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 feet .wster 'at the'buoy, which had.been moored m the deepest .part of the bar, the depth of whirls,' during the two preceding days, had been fr__,_mtly,sounded. �'-In the evening we. were-visited by twenty. .When they-found us preparing .to go away, they. expressed great sorrow at.our. departure, pani, cularly Jack, who was more than u_,__l!,y enter. ta/aing, but kept, .as he always did, at a distance from :h/s companions,. and treated them ,with the. greatest disdain. When the time came to send them on shore, he endeavoured to avoid' accore.' partying them, and, as usual, was the last to go  he boat; instead, however,. of following. them, he went into a boat on the opposite side of the brig, that was preparing to. go for a load of water,. evidently expecting to be allowed to return in her. This fr/endly In/l/an. had become a great.fa-' yourite with us all, and was allowed to visit us- whenever.he chose, and to do as he pleased ;. he always. wore the shirt that had been given to him on the first day, .and endeavoured to imitate every .hlng that our people were employed upon; particularly. the carpenter and the sail.maker at. thejr work: he was the only native who did not manu(.u spean for bar.er, for. he was evi-. .entl conviuced of the superiority of our woa-

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