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42.
Hawks bay

afraid that we should kill them so easily were these warriors convincd of our superiority

before noon we plainly saw that there was a small river ashore but no signs of shelter near it  about this time 6 more armd canoes came off from the land  they got together about 1/2 a mile from the ship & threatned most furiously with their lances paddles &c.  after they had done this for some time they came nearer & Tupia talkd with them from the stern  they came into better temper & answerd his questions relating to the names of the countreys Kings &c. very civily   he desird them to sing & dance & they did so  he often told them that if they would come to the ship without their arms we should be freinds with them  at last one boat venturd & soon after 3 or 4 more  they put all their arms into one boat which stayd at a distance while the others came to the ship & receivd presents  after which they went away  one of these men had hanging round his neck a peice of Green stone seemingly semitransparent  some of our people imagind it to be a Jewel  myself thought it no more than the green stone of which most of their tools & ornaments are made

in the evening the countrey flat  upon it
 

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