By this Mr.Monkhouse and two or three of the waterers were encouraged to march up to them; but seeing the Indians keep their ground, they were seized with a sudden fear which is not uncommon to the rash and foolhardy, and made a hasty retreat.

This step increased the danger which it was intended to avoid.

Four of the Indians immediately ran forwards, and discharged their lances at the fugitives, with such force that they went beyond them.

Our people recovering their spirits, stopped to collect the lances, upon which the natives, in their turn, began to retire.

At this time Mr.Cook came up, with Mr.Banks, Dr.Solander, and Tupia; and being desirous of convincing the Indians that they were neither afraid of them, nor designed to do them any injury, they advanced towards them, endeavouring, by signs of expostulation and entreaty, to engage them to an intercourse but without effect.
From the boldness which the natives discovered on the first landing of our voyagers, and the terror that afterward seized them at the sight of the English, it appears that they were sufficiently intimidated by our fire-arms.