[The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay by Arthur Phillip]@TWC D-Link bookThe Voyage Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay CHAPTER XXI 12/19
Several large canoes now put off from the shore with eight or ten men in each; it already has been observed that the Charlotte, Captain Gilbert, was in company with the Scarborough; at this time she was some distance a-stern, and the canoes all went along-side her; several of them went on board the Charlotte, and ran fore and aft, stealing every thing that lay in their way; one of them in particular, got hold of the pump-break, and attempted to jump over-board with it, but was stopped by one of the sailors.
They appeared to be very civilized, and all of them had coverings round the waist: their ornaments were necklaces made of beads, to which a cross was suspended, in the same manner as those worn by the Spaniards. 25 June 1788-27 June 1788 Captain Marshall distinguished these islands by the name of Lord Mulgrave's Islands, in honour of the Right Honourable Lord Mulgrave.
The southernmost of them is situated in 5 deg.
58' north latitude, and 172 deg.
3' east longitude, and the northernmost in 6 deg.
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