 
called Wytootaeke, which Bligh had discovered in 
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