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85. Novr. 1769. off Cape Colvill
17. Foul wind & blowing fresh so that we did not come near enough to the land to make many observations
18. Fine weather & Fair wind today repayd us for yesterdays Tossing the Countrey appeard pleasant & well wooded at 7. we were abreast of a remarkable bare point Jutting far into the sea on it stood many people who seemd to take but little notice of us but talkd together with much earnestness in about 1/2 an hour we saw canoes put off almost at the same time from several different places & come towards us on which these people also put off a small Canoe they had with them & came likwise towards us she soon came up with us & had in her 20 people & soon after another with 35 they sung the song of Defiance as usual which we took very little notice of in about 1/2 an hour they threw 3 or 4 stones on board & then departed towards the shore we though we were quite clear of them but they soon returnd as if inclind (which I beleive is the common policy of these people) to provoke us to shew them whether we had or not arms superior to theirs Tupia who I beleive guessd that they were coming to
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