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Montgomery; he made several attempts to get i82i. 
a\Vay, but every time his head appeared above Aug. 8 , 
the rock, which concealed him from us, a pistol or 
a musket was fired to prevent his escape ; at last, 
however, he sprang up, and,, leaping upon the 
rock, with a violent efibrt, was instantaneously 
out of sight. 
As soon as he was gone we pulled round to the 
sandy bay, where tfie natives had landed, and 
overtook Mr. Bedwell, who was passing by the 
place. Upon the beach we found two catama- 
rans, or floats, on each of which a large bundle 
of spears was tied with ligatures of bark; and on 
searching about the grass we soon found and 
secured all their riches, consisting of water- 
baskets, tomahawks, spears, throwing-sticks, fire- 
sticks, fishing-lines, and thirty-six spears ; some 
of the latter were of large size, and very rough- 
ly made, and one was headed with a piece of 
stone curiously pointed and worked. This last 
spear is propelled by a throwing- stick, which 
was also found lying by it. After launching 
the catamarans, and securing every thing found 
upon them, they were towed round by the 
boats to where we had fired upon the natives, 
whilst a party walked over land to examine 
the place. On the way several spears were 
discovered placed ready for use on their retreat 
