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est natives, whom I charged not to man¬ 
ifest a hostile appearance. I hailed the 
boat in English, and told the crew what 
the calculations of the natives were, and 
not to land unless they were well arm¬ 
ed. The officer of the boat replied that 
he would be among them directly ; and 
in a few minutes they landed, (13 men 
and 2 officers,) and when within a rod 
of us, 1 ran to Lieut. H Paulding, who 
took me by the hand, asked if I was one 
of the Globe’s crew, and inquired my 
name, &c. &c. We then retreated to 
the boat, facing the natives, who all kept 
their seats, excepting the one I called 
father, who came down among us, and 
took hold of me to carry me back, but 
desisted on having a pistol presented to 
his breast. 
Lieut. Hiram Paulding, of the Navy, 
for such was the name of this gentleman¬ 
ly officer, informed me that the vessel, 
was the 17. S. Schooner Dolphin, sent 
on purpose to rescue us, and command¬ 
ed by Lieut. Com’t. John Percival, 
After expressing my gratitude as well 
