?,b. ?;- swept us past the rocks without accident, and,- after carrying us about hu!_r s mile ?tber, changed its' dametim to south-east, and drifted us toward? a narrow strait, separating two rocky islands, i? the centre of which was s large. insulated ro?' that seemed to divide the stream. 'The boat was now hoisted out and sent a-head w tow, but we Could not .succeed in getting the vessel's head ?und. -As she approached.the strait, the chan-- iiel became much narrower, and several islands. were passed, at not more than thirty yards ?om her course. The voices of natives were now heard, aud soon afterwards' .some were seen on either side of the strait, hallooing and ?raving their arms; we were so near to one party, that they might have thrown their spears On board; they had a dog with them, which Mr. Cunningham "remarked to be black. By fihis time, we were flying past the shore with Such vi?lociiy, that it made us quite giddy I and Vur situation was too awful to give us time'to observe the motions of the Indians; for we were ?ntering the narrowest part of the strait, and the i?ext moment were closi? to the rock, which it ap. peared to be almost impossible to avoid; and ft' was. more ?than :'probable that the stream .it divid?! wodld carry us broadside. upon it, wheit
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