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SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL 
1 ^. and other weapons, Jack brought hira a throw* 
Dec. 30. ing-stick that he had previously concealed behind 
a bush, and sold it to him for a biscuit ; but after 
he had embarked, and the boat was leaving the 
shore, he threw it among his companions, there- 
by affording us a most satisfactory proof of the 
sincerity of his intentions. 
About an hour after he had returned, and I 
had determined upon taking him, the breeze 
freshened and raised a short swell, which, caus- 
ing a slight motion, effected our friend’s head 
so much, that he came to me, and, touching his 
tongue and pointing to the shore, intimated his 
wish to speak to the natives. He was therefore 
immediately landed, and Mr. Baskerville, after 
purchasing some spears and waiting a few mi- 
nutes, prepared to return on board: upon getting 
into the boat he looked at our volunteer, but Jack 
having had a taste of sea-sickness, shook his 
head and hung back; he was therefore left on 
shore. Upon the boat’s leaving the beach, the 
natives dispersed for the night, but Jack, as 
usual, was perceived to separate himself from 
his companions, and to walk away without ex- 
changing a word with them. 
The weather, at daylight the next morning, 
31. (31st,) was too unsettled, and the breeze too 
strong from the westward to think of moving from 
