n humbly
kneeling, left them at their feet.

They also presented their guests with eleven live hogs, for which they
were given in return some knives, old nails, and glass beads. These
natives were of a dark yellow colour, tall, strongly built, and so well
proportioned that the tallest Dutchman was of the size of the smallest
of them. Some wore their hair curled, others frizzled or tied up in
knots, while several had it standing bolt upright on their heads like
hogs' bristles, a quarter of an ell long. The women were short,
ill-shaped, and exceedingly ugly.

The Dutchmen bidding the friendly natives farewell, the _Unity_ sailed
on the ist of June, and stood on until she came off a low island, with
three or four small islands near it, covered by trees. Here a canoe
similar to those formerly described came off from the shore. The people
were black and armed with bows and arrows, being the first weapons of
that description the Dutchmen had seen among the Indians of the South
Sea.

These people made the voyagers understand by signs that there was more
land to the westward, where another King dwelt, who would provide them
with good refreshment.

Passing numerous islands, some of which were rugged and full of cliffs,
they at length made some high land, which they supposed to be a headland
on the coast of New Guinea. They stood towards it, but could find no
bottom to anchor.

Here two or three canoes came off full of black naked people, who spoke
a language differing entirely from that before heard. On seeing the
boat sounding they attacked her with their slings, but, frightened by a
few shots, quickly took to flight.

During the night fires were seen burning along the coast, probably as
alarm signals. Soon after it was dark more canoes came off, and kept
lurking about the ship; but though the Dutch tried to make them
understand that they wished to be friendly and were anxious to purchase
provisions, the savages only replied by the most horrible noises and
outcries.

The _Unity_ anchored that night off a bay in forty-five fathoms. In the
morning a fleet of canoes came off, full of savages armed with clubs,
wooden swords, and slings. The Dutch tried to propitiate them by
offering them trinkets and toys, but this had not the slightest effect
on the savages, who began hurling their missiles and approaching so
near--one of the Dutchmen being wounded, the first who had been hurt
during the voyage--that it became