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Georges Land

April 1769

lady & our ceremonies ended we returnd to the ship admiring a policy at least equal to any we had seen in civilizd countries excercisd by people who have never had any advantage but meer natural instinct uninstructed by the example of any civilizd countrey

15. This morn we landed at the watering place bringing with us a small tent which we set up in doing this we were attended by some hundreds of the natives who shewd a deference & respect to us which much amazd me I myself drew a line before them with the butt end of my musquet & made signs to them to set down without it they obeyd instantly & not a man attempted to set a foot within it above two hours were spent so & not the least disorder being committed We propos'd to walk into the woods & see if today we might not find more hoggs &c. than when we last visited them supposing it probable that a part of them at least had been drove away on our arrival this in particular tempted us to go away with many other circumstances as our old man (an Indian well known to the Dolphins) attempted by many signs to hinder us from going into the woods The tent was left in charge of a Midshipman with the marines 13 in number.

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