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them, and we returned on board, ae* 
eornpanied by several of the natives, a? 
mong whom was Ludjuan. The capt¬ 
ain made him several presents, and in¬ 
formed him they were given as a com¬ 
pensation for saving my life. Shortly 
after, the datives went on shore. 
The next morning, Dec. 2d, the cap- Jf 
tain sent me on shore, to ascertain 
whether the chiefs had returned, and I 
was informed by the natives that they 
had, and were then at a house half a 
mile distant. This intelligence having 
been communicated to the captain, he 
went on shore, and took myself and 
Hussey for interpreters ; but we found 
on our arrival, that the natives had been 
practising a piece of deception—the 
chiefs not having returned. Very much 
displeased at this perfidious treatments 
the captain made a demand of the chiefs 
before sunset, threatening, if it were 
not complied with, to go on shore with 
fifty men, well armed, and destroy eve¬ 
ry person he could find. This threat; 
threw the natives into consternation 
