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Encouraged by the Maher’s report, I fent a boat to the , 77 &. 
South Eaft point, as foon as day-light returned, with an or- , Febmaiy \ 
der to Mr. Gore, that, if he could not embark his people Sunday 1. 
from the fpot where they now were, to march them up to 
the point. As the boat could not get to the beach, one of 
the crew fwam afhore, and carried the order. On the re¬ 
turn of the boat, I went myfelf with the pinnace and 
launch up to the point, to bring the party on board; 
taking with me a ram-goat and two ewes, a boar and fow 
pig of the Englilh breed ; and the feeds of melons, pump¬ 
kins, and onions ; being very delirqus of benefiting thefe 
poor people, by furnifhing them with fome additional ar¬ 
ticles of food. I landed with the greateft eafe, under the 
Weft fide of the point, and found my party already there, 
with fome of the natives in company. To one of them, 
whom Mr. Gore had obferved aftuming fome command 
over the reft, I gave the goats, pigs, and feeds. I ftiauld 
have left thefe well-intended prefents at Atooi, had we not 
been fo unexpectedly driven from it. 
While the people were engaged in filling four water- 
calks, from a fmall ftream occafioned by the late rain, I 
walked a little way up the country, attended by the man 
above-mentioned, and followed by two others carrying the 
two pigs. As foon as we got upon a riling ground, I flop¬ 
ped to look round me ; and obferved a woman, on the op- 
polite fide of the valley where I landed, calling to her 
countrymen who attended me. Upon this, the Chief be¬ 
gan to mutter fomething which I. fuppofed was a prayer ; 
and the two men, who carried the pigs, continued to walk 
round me all the time, making, at leaft, a dozen circuits 
before the other had finilhed his oraifon. This ceremony 
being performed, we proceeded; and, prefently, met people 
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