![]() ![]() ![]() Captain Nepean sent the Boatswain back to Governor Phillip at South Head. Bennelong and Colebee spoke to them and Bennelong asked for Governor Phillip. The Aboriginal men were feasting on a whale at Manly Cove and were seen by Captain Nepean, Mr White, Nanbaree & a party of men who had travelled to Manly Cove to walk to Broken Bay. ![]() While scouting for fresh water in the area, Phillip encountered members of the clan, and after a misunderstanding he was speared in the shoulder by one of the clan the progressively-minded Phillip ordered his men not to retaliate. These men were of the Kay-ye-my clan (of the Guringai people). Manly was named by Captain Arthur Phillip for the Indigenous people living there, stating that "their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place".
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