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Took a departure from Kingsmill Isl¬ 
and ; one of the groupe of that name ? 
in Lat. 1°27' N. and Long. 175° 14 7 E. 
In the morning passed through the 
channel between Marshall’s and Gil¬ 
bert’s Islands ; luffed to and despatch¬ 
ed a boat to Marshall’s Island, but did 
not land, as the natives appeared hos¬ 
tile, and those who swam off to the boat, 
endeavoured to steal from her. When 
about to leave, a volley of musketry was 
discharged at them, which probably 
killed or wounded some of them. The 
boat then gave chase to a canoe, pad- 
died by two of the natives, which were 
fired upon when within gunshot, when 
they immediately ceased paddling; and 
on the boat approaching them, discov¬ 
ered that one of the natives was wound¬ 
ed. In the most supplicating manner 
they held up a jacket, manufactured 
from a kind of flag, and some beads, be¬ 
ing all they possessed, giving their in¬ 
human pursuers to understand, that all 
should be theirs iff they would spare 
their lives ! The wounded native laid 
