we attempt to land in a peaceable manner, if this succeeds its well, if not we land nevertheless and maintain the footing we thus got by the Superiority of our fire arms, in what other light can they than at first look upon us but as invaders of their Country.
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"I have taken possession of this land for His Majesty King George III, despite the natives' claims."
"The natives are a cowardly and treacherous people, wherefore we must always be on our guard."
"They are the natural, and in the strictest sense of the word, the legal possessors of the several Regions they inhabit. . .. They may naturally and justly attempt to repell intruders, whom they may ap…"
"Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge."
"To check the petulance of the Sailors, and restrain the wanton use of Fire Arms. To have it still in view that sheding the blood of those people is a crime of the highest nature."
From his journal, a pragmatic yet self-aware observation on the nature of colonial encounters and the perception of indigenous peoples.
Date: 1774 (after a violent encounter)
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