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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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he Generals Council, with Major Blaeuwbeckand 25 soldiers, were sent in the yacht to a small river not fardistant from the ships, to endeavour to obtain some commu-nication v,ith the people of the country. Towards evening, theyacht came to an anchor within the entrance of the said river, in12 fathoms depth. i2ih. The next day the yacht proceeded about two leagues farther up the river, Avhere they found two small boats, and saw upon ahill two houses thatched with reeds, near the entrance of whichstood a larse wooden cross. Some men on horseback camedown to the bank of the river, but in a short time they retreatedinto the woods. The Major landed, and placed on the bank awhite flag, a knife, and some beads ; and after calling out to thehorsemen (probably in a language which they could not under-stand) that he and his people were come as friends to theChilese, he returned to the yacht. Two of the horsemen andthree men on foot, came and took the things whicii he had left, and five/t/f AftA
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/ •(/// TO CHILI. 119 and carried them to the top of a hill where many other people chap. 5.were assembled ; but in a short time after, one of the horsemen 164^returned with the things, all of which he threw into the river in ^^^y-full sight of the Hollanders. During the rest of the day, many Brouweraof the inhabitants were seen, but they gave no opportunity to the ^^ven.Hollanders to speak with them. In the evening, the Major putsome more strings of coral where the former things had beenplaced, and then retired for the night to his vessel, which kepther station in the river. The next morning many of the inhabitants were seen on the 13th.banks of the river; some clad in black, some in red, and somein white. The Major landed where the corals had been left,which were still in the same place, and did not appear to havebeen touched by any one. Vast numbers of cattle, horses, andsheep, were feeding in the neighbouring plains, and the groundsappeared well cultivated and watered with rivul

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