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1796         prevent us from going further; but as we had no real in-
March       -tention of sleeping any where within their reach, with a
Sunday     menacing countenance, we resolutely pushed away from them: one
    27     observing to the rest that we were angry, let go his hold; and the o-
-thers immediately followed his example.
      Whilst we got down to the entrance, as fast as poƒsible, they
stood looking at each other, as if doubtful whether to detain
us by force; and there is much reason to think, that they suf-
-fered us to get away, only because they had not agreed upon
any plan of action: aƒsisted perhaps, by the extreme fear they
seemed to be under of our harmleƒs firearms; though had
they attempted any thing, and our musquets been in order, we
could have made little resistance to their numbers, when
surrounded, as we constantly were, by them.
      The sea breeze blew so strong, and the surf ran so high, that
we could not poƒsibly get out of the rivulet; and therefore came
to an anchor just within the surf which broke upon the bar,
and not fifteen yards from the shore on either side. The wa-
-ter was tolerably deep in this place, and the stream from the la-
-goon ran very rapid, so that the natives would not venture
in, to come to the ^ ^boat ; but three or four of them kept hovering upon
the point to the southward of us, amongst whom was Dilba, one
of the Port-Jackson men. This fellow +was constantly importuning
us to return and go up to the lagoon. He was as constantly answered,
that
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+ Dilba was the principal person concerned in spearing the chief mate and carpen-
-ter of the ship Sydney Cove, about twelve months afterwards; for which he
was sought after to be shot by M ^r Baƒs and others