They were not near enough for us to observe them distinctly, but it was evident that they were watching our motions.

We did not take any notice of them for some time, but at last I thought it better to call out to them, and accordingly requested Mr.Hume to do so.

In a moment the whole of them ran forward and dashed into the river, having been on the opposite side, with an uproar I had never witnessed on any former occasion.
INTERCOURSE WITH NATIVES.
Mr.Hume thought they intended an attack, and the horses had taken fright and galloped away.

I determined, therefore, to fire at once upon them if they pressed up the bank on which we were posted.

Mr.Hume went with me to the crest of it, and we rather angrily beckoned to the foremost of the natives to stop.