boat he had taken with him leaked a great deal; on which the carpenter examined her, and found that a great many of the nails had been drawn out of her planks. About the same time, Rutherford detected one of the natives in the act of stealing the dipson lead,—“which, when I took it from him,” says he, “he grinded his teeth and shook his tomahawk at me.” “The captain,” he continues, “now paid the chief for fetching the water, giving him two muskets, and a quantity of powder and shot, arms and ammunition being the only articles these people will trade for. “There were at this time about three hundred of the natives on the deck, with Aimy, the chief, in the midst of them; every man was armed with a green stone, slung with a string around his waist. This weapon they call a ‘mery,’* the stone being about a foot long, flat, and of an oblong shape, having both edges sharp, and a handle at the end. They use it for the pur pose of killing their enemies, by striking them on the head. ‘ ‘ Smoke was now observed rising from several of the hills; and the natives appearing to be mustering on the beach from every part of the bay, the captain grew much afraid, and desired us to loosen the sails, and make haste down to get our dinners, as he intended to put to sea *m6r€.