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in a posture of Defence against us we fired a Musquet
over them and immediately they began Firing their
Bows & Arrows at us we immediately hoisted up our
Sails & Rowed away from them but as God wou’d
have it none of their Arrows Came into reached the Boat
but dropped along side we Could not get Hold
of any of them but they seemed to be about Eighteen
Inches long the Natives seemed to be very Stout & fat
& Blacker they were in other Parts we seen before
there was One which we took to be the Chief with some
Shells Around his Shoulders we Rowed down a little
farther down the Gulf & landed upon the Main
for to get some Water we found plenty of fresh
Water we saw a small Town of Huts about 20 of
them just by were the fresh Water was there was
none of the Inhabitants in their Huts or about them
that we Could see their Huts was large enough for Six or
seven
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