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We fell in with the coast of California on the 11th of August, and as soon as we were discovered by the natives, they made fires on the shore as we sailed past. Towards evening, two of them came off on a bark log, and were with difficulty induced to come on board. Seeing our negroes standing promiscuously among the whites, they angrily separated them from us, and would hardly suffer them to look at us. They then made signs for us to sit down, after which one of them put himself into strange postures, talking to us with great vehemence, and seeming to be. | A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol. 11 1 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Vol. 11 The Project Gutenberg EBook of A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Volume 11 by Robert Kerr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation Discovery and Commerce by Sea and Land from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Author Robert Kerr Release Date March 16 2005 EBook 15376 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOYAGES AND TRAVELS VOLUME 11 Produced by Robert Connal Alison Hadwin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions. A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION DISCOVERY AND COMMERCE BY SEA AND LAND FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY ROBERT KERR . . EDIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS. VOL. XI. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD EDINBURGH AND T. CADELL LONDON. MDCCCXXIV. CONTENTS OF VOL. XI PART II. BOOK IV. CONTINUED. 2 PART II. BOOK IV. CONTINUED. CHAP. Continued. Voyage round the World by Captain George Shelvocke in 1719-1722 SECT. V. Voyage from California to Canton in China VI. Residence in China and Voyage thence to England VII. Supplement to the foregoing Voyage VIII. Appendix to Shelvocke s Voyage round the World. Containing Observations on the Country and Inhabitants of Peru by Captain Betagh Introduction 1. Particulars of the Capture of the .