visited the place, and found their bones in a heap, bleached
and whitened with the winter's blast.

I have now, I think, said enough to account for the _shyness_
of the Indians towards the settlers, but could relate many
other equally revolting scenes, some of which I shall hereafter
touch upon. In 1815 or 1816, Lieutenant, now Captain Buchan,
set out on an expedition to endeavour to meet with the Indians,
for the purpose of opening a friendly communication with them.
He succeeded in meeting with them, and the intercourse seemed
firmly established, so much so, that two of them consented to
go and pass the night with Captain Buchan's party, he leaving
two of his men who volunteered to stop. On returning to the
Indians' encampment in the morning, accompanied by the two who
had remained all night, on approaching the spot, the two
Indians manifested considerable disquietude, and after
exchanging a few glances with each other, broke from their
conductors and rushed into the woods. On arriving at the
encampment. Captain Buchan's poor fellows lay on the ground a
frightful spectacle, their heads being severed from their
bodies, and almost cut to pieces.

In the summer of 1818, a person who had established a salmon
fishery at the mouth of Exploits River, had a number of
articles stolen by the Indians; they consisted of a gold watch,
left accidentally in the boat, the boat's sails, some hatchets,
cordage, and iron implements. He therefore resolved on sending
an expedition into the country, in order to recover his
property.