Modern day indigenous Australians say that Captain Cook's men "stole"spears from the aboriginalsthey met at Kamay.Wikipedia (I don't have access to a better reference) transmits areport from the other side: that the aboriginals at Kamay fought withthe British sailors each time those landed. The term "steal" does notfit that sort of situation.Either or both accounts may be distorted, but I see no reason in thearticle to endorse the indigenous interpretation of "stealing", and noobligation to "return" the spears.