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Some account of New Zealand

to attack us carried in their hands a kind of ensign of distinction in the same manner as ours & spontoons  they were either the rib of a Whale as white as snow & carvd very much & ornamented with dogs hair & feathers  or a stick about 6 feet long carvd & ornamented in the same manner & generaly inlayd with shell like mother of Pearl. of these cheifs there were in their War Canoes one two or 3 according to the size of them  when within about a Cables lengh of the ship these generaly rose up  dressd themselves in a distinguishing dress  often of Dogs skin & holding in their hands either one of their Spontoons or a Weapon, directed the rest of the people how to proceed  they were always old or at least past the middle age & had about upon them a larger quantity than common of the black stains that they call amoco  these Canoes commonly paddled with great vigour till they came within about a stones throw of the ship (having no Idea that any missive weapon could reach them farther) & then began to threaten us which this indeed the smaller canoes did as soon as they were in hearing  their words were almost universaly the same, "haromai haromai harre uta a patoo patoo 'oge"   come to us  come to us  come but ashore with us & we will kill

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