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our movements ; and, as we hauled round the 
south point of the bay, two others were observed 
walking towards the beach ; upon seeing us they 
stopped short and retreated up the hill ; but, 
after we anchored and sent a boat on shore, 
which was accompanied by one from the Dick, 
they advanced, and without much hesitation, came 
forward and communicated with our party. They 
carried spears with them, and each of our gen- 
tlemen had their fowling-pieces : the appearance 
of Bundell, who on these occasions always took 
his clothes off, perhaps gave them greater con- 
fidence. After some vociferous and unintelli- 
gible parley, one of our gentlemen, in order to 
give them further cause for the surprise which 
they had already manifested to a great extent, 
unadvisedly fired his fowling-piece ; upon which, 
as might be expected, they became distrustful 
and frightened, and, fixing their spears in their 
throwing sticks, walked backwards at a quick 
pace, and withdrew altogether towards the hills. 
Lizard Island, and the Direction Isles to the 
south-westward, are of very different character 
to the other islands which front this coast, being 
high, rising to peaks, and of granitic formation. 
Captain Cook, in his description of Lizard Island, 
mentions it as being a good place to refresh at, 
on account of its supplying both wood and water; 
VoL. II. c 
1821. 
June 20. 
