This Mark Of Confidence Gave Me A Good Opinion Of These
Islanders, And Determined Me To Visit Them, If Possible.[2] After Making A
Few Trips, We Found Good Anchorage, And Came To In Twenty-Five Fathoms
Water, And Gravel Bottom, At Three Cables' Length From The Shore.
The
highest land on the island bore S.E. by E.; the north point N.E. 1/2 E.
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And the west S. by W. 1/2 W., and the island of Amsterdam extending from N.
by W. 1/2 W. to N.W. 1/2 W. We had scarcely got to an anchor before we were
surrounded by a great number of canoes full of people, who had brought with
them cloth, and other curiosities, which they exchanged for nails, &c.
Several came on board; among them was one whom, by the authority he seemed
to have over the others, I found was a chief, and accordingly made him a
present of a hatchet, spike-nails, and several other articles, with which
he was highly pleased. Thus I obtained the friendship of this chief, whose
name was Tioony.[3]
Soon after, a party of us embarked in two boats, in company with Tioony,
who conducted us to a little creek formed by the rocks, right abreast of
the ships, where landing was extremely easy, and the boats secure against
the surf. Here we found an immense crowd of people, who welcomed us on
shore with loud acclamations. Not one of them had so much as a stick, or
any other weapon in their hands; an indubitable sign of their pacific
intentions.
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