Captain Cook took, therefore, the clubs from him, broke them before his eyes, and with some difficulty compelled him to retire.

About the same time, Mr.Sparrman, who had imprudently gone out alone to botanize, was assaulted by two men, who stripped him of every thing which he had about him, excepting his trowsers, and struck him again and again with his own hanger, though happily without doing him any harm.

When they had accomplished their purpose, they made off; after which another of the natives brought a piece of cloth to cover him, and conducted him to the trading place, where the inhabitants, in a large number, were assembled.

The instant that Mr.Sparrman appeared in the condition now described, they all fled with the utmost precipitation.

Captain Cook, having recalled a few of the Indians, and convinced them that he should take no step to injure those who were innocent, went to Oree to complain of the outrage.