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and received fish, bread and a blanket each; but as they appeared by many degrees more savage, & ferocious than our first acquaintances, and wishing to handle & examine every thing particularly the Theodolite, I drew a line at some distance round, & with difficulty kept them without it; feeling no apprehension from three naked & unarmed savages, I pursued my original intention of surveying the harbour with one boat, while the other remained with a Masters Mate, the Surveyor of the Colony, & 5 men to procure water from the ponds & dress our dinner; & of the Masts, Sails & Oars of this boat a tent was constructed; they had with them 4 Musquets, Tomahawks and Boarding pikes. The moment I put off from the shore in my boat as I afterwards learnt the three Natives disappeared, and in less than an hour, returned with about 40 others, headed by a chief & accompanied by several who seemed to possess inferior authority. This party immediately divided some surrounding the tent while the remainder kept by the boat — their intention to plunder
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