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[Page 129]

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Janry. 1770.    Totara nue

then is it that you do eat, "those who are killd in war" & who was the man whose bones these are, "5 days ago a boat of our enemies came into this bay & of them we killd 7. of whoom the owner of these bones was one - the horrour that apeard in the countenances of the seamen on hearing this discourse which was immediately translated for the good of the company is better conceivd than describd  for ourselves & myself in particular we were before too well convincd of the existence of such a custom to be surprizd   tho we were pleasd at having so strong a proof of a custom which human nature holds in too great abhorrence to give easy credit to.

17. This morn I was awakd by the singing of the birds ashore from whence we are distant not half a quarter of a mile  the numbers of them were certainly very great who seemd to strain their throats with emulation perhaps their voices were certainly the most melodious wild musick I have ever heard  almost imitating small bells but with the most tuneable silver sound imaginable to which maybe the distance was no small addition   on enquiring

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