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some of their names I think much so. I will give you a few native
names, and begin with the men: Arrabason, Volahoa,
Iminwanga, Boldarry, Werong, Watteval Erroniba
female names: Milbah, Booel Barangeroo Cadimang
Mooningooru Worigan Crewboar. Mr. Dawes, who has
studied their Language, or Jargon, a good deal, has endeavoured
to learn what their notions are of the Deity. It is not
discovered that they Worship the Sun, or any of the heavenly
Bodies, and yet they say all who die go up to the Clouds
Mr Dawes thinks they have a tradition of the Flood among
them They say one Man, and one Woman was saved in a
[page torn] be traced It is not wonderful
[page torn] – flood as all nations
[page torn] have (more or less
[page torn] account of the Natives
[page torn] the Ship was under [page torn]
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a week longer My spirits are at this time low, very low,
to-morrow we lose some valuable members of our small
society, and some very good friends. In so small a Society
we sensibly feel the loss of every Member, more particularly
those that are endeared to us by acts of kindness and friendship
from this circumstance, and my former Letters, you may be
led to question my happiness, but this much I can with truth
add for myself, that since I have had the powers of reason and
reflection I never was more sincerely happy than at this
time, it is true I have some wishes unaccomplished, that
I would add to my comfort, but when I consider this is not a
state of perfection, I am Abundantly Content

Adieu E. McArthur.