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Totara nue

they supposd to have been unloosd by some accident

The family were employd when we came ashore in dressing their provisions  which were a dog who was at that time buried in their oven & near it were many provision baskets. looking carelessly upon one of these we by accident observd 2 bones  pretty clean pickd  which as apeard upon examination were undoubtedly human bones  tho we had from the first of our arrival upon the coast constantly heard the Indians acknowledge the custom of eating their enemies we had never before had a proof of it  but this amounted almost to demonstration  the bones were clearly human upon them were evident marks of their having been dressd on the fire  the meat was not intirely pickd off from them & on the grisly ends which were gnawd were evident marks of teeth & these were accidentaly found in a provision basket  on asking the people what bones are these they answerd  "the bones of a man" & have you eat the flesh, "Yes   have you none of it left.  "no   why did not you eat the woman who we saw today in the water, "she was our relation"  who
 

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