We had no sooner got over the River than the others assembled on the other side to the Number of 150 or 200, all Arm'd.

Tupia now began to Parly with them, and the 3 we had with us shew'd everything we had given them, part of which they laid and left upon the Body of the Man that was Kill'd the day before.

These things seem'd so far to Convince them of our friendly intentions that one man came over to us, while all the others sat down upon the Sand.

We everyone made this man a present, and the 3 Natives that were with us likewise presented him with such things as they had got from us, with which, after a short Stay, he retir'd across the River.

I now thought proper to take everybody on board, to prevent any more Quarrels, and with us came the 3 Natives, whom we could not prevail upon to stay behind; and this appear'd the more strange as the man that came over to us was Uncle to one of them.