The Governor has met some Natives on the North side of the Bay, he

convinced them that he was here with good intentions and gifted
them with some trifling presents. The Natives were not clothed and
we saw eight of them sitting on the rocks as we came into the Bay.
They called to us and some of them walked along the shore, whilst
others sat on the rocks. The boat met the Natives in every part of
the Bay however no women had been seen yet.

Captain Hunter went on board the Supply to the Governor and they
visited the South Shore taking some Guards and Maries with them.
Near the place the Governor landed, we say several Natives in
small groups of about two, three and five together, unsure of
whether to come towards us or not.

The Governor went towards them and laid down gifts for all of
them. One of the Natives immediately came forward and picked up
the gift, then handed it to the others, clearly pleased. By Noon
we saw our People and the Natives mixed together, the Boat crew
amused themselves with dressing the Natives in paper and other
whimsical things to entertain them, it was a pleasant moment.

On Monday at 9pm an Officer and a group of men were sent to the

Sirius to clear away and fetch some water from the South Side of
the bay. The Natives were pleased with our People until we began
to clear the Ground, they became displeased with us and wanted us
to be gone. At sun set when the Boats lefts the shore, several of
the Natives came down to the water side and then went into their
Huts.

Clearing the ground on the South side of the Bar it appeared

worse, we looked down and in the saw pit, the whole depth of it
was little else else but sand and swamp. When the people were
fishing several of the Natives were around and when they saw the
quantity of fish they were astonished! They expressed their
feelings in a long loud shout. The Officer allowed them to take
some fish, so they took some and ran away.

On the 23rd an Indigenous man landed among the working groups with
whom the Natives were very much pleased with and seemed astonished
that he did not understand them, they wished him to stay with them
and followed the Boat as far as they could.