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down in the bottom of the boat, and 
from his convulsed frame and trembling 
lip, no doubt remained but thatthe wound 
was mortal. The boat then returned on 
board and wemade sail for the Mulgrave 
Islands. Here was another sacrifice ; 
an innocent child of nature shot down, 
merely to gratify the most wanton and 
unprovoked cruelty, which could possi¬ 
bly possess the heart of man. The un¬ 
polished savage, a stranger to the more 
tender sympathies of the human heart, 
which are cultivated and enjoyed by 
civilized nations, nurtures in his bosom 
a flame of revenge, which only the blood 
of those who have injured him, can 
damp; and when years have rolled a- 
way, this act of cruelty will be remem¬ 
bered by these Islanders, and made 
the pretext to slaughter every white 
man who may fall into their hands. 
Feb. 11th. Commenced with strong 
breezes from the Northward. At •§ 
past meridian made the land bearing 
E. N. E. four leagues distant 1 Stood 
in and received a number of canoes a- 
