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64 of Mowtohera
just at night fall we were under a small Island from whence came off a large double canoe or rather 2 canoes lash'd together at the distance of about a foot which was coverd with boards so as to make a kind of deck she came pretty near the ship & the people in her talkd with Tupia with much seeming freindship but when it was just dark they ran their canoe close to the ship & threw in 3 or 4 stones after which they padled ashore
2. Pass this morn between an Island & the main which appeard low & sandy with a remarkable hill inland flat & smooth as a mole hill tho very high & large many canoes & people were seen along shore some followd us but could not overtake us a Sailing canoe that had chasd us ever since day break came up with us & provd the same double canoe as pelted us last night which made us prepare for another volley of their ammunition dangerous to nothing on board but our windows the event provd as we expected for after having saild with us an hour they threw their stones again a musquet was fird over them & they dropd astern not I beleive
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