Identifier: chronologicalhis03burn (find matches)
Title: A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean ; illustrated with charts
Year: 1803 (1800s)
Authors: Burney, James, 1750-1821
Subjects: Voyages and travels Buccaneers
Publisher: London : Printed by Luke Hansard
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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breast naked. We showed them fish, linen, and knives, to invite them to come to us ; but they would not, and at length rowed back to the land. In the meantime, the Officers of the Zeehaan came on board us, and we resolved to go nearer to the shore with our ships, as here is good anchorage, and the people seemed to be desirous of our friendship. Immediately after we had taken this resolution, we saw seven vessels coming from the shore. One of them in which were 17 men, came very quick, and turned round behind the Zeehaan. Another with 13 stout men came within half a stones throw of our ship. They called out one to the other several times. We showed them, as before, white linen: but they lay still. The Master of the Zeehaan, Gerard Janszoon, who was on board of our ship, ordered his boat, in which were a quarter-master and six seamen, to go to his ship, * This part of the New Zealandcrs dress is omitted in the drawing. In Valentynit has been supphed on the authority of the narrative, to
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^ ABEL JANSEN TASMAN. -^iih to carry directions to the mates to keep on their guard,and that chap. 4.in case these people should come along side, not to allow too 1642.many of them to enter the ship at one time. ^Vlien the Zee- l^^^^uber.haans boat put off from our ship, the natives in the p7-aws or Land,canoes nearest to us, gave a loud call to those who were behind InMoorde-the Zeehaan, and made a signal with their paddles, the meaning ^^ ^^of which we could not guess. But when the boat of the6 Zeehaan had gone quite clear from our ship, the canoes of the natives which were bet\» een our two ships made furiously towardsher, and ran with their beaks violently against her, so as to makeher heel and take in water; and the foremost of these villains,Avith a blunt pointed pike, gave the quarter-master, CorneliusJoppe, a violent blow in his neck which made him fall over-board. The others then attacked the rest of our boats crewwith their paddles, and with short thick clubs (which we had

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