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1777. row efcape he had, during the fray; a mufquet being le- 
Februar^ ve p e( y at him, which he avoided by Ikulking behind the 
boat; and another man, who ftood clofe to him, was fhot 
dead. As foon as the mufquet was difcharged, he inftantly 
feized the opportunity to attack Mr. Rowe, who command¬ 
ed the party, and who defended himfelf with his hanger 
(with which he wounded Kahoora in the arm), till he was 
overpowered by numbers. 
Mr. Burney, who was fent by Captain Furneaux the next 
day % with an armed party, to look for his miffing people, 
upon difcovering the horrid proofs of their Blocking fate, 
had fired feveral vollies amongft the crowds of natives 
who fitill remained affembled on the fpot, and were, pro¬ 
bably, partaking of the deteftable banquet. It was na¬ 
tural to fuppofe that he had not fired in vain; and that, 
therefore, fome of the murderers and devourers of our 
unhappy countrymen had fuffered under our juft refent- 
ment. Upon inquiry, however, into this matter, not 
only from Kahoora, but from others who had opportuni¬ 
ties of knowing, it appeared that our fuppofition was 
groundlefs, and that not one of the ffiot fired by Mr. Bur¬ 
ney’s people had taken effetft, fo as to kill, or even to hurt, 
a fingie perfon. 
It was evident, that moft of the natives we had met with 
fince our arrival, as they knew I was fully acquainted with 
the hiftory of the maftacre, expected I ffiould avenge it 
with the death of Kahoora., And many of them feemed 
not only to wiffi it, but exprefled their furprize at my for¬ 
bearance. As he could not be ignorant of this, it was a 
matter of wonder to me, that he put himfelf fo often in my 
* See his Narrative. Cook’s Voyage, Vol. ii. p. 255—259. 
power. 
