men affaulting us with ftones, Oedidee perfifted in his opinion; and we marched back in the fame order as we came. As we went along, we observed feveral people coming down the fides of the hills with clubs, which thev immediately hid when they found we faw them. This was fome confirmation of Oedidee's fufpicions; but we could not perfuade ourselves that the chief had any such intentions, whatever might be the defigns of the people. In our return we halted in a convenient place, and wanting some refreshment, it was immediately brought us.. When we arrived at the landing-place, we dif charged feveral vollies, to convince the natives, that we could fupport a continual fire: after which we returned on board, and the chief dined with us, having brought with him a hog ready dreffed. After dinner we received a great number of presents as peace-offerings. Two chiefs brought each of them à pig, a dog, and some young plantain trees, and with due ceremony prefented them fingly to the captain. Another brought a very large hog, with which he had followed us to the fhip. A quantity of fruit was brought us by others, fo that we were likely to make more by this little excurfion, than by all the prefents we had made them; and the expedition had one good effect at leaft, for the people were convinced, that muskets were more terrible things than they at firft imagined. We were promised a larger fupply of hogs and fruit the next day; but the chief was not fo good as his word. We went afhore in the afternoon, and 'found him fitting down to dinner. The people about him immediately began chewing the pepper root; a cup of the juice was prefented to Captain Cook, but he did not like the method of brewing it. Oedidee Oedidee was not so nice, and immediately fwallowed what the captain refused. The chief washed his mouth with cocoa-nut water after he had taken the juice of the pepper-root, and eat a large quantity of plantain, repe, and mahee, and finished his dinner by eating and drinking a compofition of plantains, bread-fruit, mahee, &c. of the confiftance of a custard; of this he took about three pints. He dined in the open air, at the outfide of his houfe, and, during dinner time, a play was performing within the house. On the 23d we put to fea. The chief and Capt. Cook took an affectionate leave of each other. When Oree heard that we never intended coming there any more, he faid, Let your fons come, we will treat them well. We did not get a fufficient supply of hogs at this ifland, though they did not ap pear to be fcarce; but we obtained more fruit than we well knew what to do with. Our flock in trade being nearly exaufted, we found it neceffary to fet the fmiths to work, in making different forts of iron tools, that an influence might be kept up at the other islands, and to inable us to procure refreshments. On the 24th, we anchored in Ulietea, and was vifited by Oreo the chief, who brought with him a handsome prefènt. A party of us went ahore to make the chief a prefent, and as we entered his house we were met by five old women, who lamented very bitterly, and cut their faces in a fhocking manner. This was not the worst part of the ftory, for we were obliged to fubmit to their amiable embraces, and get ourselves covered with blood. After this ce remony was over, they washed themselves, and appeared as cheerful as any other person. On the 27th, Oreo paid us a vifit, in company with his wife, fon and daughter, and brought with them them a very handsome prefent of all kinds of refreshments. We accompanied them on shore after dinner, and, were entertained with a play, which concluded with the representation of a woman in labour, performed by a fet of brawny fellows; the child that was brought forth was at leaft fix feet high. As foon as the child was delivered, they preffed his nofe, which feemed to indicate that they really take this method with all their children, which occafions that flatnefs which their noses generally have. On the 29th, several things were ftolen out of our boats, which lay at the buoy; but on application to the chief, we had them all returned, except an iron tiller, and in lieu of that they brought us two large hogs. On the 30th, a party of us fet out for Oedidee's eftate, accompanied by the chief and his family. When we arrived there, we found that Oedidee could not command any thing, though he had promised us hogs and fruit in abundance; they were now in poffeffion of his brother. We had here an opportunity of feeing them kill and drefs a pig, which was done in the following manner; three men first ftrangled the hog; the hog was laid on his back, two men laid a ftick across his throat, preffing at each end, the third man ftuffed up his fundament with grafs, and held his hind legs. The hog was kept in this pofition for ten minutes, before he was dead. An ovan, which was close by, was heated. They laid the hog on the fire as foon as he was dead, and finged off his hair; he was then carried to the fea-fide and washed. The carcafe was then laid on clean green leaves, that it might be opened. They first took out the lard, and laid in on a green leaf, the entrails were then taken out and carried away in a basket; the blood was put into a large leaf. The hog was then washed quite clean, and feveral hot ftones were put put into his body; it was then placed in the oven on his belly, and lard and fat were put into a veffel, with two or three hot ftones, and placed along-fide the hog; the blood was tied up in a leaf, with a hot ftone, and put into the oven; they covered the whole with leaves on which they placed the remainder of the hot ftones; they afterwards threw a great deal of rubbish in, and covered the whole with earth. A table was fpread with green leaves, while the hog was baking, which took up little more than two hours. We fat down at one end of the table, and the natives, who dined with us, at the other; the fat and blood, were placed before them, and the hog before us. We thought the pork exceeding good indeed, and every part of it was well done. The natives chiefly dined of the fat and blood, and faid it was very good victuals. The whole of this cookery was conducted with remarkable cleanliness. This eftate of Oedidee was fmall, but very pleasant; and the houses formed a pretty village. After we had dined, we returned to the fhip. In our way we saw four wooden images, each two feet long. They flood on a fhelf, had a large piece of cloth round the middle, a turban on their heads, ftuck with cocks feathers. They told us these were their fervants gods. On the 4th of June, the chief and his family came on board to take leave, bringing a handfome prefent with them. We were very much importuned to return to this place; when we told them we could not, their grief was bitter, and we believed it to be real. They defired Capt. Cook to acquaint them with his burial-place, and faid they would be buried with him. A flrong proof of affection and attachment. We left Oedidee here, as we could not promife that more fhips would be fent from England to those iflands: Oedidee did iflands: he left us with infinite regret. not leave us till we were out of the harbour, and ftaid to fire fome guns, it being his Majefty's birthday. This youth was of a gentle, docile, humane disposition, and would have been a better fpecimen of the natives than Omiah. CH A P. VỊ. Incidents at Departure of the Refolution from Ulictea Savage fland Paffage from Savage land to Rotterdam Tranfactions at this place, and the infolance of the natives An account of the people in Turtle Iland -Tranfactions while here, and ferocious behaviour of the inhabitantsThe Refolution continues her courfe from Port Sandwich-Steers in a direction for Sandwich island, in order to difcover the Southern extremity of the Archipelago Hoftile behaviour of the natives of Sandwich Ie More new island's difcovered. N the 20th we difcovered land, and the inha Obitants appearing upon the fhore; we equipped two boats, and as we approached, the inhabitants. retired into the woods. When we landed, we took poft on a high rock to prevent a furprise, and the botanifing party began collecting plants, with which the country seemed covered. Capt. Cook took two men with him and entered the woods, but on hearing the inhabitants approach, they returned. We made every friendly fign in our power, but were answered by menaces; and one of the natives threw a ftone, which ftruck one of our party. Two muskets were fired |