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Botany Bay

way he was overtaken by 22 Indians who followd him often within 20 yards  parleying but never daring to attack him tho they were all armd with Lances  after they had Joind our people 3 or 4 more curious perhaps than prudent  went again towards these Indians who remaind about 1/2 a mile from our watering place  when they came pretty near them they pretended to be afraid and ran from them  four of the indians on this immediately threw their lances which went beyond our people & by their account were thrown about 40 yards  on this they stoppd & began to collect the lances on which the Indians began to retird slowly  at this time the Captn Dr Solander & myself came to the waterers  we went immediately towards the Indians  they went fast away  The Captn Dr Solander & Tupia went towards them & every one else stayd behind  this however did not stop the m for they Indians who walkd leasurely away till they our people were tird of following them  the accounts of every one who saw the Indians near today was exactly Consonant with what had been obsevd on the first
 

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