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allowing them to overtake him and engage in 
a mock scuffle, in which he used his hands, 
feet, and mouth. If any conjecture could he 
formed from these frolics of his mode of at- 
tacking an adversary, it would appear to be 
his first object to throw him down, then to 
secure him with his hands and feet, and then 
wound him with his teeth. 
“ Of some small monkeys on board from Java 
he took little notice, whilst under the obser- 
vation of the persons of the ship. Once in- 
deed he openly attempted to throw a small 
cage, containing three of them, overboard ; 
because, probably, he had seen them receive 
food of which he could obtain no part. But 
although he held so little intercourse with 
them when under inspection, I had reason to 
believe that he was less indifferent to their 
society when free from our observation ; and 
was one day summoned to the top-gallant 
yard of the mizen-mast to overlook him play- 
