nches long. These are run clear through
both nostrils, one end coming out by one cheek-bone, and the other end
against the other; and their noses so stretched that only a small slip of
them appears about the ornament. They have also great holes in their
ears, wherein they wear such stuff as in their noses. They are very
dexterous, active fellows in their proas, which are very ingeniously
built. They are narrow and long, with outriggers on one side, the head
and stern higher than the rest, and carved into many devices--viz., some
fowl, fish, or a man's head painted or carved; and though it is but
rudely done, yet the resemblance appears plainly, and shows an ingenious
fancy. But with what instruments they make their proas or carved work I
know not, for they seem to be utterly ignorant of iron. They have very
neat paddles, with which they manage their proas dexterously, and make
great way through the water. Their weapons are chiefly lances, swords
and slings, and some bows and arrows. They have also wooden fish-spears
for striking fish. Those that came to assault us in Slinger's Bay on the
main are in all respects like these, and I believe these are alike
treacherous. Their speech is clear and distinct. The words they used
most when near us were _vacousee allamais_, and then they pointed to the
shore. Their signs of friendship are either a great truncheon, or bough
of a tree full of leaves, put on their heads, often striking their heads
with their hands.

The next day, having a fresh gale of wind, we got under a high island,
about four or five leagues round, very woody, and full of plantations
upon the sides of the hills; and in the bays, by the waterside, are
abundance of cocoa-nut trees. It lies in the latitude of 3 degrees 25
minutes south, and meridian distance from Cape Mabo 1,316 miles. On the
south-east part of it are three or four other small woody islands, one
high and peaked, the others low and flat, all bedecked with cocoa-nut
trees and other wood. On the north there is another island of an
indifferent height and of a somewhat larger circumference than the great
high island last mentioned. We passed between this and the high island.
The high island is called in the Dutch drafts Anthony Cave's Island. As
for the flat, low island, and the other small one, it is probable they
were never seen by the Dutch, nor the islands to the north of Garret
Dennis's Island. As soon as we came near Cave's Island