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and appeared to be the bolt of fome large fhip timbers. 
They were not able to difcover to what nation it belonged; 
but from the pale colour * of the iron, and its not corre- 
fponding in Ihape to our bolts, they concluded that it cer¬ 
tainly was not Englifh. This led them to make a ftridt in¬ 
quiry of the native, when and where he got it; and, if they 
comprehended him right, it had been taken out of a piece 
of timber, larger than the cable bit, to which he pointed. 
This piece of wood, they farther underftood from him to 
have been driven upon their illand, iince we were here in 
January 1778. 
On the 7th, we were furprized with a viiit from Toneo- 
neo. When he heard the dowager princefs was in the fhip, 
it was with great difficulty we could prevail on him to come 
on board, not from any apprehenfton that he appeared to 
entertain of his fafety, but from an unwillingnefs to fee 
her. Their meeting was with fulky and lowering looks on 
both lides. He ftaid but a ffiort time, and feemed much 
deje&ed; but we remarked, with fome furprize, that the 
women, both at his coming and going away, proftrated 
themfelves before him; and that he was treated by all the 
natives on board with the refpecl ufually paid to thofe of his 
rank. Indeed, it mult appear fomewhat extraordinary, that 
a perfon, who was at this time in a ft ate of acftual hoftihty 
with Teavee’s party, and was even prepared for another 
battle, fhould trail himfelf almoft alone within the power 
of his enemies. It is, therefore, to be obferved, that the 
civil diflentions, which are very frequent throughout all the 
South Sea I Hands, feern to be carried on without much acri¬ 
mony or bloodihed; and that the depofed governor ftill 
1779 - 
March. 
Sunday 7. 
* It was evident, that the iron we found in poffeflion of the natives at Nootka Sound, 
and which was moftly made into knives, was of a much paler fort than ours. 
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