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250.
Botany Bay.

to the ship in order to get rid of our load of lances & having done that went to that place at the mouth of the harbour where we had seen the people in the morn  here however we found nobody - at night many moving lights were seen in different parts of the bay such as we had been usd to see at the Islands  from hence we supposd that the people here strike fish in the same manner

29. The fires, (fishing fires as we supposd) were seen during the greatest part of the night; in the morn we went ashore at the houses, but found not the least good effect from our presents yesterday: No signs of people were to be seen; in the house in which the children were yesterday, was left every individual thing which we had thrown to them: Dr Solander & myself went a little way into the woods, & found many plants, but saw nothing like people: at noon all hands came on board to dinner, the Indians, about 12 in number, as soon as they saw our boat put off, Came down to the houses, close by these was our watering place at which stood our cask, they lookd at them, but did not touch them, their business was
 

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