piercing yell, which jarred on the ear like bad notes in music. "Arrows, bows, and lances, or throwing-spears, were the only weapons we saw amongst them, and some of these we obtained from them by barter. The arrows and lances were of reed, with points of pinang-wood hardened in the fire. "On the afternoon of the day in which the encounter took place, the Naturalists, well armed, returned to the creek at high water, and saw a spectacle which was also witnessed by those on board with the aid of telescopes; namely, the trees full of natives of both sexes, who, with weapons on their backs, sprang from branch to branch like monkeys, making the same gestures as in the morning, and shouting and laughing in like manner, without our people being able to tempt them out of the trees by throwing presents towards them, so that they returned on board again.* "On the morning of the 23rd, several well-armed natives made their appearance on the beach, dancing, shouting, and making the same gestures as on the preceding day. After them came a number of women and children, carrying in their hands branches of trees and, as we supposed, fruit also. They shouted to us as loud as they could, probably to invite us on shore; but we did not comply with their wishes, as we weighed towards noon, and beat up the strait to another anchorage."+ *See note at the end of the chapter. † Modera, "Reize," &c., pp. 29-32. un the er bhe bad nets ba 1bove or fur wings, were most theri, and soga en tider. The art og nad points of pang-wood he the tree ng of the 23 1, several vel-amed P appearance on the beach, danci e Y! op the same gestures as on the picfor them came a auber of wonica wid ir hands hanches et trees and, They, horted to as ex loud 6 invite as a more; wat we dil th the r wishes, as we w And lovandS sal to soother una vace."t |