time he asked for an axe and a fpike-nail for his father, who came with him on board. They were accordingly given him, and they parted with great indifference, which feemed to indicate that they had deceived us, and no other confanguinity subsisted. Presently a canoe, conducted by two men, came along-fide, and demanded Poruo in the name of Otoo. We informed them, that we would part with him, if they would return the hatchet and fpike-nail, but they faid they were afhone; fo the young gentleman failed along with us, though he wept when he faw the land at our ftern.

On the 2d, we fteered our courfe for the island of Huaheine, and the Refolution anchored in 24 fathoms water on the 3d inftant, but the Adventure got afhore on the north fide of the channel, but fhe was happily got off again without receiving any damage. The natives received us with the utmoft cordiality, feveral of whom came on board before our commanders went on fhore. Some prefents were diftributed amongst them, which were gratefully returned by a plentiful fupply of hogs, fruit, &c. Here we had a fine profpect of being plentifully fupplied with fresh pork and fowls, which was to us very pleafing.

On the 4th, two trading parties went on fhore, which were well conducted. Capt. Cook was informed that Oree was ftill alive, and waited to fee him. The commanders, with Mr. Fofter, went to the place appointed for the interview, accompanied by one of the natives. The boat was landed before the chief's house, and were defired to remain in it till the neceffary ceremony was gone through. There ftood clofe to the hore five young plantain trees, which are their emblems of peace: thefe were, with fome ceremony, brought our feparately. The firft

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three, were each accompanied by a young pig, whose ears were ornamented with cocoa-nut fibres; the fourth plantain tree was accompanied by a dog. All these had particular names and meanings, which we could not understand. This part of the ceremony being over, we were defired by our guide to decorate three young plantain trees with nails, looking-glaffes, beads, &c. &c. With these in our hands we landed, and were conducted through the multitude. We were directed to fit down a few paces before the chief, and the plantains were laid one by one before him. This being done, the king came to Captain Cook, fell on his neck, and kiffed him. A great effufion of tears fell down the cheeks of this venerable old man; and if ever tears spoke the language of the heart, furely thefe did. Capt. Cook regarded him as a father, and therefore prefented him with the most valuable articles he had. Soon after we returned on board, fourteen hogs were fent us, with fowls and fruit in abundance.

In the morning of the 5th inftant, we were again vifited by this good old man, who brought a hog and fome fruit; indeed, he fent the captain every day ready dreffed, fruit and roots in great plenty. This morning the lieutenant went on fhore in fearch of more hogs, and returned in the evening with 28, and about 70 more were purchased on shore.

When we went to take leave of Oree, while the fhips were unmooring, and presented him with things more valuable and ufeful. We left him a copperplate, with this infcription, "Anchored here, his Britannic Majefty's fhips Refolution and Adventure, September 1773."

After we had traded for fuch things as we wanted, we took our leave, which was a very affectionate one. On returning to the fhips, they were crowded,

as on our arrival, with canoes filled with hogs, fowls, &c. Soon after we were on board, the king came, and flaid with us till we were near two miles out at fea, and then after taking another affectionate leave, parted. During our stay here, we procured upwards of 300 hogs, befides fowls and fruit in great abundance.

While at this ifland, Capt. Furneaux engaged a young man, named Omai, a native of Ulitea, who had been difpoffeffed of his property by the people of Bolobola, to accompany him on his voyage. This young man had a good understanding, honeft principles, and a natural good behaviour.

On the 8th we entered the harbour of Ohamaneno; the natives crowded about us with hogs and fruit as foon as we anchored. We refufed the hogs, as we had already more than we could manage; but several of the principal people obliged us to take them whether or no. We made a vifit on the 9th to Orco, who is the chief of this part of the island of Ulitea. He expreffed great fatisfaction on feeing Capt. Cook again, and defired him to exchange names with him, which the latter agreed to: this is a diftinguishing mark of friendship. Here we traded as ufual, but the balance of trade was much in our favour.

On the 10th, the chief entertained us with a comedy; a very entertaining part of which was a theft, committed, with amazing dexterity, by a man and his accomplice. Before the thief has time to carry off the prize, he is discovered, and a scuffle enfues; the discoverers are vanquished, and the thieves go off in triumph. We returned to dinner after the play was over; and as we were walking on shore in the evening one of the natives informed us, that there were nine uninhabited ifland's to the weftward.

Oreo and his fon paid us a vifit early in the morning of the 11th of September, and brought, as usual, hogs and fruit with them. We dreffed the youth in a thirt, and fome other articles, of which he was not a little proud. After ftaying fome hours, they went on fhore, and fo did Capt. Cook foon after, but to another part of the fhore. When the chief heard he was landed, he went of his own accord, and put a hog and fome fruit in the boat, and returned without faying any thing of it to any other perfon. He afterwards came with fome friends to dinner. After dinner, Po-oorau, who is the moft eminent chief of the island, paid us a vifit. He was introduced by Ereo, and brought a prefent with him; for which he received a handfome return. We promifed to visit thefe two chiefs the next morning: which we accordingly did, in company with feveral gentlemen. Another play was acted, and two very pretty young women performed, otherwise this piece was not fo entertaining as the one we faw before.

On the 14th, Oreo and fome friends paid us a pretty early vifit, when we informed him, that we hould dine with him on fhore, and defired he would let us have two pigs for dinner, dreffed in their fashion. We found the floor of the chief's house ftrewed with leaves, and we were foon feated round them. Soon after the pigs came tumbling over cur heads upon the leaves; and they were both fo hot as fcarcely to be touched. The table was ornamented with hot bread and plantains; we had likewife a quantity of cocoa-nuts to drink. We never faw victuals dreffed cleaner nor better in our lives, and it had a moft exquifite flavour, much fuperior to viduals drelled in our mode; how they contrived it, we cannot tell; but though one of them weighed fifty pounds at leaft, it was well done in every part,

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and not too much in any. of attendants, and people came to fee us dine in public, to whom pieces of pork were handed. The chief had not refufe his glafs of Madeira whenever it came to his turn; and we never at this, or any other time, faw him affected by it. The boat's crew took the remainder when we had dined. In the afternoon, we were again entertained with a play.

On the 5th, we had a fufficient proof of the timorous difpofition of these people. We rather wondered that none of them came to the fhips as ufual. We were afraid, that as two men of the Adventure's crew flaid out all night, that the natives had ftriped them, or done them fome other injury, and were afraid we fhould revenge their conduct. We went afhore, and found the neighbourhood nearly deserted. Prefently the two men made their appearance, and reported they had been very civilly treated. We could get no account of the cause of their flight, and could only learn from a few perfons who ventured near us, that feveral were killed and wounded, and pointed to their bodies were the baiis of the guns went in and out. Capt. Cook was very uneafy at this relation, fearing for the fafety of the people gone to Otaha. In order to get the best information, the captain determined to go to the chief himself, whom, after much feraching for, he found feated under the fhade of a house, with a great many people round him. There was a great lamentation as foon as Capt. Cook approached, the chief and all his company burst into tears. After all this piece of work, it was found, that the cause of their alarm was, on account of our boats being abfent, fuppofing that the people in them had deferted us, and that we fhould adopt violent methods, to recover them. They were fatisfied, when Capt. Cook