the natives went away for the night, they se- 1?.. l;?ated i?t? several groiq?', not more' th?a tl?r?i ?)?7'.i?.' or fsur going together, and these generally re- turned in compauy the next morning by the same" l?)h'.which they'had.taken when they left'us:' they also arrived at .d/ffereht t/roes, and some' evidently..catn'e .from a distance greater tha? others, for they were later in arriving, agd al?' ways took their leave at an earlier hour. '.With the exception'of one or two petty thefts besides'the? one al?ove. mentio?ied of which se-' rious notice' was taken,' and an attempt to steal' a hat from ?)ne' of the boys, when he was by him. self on the Oyster Bank, onr-communication with' these people ?was' carried on in the most friendly manner. Mr. Cunningham was, to their know-' ]edge, on shore every day attended only by his sex?nt, but none,' e?cepting Jack, followed him after they' had'ascertained the intention of his w?11?, and observed the care that he took to avoid 8t?ing near their habitations, for which they educed a great disl/ke; one of their encampments ?m about a mile and a half o?, but, curious as we naturally were to w/mess their mode of liv- ing, and to see:the females and children of their tribe, we. never. succeeded 'in persuading them to. allow us to gratify' our curiosity. On one odmm/on./t Watery to lay a. kedge'anchor '
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