men,
set fire to the village and _morai_ (a place of worship).
Some of them were seen very near, but, by constant firing
from the ship, they did not attempt to attack us.

I came on board and took some small water-casks to fill with
water. But after landing (that attention not being paid to
firing as before) the natives came down--great numbers,
throwing their spears and stones, which obliged us to go on
board again, our object unaccomplished.

They then all went to the summit of a hill, thinking the
shot from the ship could not reach them there. But we fired
two guns with such good aim that they were soon convinced of
their error, and immediately fled to the mountains and low
ditches, where it was impossible for our shot to touch them.
We then desisted from firing, hove up the anchors, and went
farther up the bay in hope of completing our water.

The Chief Accepted Ransom.

Toward evening we again came to an anchor, and on the next
morning two or three canoes came off, who were well treated,
so that more came off and engaged to bring us water, and the
captain purchased a small boy and girl for two axes and a
few beads.

After continuing here three or four days we weighed anchor
and stood from the island.

We had been under way about an hour and a half, with a light
breeze, when the natives came in a canoe alongside and
informed us that the chief of the people who had stolen the
boat lived behind a point to the northward. We then hauled
our wind, went around the point, and came to anchor.

The next day a canoe came alongside with one of their
chiefs. When he came on board we began to expostulate with
him in order to recover our boat and the man. He told us
that for a reward he would bring both of them. Captain
Metcalfe offered him a musket, eight cartridges, one bar of
iron, and a piece of Bengal cloth for the man, and the same
for the boat, which he agreed to.

The next morning he again came on board and said if we would
send a boat on shore, or near the shore, he would bring the
man. Immediately, by order of Captain Metcalfe, I armed the
boat and went near the shore; but after waiting an hour,
paying attention to their proceedings, and their not
bringing the man, I returned on board.

The chief then came off a second time and said if th