them.belonged. to the tn'be that lived. on ihe op- ?s?.' posite shore, but how they had crossed over was not satisfactorily ascertained.. Their.wonder.on this their last visit was much raised by our living .off a nine-pounder,'loaded with shot, the splash 'of which in the water caused the greatest astonish- merit,' and one of them was extremely vehement and noisy in explaining it to his. companions. Upon repeating this exhibition .they paid particu- Jar attention to the .operation of loading the gun, and expressed the greatest surprise at the weight ? the ball, upon which, a?er they had all seve- rally examined it, they held a long and wordy gument as to what it possibly could.be.. At the splash of the ball, for which they were all looking out, they expressed their d?ght by shouting in full chorus the words--Ca/, ca/, ca/, ca/, ca/gl?. After this they ware sent on shore. At daybreak the next morning an opportunity a offered to cross the sound, and by eight, o'clock the brig was anchored under Seal Island ;, upon which we commenced the repair of the rigging,. and in the course of the day shit?ed the maiu top-mast. We had left the anchorage on the other side of the sound too early for our friends the natives, who had promised last svening. to bring us a hawk's nest, that .was .built.upon a .rcck near th'e watering-place; a?'.:ten o'clock' a very
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