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Novr. 1769.  Motuaro

that if they again attackd us we would shoot them with the former which would infallibly kill them  after this we went into the boats & rowd to another bay Cove in the same Island near which was a high hill from whence we might have a good view of the bay  we climbd up it & from thence saw that the bay we were in was indeed a most surprizing place   it was full of an innumerable quantity of Islands forming as many harbours which must be as smooth as mill pools as they Landlock one another numberless times  Every where round us we could see large Indian towns  houses & cultivations  we had certainly seen no place near so populous as this  one was very near us from whence several Indians came to us taking however great pains to shew us that they were unarmd   they acompanied us down to the boat   night coming on we went onboard carrying much Celery  the only plant of any use Even to us  for of all the places I have landed in this was the only one which did not produce one new vegetable

30. Several canoes came off to the ship very Early but sold little or nothing  indeed no merchandice that we can shew them seems to take with

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