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Taoneroa

water &c. saw a few of the natives who ran away immediately on seeing us  while we were absent 4 of them attackd our small boat in which were only 4 boys   they got off from the shore in a river   the people followd them & threatned with long lances   the pinnace soon came to their assistance fird upon them & killd ing the cheif. The other three draggd the body about 100. yards and left it   at the report of the musquets we drew together & went to the place where the body was left   he was shot through the heart   he was a middle sizd man tattowd in the face in one cheek only in spiral lines very regularly formd  he was coverd with a fine cloth of a manufacture totaly new to us  it was tied on exactly as represented in Mr Dalrymples book p.63.  his hair was also tied in a knot on the top of his head but no feather stuck in it.  his complexion brown but not very dark

Soon after we came on board we heard the people ashore very distinctly talking very loud no doubt as they were not less than two miles distant from us  consulting probably what is to be done tomorrow

9. We could see with our glasses but few people

 

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