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Georges Land

April 1769

of the death of a man who the most severe laws of equity would not have condemnd to so severe a punishment

16. No canoes about the ship this morning indeed we could not expect any as it is probable that the news of our behaviour yesterday was now known every where a circumstance which will doubtless not increase the confidence of our freinds the Indians We were rather surprizd that the dolphins old man who seemd yesterday so desirous of making peace was not come on board today some few people were upon the beach but very few in proportion to what we saw yesterday - at noon went ashore the people rather shy of us as we must expect them to be till by good usage we can gain anew their confidence

Poor Mr Buchan the young man who I brought out as Lanscape & figure painter was yesterday attackd by an epileptick fit, he was today quite insensible our surgeon gives me very little hopes of him

17. At two this morn Mr Buchan died about nine every thing was ready for his interment he being already so much changd that it would not be practicable to keep him even till night Dr Solander Mr Sporing Mr Parkinson and some of the officers of the ship attended his funeral I sincerely regret him as an ingenious & good young man

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