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Taoneroa

ashore at that place where they said were Enemies of theirs who would kill & eat them  the Captn resolvd to go ashore at that place & if the boys did not chuse to go from us, in the evening to send a boat with them to the part of the bay to which they pointed & calld their home  accordingly we went ashore & crossd the river  the boys at first would not leave us  no method was used to persuade them  it was even resolvd to return & carry them home when on a sudden they seemd to resolve to go & with tears in their eyes took leave  we then went along a swamp intending to shoot some ducks of which there was great plenty  the countrey was quite flat  the Sergeant & 4 marines attended us  walking upon a bank abreast of us which overlookd the countrey  we proceeded about a mile when they Calld out that a large body of Indians was marching towards us  we drew together & resolvd to retreat   before we had put this in execution the 3 boys rose out of a bush in which they had were hid themselves & put themselves again under our protection  we went upon the beach as the clearest place & walkd briskly towards

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