. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . 0th, ranclose in-shore to Cape Virgin Mary, and came to an anchor. The commo-dore observed a number of men on horseback, riding to and fro, oppositethe ship, and waving something white, which he took to be an ivitation toland; and as he was anxious to know what people these were, he went inone boat with a party of men well armed; the first lieutenant, with a sep-arate party, following in another. When they came near the shore, thewhole appeared to amount to five hundred persons, drawn up on a stonypoint of land that ran far into th
. The American encyclopedia of history, biography and travel . 0th, ranclose in-shore to Cape Virgin Mary, and came to an anchor. The commo-dore observed a number of men on horseback, riding to and fro, oppositethe ship, and waving something white, which he took to be an ivitation toland; and as he was anxious to know what people these were, he went inone boat with a party of men well armed; the first lieutenant, with a sep-arate party, following in another. When they came near the shore, thewhole appeared to amount to five hundred persons, drawn up on a stonypoint of land that ran far into the sea. Byron now advanced alone, butas he approached, the Indians retreated: he therefore made signs thatone of them should come forward, which was complied with. The one whoadvanced appeared to be chief, and was over six feet in height; roundone of his eyes was a circle of black paint, and a white circle round theother ; the rest of his face was painted in streaks of various colors. Hehad the skin of a beast, with the hair inwards, thrown over his shoulders. w
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