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22.
Taoneroa

so like his own that he could tolerably well understand them & they him  he immediately began to tell them that we wanted provisions & water for which we would give them Iron in exchange   they agreed to the proposal but would by no means lay by their arms which he desird them do   this he lookd upon as a sign of treachery &  continualy told us to be upon our guard for they were not our freinds   many words passd the cheif purport of which was that each side desird the other to come over to them   at last however an Indian stripd himself & swam over without arms   he was followd by two more & soon after by most of the rest who brought with them their arms   we gave them Iron & beads   they seemd to set little value upon either but especialy upon the iron the use of which they certainly were totaly ignorant of   They caught at whatever was offerd them but would part with nothing but a few feathers   their arms indeed they offerd to exchange for ours which they made several atempts to snatch from us   we were upon our guard so much that all their attempts faild & they were made to understand that we must kill them if they snatchd any thing from us

 

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