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57.
Octr. 1769   Tolaga Bay

long shapd [small diagram] a stick was given him for an enemy   to this he advancd with most furious aspect brandishing his lance which he held with vast firmness  after some time he ran at the stick & supposing it a man run through the body  he immediately fell upon the the upper end of it, laying on most unmercifull blows with his patopatoo any one of which would probably have split most sculls  from hence I should be led to conclude that they give no quarter

25. Went ashore this morn and renewd our searches for plants &c. with great success  in the mean time Tupia who staid with the waterers had much conversation with one of their preists   they seemd to agree very well in their notions of religion only Tupia was much more learned than the other & all his discourse was heard with much attention  he askd them in the course of his conversation with them many questions   among the rest whether or no they realy eat men which he was very loth to beleive   they answerd in the affirmative saying that they eat the bodys only of those of their enemies who were killd in war

26. All this day it raind without intermission so hard that notwisthstanding our wishing neither Dr Solander or myself could go ashore  in the course of the day very few canoes came on board & not more than 8 or 10 Indians came down to the waterers.

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