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Octr. 1769.   [In pencil] Taoneroa

after some time Mr Green in turning himself about exposd his hanger  one of them immediately snatchd it & set up a cry of exultation & waving it round his head retreated gently  it now appeard nescessary for our safeties that so daring an act should be instantly punishd  this I pronouncd aloud as my opinion  the Captn & the rest Joind me on which I fird my musquet which was loaded with small shot  leveling it between his shoulders who was not 15 yards from me   on the shot striking him he ceasd his cry but instead of quitting his prize continued to wave it over his head retreating as gently as before  the surgeon who was nearer him  seeing this fird a ball at him at which he dropd  two more who were near him returnd instantly  one seizd his weapon of Jasper Green talk  the other attempted to recover the hanger which the surgeon had scarce time to prevent  the main body of them were now upon a rock a little way in the river  they now took the water & began returning towards us on which the other three  for we were only 5 in number  fird on them. They then retird & swam again across the river  on their landing we saw that 3 were wounded  one seemingly

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