I Pulled To Them,
And Found That Baneelon, And Another Indian, Were In One Of The Boats,
And That The
Whole formed a party going over to visit the governor.
I now learned, that during my absence, the governor had
Passed in a boat,
on his return from Rose Hill, near the place where they were standing;
and that finding he would not come to them, although they had called to him
to do so, they had at once determined to venture themselves unreservedly
among us. One of the men in the canoe was the person to whom I was to give
the hatchet I had been to fetch; and directly as he saw me,
he held up his spear, and the exchange took place, with which, and perhaps
to reward me for the trouble I had taken, he was so delighted
that he presented me with a throwing-stick 'gratis'.
Not seeing Barangaroo of the party, I asked for her, and was informed
that she had violently opposed Baneelon's departure. When she found
persuasion vain, she had recourse to tears, scolding, and threats,
stamping the ground, and tearing her hair. But Baneelon continuing determined,
she snatched up in her rage one of his fish-gigs, and dashed it with such fury
on the rocks, that it broke. To quiet her apprehensions on the score
of her husband's safety, Mr. Johnson, attended by Abaroo, agreed to remain
as a hostage until Baneelon should return.
We landed our four friends opposite the hospital, and set out for the
governor's house.
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