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 the natives went away for the night, they se- 1.. l;ated it several groiq', not more' tha tlri )7'.i.' or fsur going together, and these generally re- turned in compauy the next morning by the same" l)h'.which they'had.taken when they left'us:' they also arrived at .d/ffereht t/roes, and some' evidently..catn'e .from a distance greater tha others, for they were later in arriving, agd al' ways took their leave at an earlier hour. '.With the exception'of one or two petty thefts besides'the one alove. mentioied of which se-' rious notice' was taken,' and an attempt to steal' a hat from )ne' of the boys, when he was by him. self on the Oyster Bank, onr-communication with' these people was' carried on in the most friendly manner. Mr. Cunningham was, to their know-' ]edge, on shore every day attended only by his sexnt, but none,' ecepting Jack, followed him after they' had'ascertained the intention of his w11, and observed the care that he took to avoid 8ting near their habitations, for which they educed a great disl/ke; one of their encampments m about a mile and a half o, but, curious as we naturally were to w/mess their mode of liv- ing, and to see:the females and children of their tribe, we. never. succeeded 'in persuading them to. allow us to gratify' our curiosity. On one odmm/on./t Watery to lay a. kedge'anchor '

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