with him, the others, returned. They found, by the provifions of this family, that they were cannibals, here being several human bones that had been lately dreffed and picked; and it appeared a short time before, fix of their enemies having fallen into their hands, they had killed four and eaten them, and that the other two were drowned in endeavouring to make their escape.

On the 29th we were vifited by Topoa, in company with other Indians, who behaved very civily. During the time the bark was preparing for fea, Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander often went on thore. Capt. Cook alfo made feveral obfervations on the coaft, to the northwest, and perceived many iflands, forming bays, in which there appeared good anchorage for fhipping. Returning to the fhip he met with many of the natives, of whom he purchased a small quantity of fish.

On the 30th fome of our people, who were sent out early in the morning to gather celery, met with about twenty Indians, among whom were five or fix women. whofe husbands had lately been made captives. They fat down upon the ground together, and cut many parts of their bodies in a most shocking manner, with Thells, in teftimony of their exceffive grief. But what made the horrid fpectacle more terrible, was, that the male Indians who were with them, paid not the leaft attention to it, but with the greatest unconcern imaginable, employed themfelves in repairing their huts. This day the carpenter having prepared two pofts, they were fet up as memorials, being infcribed with the date of the year, the month; and the fhip's name. Capt. Cook then gave fomething to every one prefent, after which, he honoured this inlet with Queen Charlotte's Sound. After taking leave of the natives, Topoa attended us in his canoe to the fhip, and returned home after dinner.

On the gift, having taken in our wood and water, we dispatched one party to make brooms, and another

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to catch fish. Towards the clofe of the evening we had a ftrong gale from the north-weft, with fuch heavy fhowers, that our fweet little warblers on fhore began to fufpend their wild notes, with which till now, they had conftantly ferenaded us during the night, affording us a pleasure not to be expreffed.

On the ift of February the gale increased to a ftorm, with heavy gufts from the main land, which obliged us to let go another anchor. Towards night they became more moderate, but the rain poured down with impetuofity, that the brook at our watering-place overflowed its banks, and carried away to our lofs ten calls full of water.

On the 5th we got under fail, but the wind foon falling, we came again to anchor a little above Motuara. This day Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander, went again on fhore in fearch of natural curiofities, and by accident met with a very amiable Indian family, among whom was a widow, and a pretty youth about ten years of age. The woman mourned for her husband according to the cuftom of the country, with tears of blood. The mother and fon were fitting upon mats, the rest of the family of both fexes, about feventeen in number, fat round them. This family feemed the moft intelligent of any Indians we had hitherto converfed with, which made us regret our late acquaintance with them; for, had we fallen into their company before, we should probably have gained more information from them in one day, than we had been able to acquire during our whole ftay upon the coaft.

Monday the 6th, the Endeavour failed out of the bay, which, from the favage cuftom of eating human -flesh, we called Cannibal Bay. We bent our courfe to an opening in the eaft: and when, in the mouth of the freight, were becalmed in latitude 410 fouth, and 184 deg. 45 min. weft longitude. The land about this found, which we faw at the distance of 20 leagues, confifts entirely of high hills and deep, vallies, well

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ftored with excellent timber fit for all purposes. The number of inhabitants are about 400. They are poor, and their canoes without ornaments. On our arrival, they were much pleased with our paper; but, when they knew it would be fpoiled by the wet, they would not have it.

On the 17th we weighed anchor, and a fresh breeze with a tide of ebb hurried us through the ftreight with great fwiftnefs. In paffing it, we thought it safeft to keep to the north-eaft fhore; for, on this fide, we faw nothing to fear. In the afternoon, three canoes came off, having several Indians on board. These made a good appearance, and there was no difficulty in perfuading them to come on board, when a mutual exchange of presents took place. One old man was tataowed in a remarkable manner; he had likewife a red ftreak across his nofe, and his head and beard were very white. His garment was made of flax. Teeth and green ftones decorated his ears, and it was concluded from his deportment, that he was a perfon of diftinguifhed rank, and these people withdrew highly fatished with the prefents that they had received.

On the 9th we difcovered an ifland called Eahienomauwee. About fixty Indians in double canoes came within a ftone's throw of the fhip on the 14th. As they furveyed her with furprize, Tupia endeavoured to perfuade them to come nearer, but this they could not be prevailed on to do. On this account the ifland was denominated the island of Looker's-on

On the 4th of March, feveral whales and feals were feen; and on the 9th we faw a ledge of rocks, and foon after another ledge at three leagues diftance from the fhore, which we paffed in the night to the northward, and at day-break observed the others under our bows, which was a fortunate efcape; and, in confideration of their having been fo nearly caught among thefe, they were denominated the Traps.

On the 16th we paffed a point which confifted of high red cliffs and received the name of Cascade Point, on account of feveral fmall ftreams which fell down it. In the morning of the 18th, the vallies were observed covered with fnow, as well as the mountains, which feemed to have fallen the night before, when we had rain at fea. Thus we paffed the whole north-west coast of Tovy Poenamoo, which had nothing worthy our obfervation, but of naked and barren rocks covered with fnow, fome of which we conjectured might have remained there fince the creation. From this uncomfortable country we determined to depart, having failed round the whole country by the 27th of this month. And it was now refolved by a council of war to fleer for the coaft of New Holland, in the course of their return by the way of the Eaft Indies.

On the 31ft we took our departure from an eastern point of land, to which we gave the name of Cape Farewel, calling the bay out of which we failed, Admiralty Bay. We called a bay between the island and Cape Farewel, Blind Bay, which was supposed to have been the fame that was called Murderer's Bay, by Tafman, the firft difcoverer of New Zealand, but though he named it Staten Ifland, thinking to take poffeffion of it, yet, being attacked by the Indians, he never went on fhore to effect his porpofe. This coaft, now more accurately examined, is difcovered to confift of two islands.

They are fituated between the 34th and 35th deg. of fouth latitude, and between 181 dig. and 194 dig. weft longitude. The northern ifland is called Eahienomauwee, and the fouthern is named Tovy Poenamoo by the natives. The former, though mountainous in fome places, is ftored with wood, and in every valley there is a rivulet. The foil in thofe vallies is light, but fertile and well adapted for the plentiful productions of all the fruits, plants, and corn of Europe.

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Tový Poenamoo is barren and mountainous, and appeared to be almoft deftitute of inhabitants.

In New Zealand is only one fhrub or tree, that produces fruit, which is a kind of berry almost tastelefs; but they have a plant which anfwers all the ufes of hemp and flax. This plant is found both in high and low ground, in dry mould and deep bogs; but as it grows largeft in the latter, that seems to be its proper foil.

The natives are as large as the largest Europeans, their complexion is brown, but little more fo than that of a Spaniard. The women poffefs not that delicacy, which diftinguishes the European ladies; but their voice diftinguishes them from the men.

The inhabitants of New Zealand are as modest and reserved in their behaviour and converfation as the politeft nations of Europe. The women, indeed, were not dead to the fofteft impreffions; but their mode of consent was in their idea as harmlefs as the consent to marriage with us, and equally binding to the ftipulated time. If any of the English addreffed one of their women, he was informed, that the consent of her friends must be obtained, which usually followed on his making a prefent. This done, he was obliged to treat his temporary wife as delicately as we do in England.

A gentleman who failed in the Endeavour, having addreffed a family of rank, received an answer, of which the following is an exact tranflation, “Any of thefe young ladies will think themselves honoured by your addreffes, but you must first make me a prefent, and you must then come and fleep with us on thore, for day-light muft by no means be a witness of what palles between you."

Their drefs is formed of the leaves of the flag fplit into flips, which are interwoven and made into a kind of matting, the ends, which are seven or eight inches in length, hanging out on the upper fide. One piece of this matting being tied over the fhoulders, reaches

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