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July 1770   Endeavours River

afraid & offerd them his knife  the only thing he had which he thought might be acceptable to them  they took it & after handing it from one to another return'd it to him  they kept him about half an hour behaving most civily to him  only satisfying their curiosity in examining his body  which done they made him signs that he might go away which he did very well pleasd. they had hanging on a tree by them  he said  a quarter of the wild animal & a cocatoo  but how they had been clever enough to take these animals is almost beyond my conception  as both of them are most shy especialy the Cocatoos

23. In Botanizing today on the other side of the river we accidentaly found the greatest part of the clothes which had been given to the Indians left all in a heap together  doubtless as lumber not worth carriage  may be had we lookd farther we should have found our other trinkets  for they seemd to set no value upon any thing we had except our turtle  which of all things we were the least able to spare them

24. The blowing weather which had hinderd us from getting out these several days still lasted not at

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