$6 COOK’s VOYAGE, 
Mr. Gore, the Second Lieutenant, had been fent out in the 
morning with a boat to dredge for oyiters, at the head of the 
bay ; when he had performed this ferviee, he went afliore, and 
having taken a midlhipman with him, and fent the boat away, 
fet out to join the waterers by land.. In his way he fell in 
with a body of two and twenty Indians, who followed him, 
and were often not more than twentyyards dillance ; when Mr. 
Gore perceived them fo near, he Hopped, and faced abcut, 
upon which they Hopped alfo; and when he went on again, 
continued their purfuit : they did not however attack him, 
though they were all armed with lances, and he and the mid- 
f lipman got in fafety to the watering-place. The Indians, 
who had ilackened their purfuit when they came in light of 
the main body of our people, halted at about the dillance of a 
quarter of a mile, where they Hood Hill. Mr. Monkhoufe and 
two or three of the waterers took it in their head to march up 
to them ; but feeing the Indians keep their ground, till they 
came pretty near them, they were feized with a Hidden fear, 
very common to the rafii and fool-hardy, and made a haHy re- 
treat : this Hep, which infured the danger that it was taken t<J 
avoid, encouraged the Indians, and four of them running for- 
ward, difcharged their lances at the fugitives,, with fuch force 
that. Hying no lefs than forty yards,, they went beyond them. 
As the Indians did not purfue, our people, recovering their 
fpirits, Hopped to colled! the lances, when they came to the 
place where they lay ; upon which the Indians, in. their turn, 
began to retire. Jufl at this time I came up, with Mr. Banks, 
Dr. Solander, and Tupia; and being defirous to convince the 
Indians that we were neither afraid of them, nor intended 
them any mifchief, we advanced towards them, making figns 
of expoHulation and entreaty, but they could no: be perfuaded 
to wait till we could come up. Mr. Gore told us, that he had 
feen fome of them up the bay, who had invited him by figns 
to come on fhore, which he, certainly with great prudence, 
declined. 
The morning of the next day was fo rainy, that we were all 
glad to Hay on board. In the afternoon, however, it cleared 
up, and we made another excurfion along the fea coaH to the 
fouthward : we went afhore, and Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander 
gathered many plants ; but befides thefe we faw nothing wor- 
thy of notice. At our HrH entering the woods, we met with 
three of the natives, who inflantly ran away: more of them 
were feen by fome of the people, but they all difappeared, with 
great precipitation, as foon as they found that they were dif-. 
covered. By the boldnefs of thefe people at our firfl landing, 
and the terror that feized them at the fight of us afterwards, it 
appears that they were fufhciently intimidated by our fire-arms : 
not that we had any reafon to think the people much hurt by 
