. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ROUND THE WOULD. fi; j^umber of Indians. What will no doubt appear incredible is, that during this time five or fix canoes tame off from the fl'.orc v;ith hogs, pigeons, and cocoa-nuts, to offer us in exchange. I was obliged every moment to curb my anger, left I fhouid give orders to fend them to the bottom. The Indians, not knowing
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ROUND THE WOULD. fi; j^umber of Indians. What will no doubt appear incredible is, that during this time five or fix canoes tame off from the fl'.orc v;ith hogs, pigeons, and cocoa-nuts, to offer us in exchange. I was obliged every moment to curb my anger, left I fhouid give orders to fend them to the bottom. The Indians, not knowing that we had any arms of longer range than our mufkets, remained widiout the leaft ap- prehenfion at fifty toifes diftance from the (hips, and offered us their provifions with great apparent fccurity. Our geftures gave them no encourage- ment to approach, and in this way they paffcd a whole hour in the afternoon of the i 2th of Decem- ber. Their offers of barter were fuccecded by raillery, and ere long I perceived feveral other canoes quit the beach in order to join them. As they had no fufpicion of the range of our guns, and as every thing indicated that I lliould foon be forced to depart from my principles of moderation, I ordered a fhot to be fired into the midll of them. My orders were executed with tlv^ utmoft precifion. The ball dafhed the water into the canoes, and they inftantly made the bed of their way to the Ihore, being joined in their flight by thofe that had left the beach a little while before. It was with difficulty that I could tear myfclf from this fatal fpot, and leave the dead bodies of our murdered companions. In M. de Langle I loft an old friend, a man of fenfe, judgment, and in- G 4 formation. f^;' ' ' ' ⢠1- > â â '. ! '.i"?'^ ?â ' '. ,'M. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly
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