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ISle. sight. ?e re? of ?e musqum ?n brou?t J,]? z us to the spot, and being ?fom? of ?e cimm- s?, I b?e ala?ed for Mr. Cu?Ing?m's safety, who ?s alone on his route w? known, Mr. B?we? set off? six men ?s ?ey were formally surest, ha?ng h? a?ut two miles ?e a path ?at would ?e 1? ?m ?o? ?e natives; who, h? ?ey se? h?, ' ?ve reveng? ?em?ves for ?eir pmvio? feat ?d disap?in?ent. They met ?m ? ?e mor?ng a? he W? gong out, and ? ?ey kn? �e ?re?ion ? which he went ?ey wo?d ?nly have way-l?d ?m. Noting more w? heard of ?e In&?s d?ng �e &y, but ?s mpt?e m?e us mo? waifS. A sentry ?s appo?t?d on sho? to the ?enters, ?d at night four of o? ?ple slept close at h?d: during ?e day a ?st-he? wa? was kept about ? w? so ?h ?t ? m?ht ? a? pro? unpe?iv?, and wo?ded ?me of our people b?ore we ?d ?ve ?n aw? of ?eir present. Our work, however, pr? ?tho? mol?- ?on, ?d ?e o?y in?nvenien? ex?fien? w? ?e ?ement of Mr. Cu?ing? to