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who began to question me respecting 
the vessel, I toid him I had not seen 
the vessel, and of course could not tell 
much about her ; but that 1 expected 
she had come after me and Lay, and 
that she would have us. He then said 
he had oetter kill us both, and,then there 
would he no one to tell that the natives 
had killed the rest of our crew. 1 told 
him that the people onboard the schoo¬ 
ner knew there were two alive, and if 
they killed us, the crew of the vessel 
would kill ail the natives. This appear¬ 
ed to perplex his mind, and he shortly 
left me, and retired to rest. 
On the next morning, 26th, the chief 
again questioned me respecting the ves¬ 
sel, out I could give him no particular 
information, as I had not seen her.— 
The natives then commenced knotting 
up leaves to inquire ot their god, who, 
they said, would inform them what was 
be t to be done. Towards night they 
departed, leaving me with my master, 
giving him strict orders not to let me 
go to the vessel, fearing that I should 
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