Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-02-16
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on the paua5eI ana are MADE pHBle 10y his de-
IRE, with the confederate view 10 deter other
commanders from touching at thar ifand, and
iubjetting themfelves to Gmilar treatment.
The flip Walker called at ElpiTtio Santo, in
order 70 procure water, and other refreihmehts
Of which lhe food in need and having anchor
cd at the dihance of league from the ihore,
a canoe filled with armed natives approached,
and made l-veral circuits around the flip.
There was fomething lufpicious 10 their manG1-
vres but as Capr- Nichol was very anxious TO
be informed OF a convenient place Tor watering,
he uled every endeavour by conciIiating ligns
to bring them along fde they Gin however,
keeping at bay ,he ordered one of the whale boats
10 be lowered down, Intending to board the ca
noe, and there make the necefary inquiries.
At this the natives by a loud howl evinced
either their fear or dfpleafure and when the
whale boat had got along fde the canoe,
fhower OF arrows and aones was the immediate
confcquence. Capt. Nichol was knocked down
by Zone, every man in the boat was il fome
degree wounded two 70 feversly, that ID
few days afterwards they expired.
The whole Of this proceeding having pafsd
withia fight Of the fhiP, the fsamen Of courfe
were exalperated % the higheR degree BY 70
wantoE and cruel an aggretIion, and, eagei to
revenge their fAiPmatcs, inatteutive to the or
ders and entreaties of Capt. Nichol, who repre-
tented the fatal consequences of further irrita-
ting body Of people comparatively 70 numer-
ous, they manned and armed another whale
boat, purified the favages, and put the greatet
part OF them to death. A few only eEeaped by
fwinrhing the ihore, ara concealing them
frlves il III woods.
1t would have been the height Of inpru-
dence to remain any longer in this ftuaton,
expofed TO treih attack but to have failed
without water, muf on.the other hand have
futje6ted the Hips company to the greate9
Inconvenience. Capt. Nchol, therefore, car
ried the lhp to another part Of the i1lald, at the
d(tance Of about thirty leagues, where be ho-
ped 10 find The natives more holritably dilpof-
ed. Here leaving his lhp mooFed il deep
bay, he proceeded on watering expedition
but before he reached the ihore, ieveral aimed
canoes had furrounded the nip. The fpeci-
men which The natives had 70 recently given Of
their hottie difpohrion, would, it might BE-
fuPpoied, have put the crew upon thcir guard
agant thrfe new vilitors.-Such,h however, was
rot The cafe the canoes were unaccountably
iuffeFed to come along Gde, the flip was imme-
diately boarded IN every direction, and the
feized hogs, goa:s, poultry, and every thing
eife that came in their war, and threw the
plumber overheard 10 their comrades in tbs
bodts. The fnfprize into which The hip's COM
pany were thrown by this daring robbery, for
thort time deprived them Of the power Of re-
60aNce. Recovering a. length from their az
tonifhmeut, they matched up few muIqHets
and handpkcs and ia their turn routed the
intruders. drove them into their canoes, and by
firing few lhot difperfed the whole party.
The ielult Of Capt. Nichols expedition for
water was not equally fortunate. On ap-
preaching the lhore he oblerved that the beach
was covered with armed natives, who, to IL
duee him TO land, threw down their weapons,
by which, and iome indications of hofpirality
and kindnefs, he was lulled into falfe conf
dence, and Quilted the boat. Before be had
proceeded many yards, ieyeral Ggnal guns from
the fhip gave him to uDderaand, that fome
frelh acts of treachery had been PerPerated by
the natives which putting him upon his guard,
he haRily returned. Unfortunately one Of the
ieamen had that moment made the boat fat 10
rock. Alarmed at feeling the captain on the
return at full peed, and the natives 10 cloie pur-
fuit, he jumped Immediately after him into the
boat, but in his hate forgot 70 cat eff he
painter which kept her fat; 70 that while Capt.
Nichol was employed in cutting this rope, the
natives discharged A ihower OF arrows al the
boar, one Of which entered his right breaa.-.
Capt. Nichols ftuation was new truly diaref.
ing: himfeIf wounded, the favages keeping up
a cenatant FIRE, and with horrid howls following
the boat till up to their necks 10 water, be had
the help of only one man in rowing her off the
ref Of the crew, badly wounded, aidthemfslves
down under the gun vale, incapable Of aForl-
ing the fmaIIeR aGitance Ills anxiety too vas
greatly inereased by feeling the muitittde Of c.
noes aiembed round the flip awhich from th-
ignal guns hs knew to have been in dangerand
which perhaps by that time mighe Be u pod-f
fion Of the fsyages From the LAG fear, hoveT-
err, the mode OF maneuvring the ihiP,. ICON r.