by three children, come out of the wood: she was loaded with fire-wood, and each of the children had also its little burden. When she came to the houses, three more children, younger than the others, camé out to meet her. She often looked at the ship, but expressed neither fear nor surprise. In a short time she kindled a fire, and four canoes came in from fishing. The men landed, and having hauled up their boats, began to dress their dinner, to all appearance wholly unconcerned about their new acquaintances, though they were within half a mile of them. It was remarkable, that none of the people that had been seen had the least appearance of clothing, the old woman herself being destitute even of a fig-leaf. As soon as any intercourse could be brought about, it was found that their language was different from that of the South Sea islanders, being quite unintelligible to Tupia.

The coasting along the eastern shore of New Holland, although perhaps the most dangerous and meritorious navigation that ever was performed, is extremely barren of events to excite and gratify the curiosity of general readers.

When Mr. Cook first landed at Botany Bay, in 34° S. 152° 37' E. so called from the great quantity of plants which the gentlemen collected there, two of the natives came down, each armed with a lance about ten feet long, and a short stick, which appeared to be used as a machine to assist him in throwing it. They seemed determined to defend their coast, though the party that landed were forty in number. "I could not," says lieutenant Cook, "but admire their courage; and being very unwilling that hostilities should commence with such inequality of force between us, I ordered the boat to