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 CoTS o1 UTIA. 115 their spears close at hand, for those who were in the water had them floating near them, and those M,y ?.. who were on the bach had them either buried in the sand, or carried them between their toes, in order to deceive us and to appear unarmed; and in this they succeeded, until one of them Was detected, when we were pulling towards the woman, by his stooping down and picking up his spear. Finding that we had no chance orecovering our loss, we returned on board, when the natives also withdrew from the beach, and did not afero wards shew themselves. The next morning we weighed with the flood, la a worked up the opening against the wind for sixteen or seventeen miles, when the tide turned, and we anchored in eleven fathoms. In most parts the bks were inaccessible, being nearly overrun with mangroves; but the low appearance of the country within, and the mischievous disposition of the natives, made me less anxious to examine into the thick woods that surrounded us on all sides. Wherever a dear space presented itself, the sago palm was seeu mixed with the fan palm, the /,..z and other trees, among which the /p as usual appeared to be the most abundant. At eight o'clock the next morning we were   oo[�

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