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242 242 TRANSACTIONS AT to visit this spot from a motive of curiosity, excited by the account which the natives had given him of the death of this man. Lest, however, the reader may have forgotten this particular circumstance in the narrative of Captain Bligh, we shall first give the accoun as related by this gentleman. Having put into this island for supplies, and after having re- mained a few days, he discovered that the na- tives had a design against him ; in consequence of which he made the best of his way with his meti to the boat : the narrative then proceeds in the following words : " When I came to the boat, and was seeing the people embark, Nageete wanted me to stay to speak to Eefow ; but I found he was en- couraging them to the attack, and I deter- mined, had it then begun, to have killed him for his treacherous behaviour. I ordered the carpenter not to quit me until the other people - were in the boat. Nageete, finding I would not stay, loosed himself from my hold, and went off, and we all got into the boat, except . one man, who, while I was getting on board, quitted it, and ran up the beach to cast the stern-fast off, notwithstanding the master and others calling him to return, while they were hauling me out of the water. " I was no sooner in the boat than the attack