Compared with our English labourers, their muscular power would appear very feeble and inadequate.
Before we parted, Baneelon informed us that his countrymen had lately been plundered of fish-gigs, spears, a sword, and many other articles, by some of our people, and expressed a wish that they should be restored, promising, that if they were, the governor's dirk should be produced and returned to us to-morrow, if we would meet him here.
Accordingly on the following day we rowed to the spot, carrying with us the stolen property.

We found here several natives, but not Baneelon.

We asked for him, and were told that he was gone down the harbour with Barangaroo to fish.

Although disappointed at his breach of promise, we went on shore, and mingled without distrust among those we found, acquainting them that we had brought with us the articles of which they had been plundered.

On hearing this account, they expressed great joy, and Imeerawanyee darting forward, claimed the sword.