that this did not succeed, the principal man
came up to Dampier and offered to take him off in his own canoe. On
this being declined, he invited him into his house with his chest and
clothes.

He had not, however, been on shore an hour, when Captain Tait, with
several armed men, came to take him back. He assured them that he had
no intention to resist by force and accordingly accompanied them. On
arriving on board the ship, he found her in an uproar, and three other
persons demanded to be set on shore. These were Mr Coppinger, the
surgeon, Mr Hall, and a man named Ambrose. Captain Reed offered no
opposition to the departure of the two last, but would not part with the
unfortunate surgeon. At last, Mr Coppinger, leaping into the canoe,
swore that go he would, and that he would shoot any man who tried to
prevent him. On this, Oliver, the quartermaster, following him into the
canoe, took away his gun, and he was dragged back into the ship.

Dampier, Mr Hall, Ambrose, and a Portuguese were then set on shore.
Soon afterwards, the four Malays belonging to Achin were also landed.
The party now felt strong enough to defend themselves against the
natives. Dampier's intention was to get into their good graces, and to
obtain whatever he wanted by fair means. He would have preferred, for
some reasons, having been left by himself, for he felt sure he should
succeed in winning over the islanders.

The natives, on seeing so many visitors, kept at a distance, but did not
attempt to molest them. Next morning, the owner of the house came to
see them, and from him they obtained a canoe in exchange for an axe.
They at once, being anxious to be off, embarked in her, but had got a
short distance only from the shore, when she was overturned. They
succeeded, however, in towing their chests and other property to the
beach, and immediately lighted some fires to dry the contents, some
books and sketches of maps having alone suffered. The Achinese in the
meantime fitted their canoe with outriggers on each side, and made a
mast and a substantial sail with mats. As soon as all was ready, they
put off again in their frail bark, the islanders accompanying them in
their canoes. Mr Hall, to frighten them away, fired a gun over their
heads. On hearing it, they jumped overboard, and that fatal shot made
all the natives their enemies.

They had great difficulty in procuring cocoa-nuts, and on going to the
farther end of the island, they