as the day before, but in no great quantity. Many, however, who called themselves earees, or chiefs, came on board, partly with a view of getting presents, and partly to pilfer whatever came in their way. One of this fort of carees the captain had most of the day in the cabin, and made prefents to him and all his friends, which were not a few. At length he was caught taking things which did not belong to him, and handing them out at the quartergallery. Many complaints of the like nature were made to him against those on deck, which occafioned his turning them all out of the fhip. The cabin guest made good hafte to be gone.-The captain was fo much exafperated at his behaviour, that after he had got fome diftance from the fhip, he fired two mufquets over his head, which made him quit the canoe and take to the water. He then fent a boat to take up the canoe; but as fhe came nearer the fhore, the people from thence began to pelt her with ftones. Being in fome pain for her safety, as fhe was unarmed, he went himself in another boat to protect her, and ordered a great gun, loaded with ball, to be fired along the coast, which made them all retire from the fhore, and he was fuffered to bring away two canoes without the leaft fhew of oppofition. In one of the canoes was a little boy, who was much frightened; but he foon diffipated his fears, by giving him beads, and putting him on fhore.-A few hours after, they were all good friends again; and the canoes were returned to the first perfon who came for them. It was not till the evening of this day that any one enquired after Tupia, and then but two or three. As foon as they learned the cause of his death, they were quite fatisfied; indeed it did not appear to them that it would have caused a moment's uneafiness in the breaft of any one, had his death been occafioned by any other means than by fickness. Nothing worthy of note happened on the 20th, till the dusk of the evening, when one of the natives made off with a mufquet belonging to the guard on fhore. Captain Cook was present when this happened, and fent fome of his people after him, which would have been to little purpose, had not fome of the natives, of their own accord, pursued the thief. They knocked him down, took from him the mufquet, and brought it back. Fear, on this occafion, certainly operated more with them than principle. They, however, deferve to be applauded for this act of justice; for if they had not given their immediate affiftance, it would hardly have been in his power to have recovered the mufquet by any gentle means whatever; and by making use of he was fure to lofe more than ten times its value. any other, In the evening Captain Cook was informed that Waheatoua was come into the neighbourhood, and wanted to fee him. In confequence of this information, he determined to wait one day longer in order to have an interview with this Prince. Accordingly, early the next morning, he fet out in company with Captain Furneaux, Mr. Forfter, and feveral of the natives. They found him seated on a stool, with a circle of people round him; he knew Captain Cook at firft fight, he and the Prince having feen each other several times in 1769. At that time he was but a boy, and went by the name of Tearee; but upon the death of his father, Waheatoua, he took upon him that name. After the first falutation was over, having feated the captain on the same stool with himself, and the other gentlemen on the ground by them, he began to enquire after feveral by name who were with him on his former voyage. He next enquired how long they would ftay; and when he told him no longer than next day, he feemed forry, afked the captain to ftay fome months, and at last came down to five days; promifing, in that time, he should have hogs in plenty. But as he had been here already a week, without without fo much as getting one, he could not put any faith in this promife. The prefent made him confifted of a fhirt, a fheet, a broad axe, spike nails, knives, looking-glaffes, medals, beads, &c. In return he ordered a pretty In return he ordered a pretty good hog to be carried to their boat. They staid with him all the morning, during which time he never fuffered Captain Coek to go from his fide, where he was feated; at length they took leave, in order to return on board to dinner. They got, in the whole, to-day, as much fresh pork as gave the crews of both fhips a meal; and this in confequence of their having this interview with the chief. The 24th, early in the morning, they put to fea with a light land breeze. The fruits they got here greatly contributed towards the recovery of the Adventure's fick people. Many of them who had been fo ill as not to be able to move without affistance, were in this fhort time fo far recovered, that they could walk about of themselves. It was not till the evening of this day that they arrived in Matavia Bay. Before they got to an anchor, their decks were crowded with the natives; many of whom Captain Cook knew, and almost all of them knew him. A great crowd was affembled together upon the shore, amongst whom was Otoo their King. The captain was just going to pay him a vifit, when he was told he was mataow'd, and gone to Oparree. He fet out on the 26th for Oparree, accompanied by Captain Furneaux, Mr. Forster, and others, Maritata and his wife. As foon as they landed, they were conducted to Otoo, whom they found feated on the ground, under the fhade of a tree, with an immenfe crowd round him. After the first compliments were over, he presented him with fuch articles as were fuppofed to be most valuable in his eyes, well knowing that it was his interest to gain the friendship of this man. He also made presents to several of his attendants; and, in return, they offered him cloth, which he refufed to accept, telling them that what he had given was for tioy (friendship). The King enquired for Tupia, and all the gentlemen that were with the captain in his former voyage, by name. He promised that they should have fome hogs the next day; but he had much ado to obtain a promise from him to vifit him on board. He faid he was, mataou no te paupoue, that is, afraid of the guns. Indeed all his actions fhewed him a timorous Prince. He was about thirty years of age, fix feet high, and a fine, perfonable, well-made man as one can fee. All his fubjects appeared uncovered before him, his father not excepted. What is meant by uncovering, is the making bare the head and shoulders, or wearing no fort of cloathing above the breast. On the 27th, early in the morning, Otoo, attended by a numerous train, paid them a vifit. He first fent into the fhip a large quantity of cloth, fruits, a hog, and two large fish; and, after fome perfuafion, came aboard himself, with his fifter, a younger brother, and feveral more attendants. To all of them they made prefents. Captain Furneaux presented the King with two fine goats, male and female, which, if taken care of, or rather, if no care at all is taken of them, will no doubt multiply. Very early in the morning on the 28th, they had another vifit from Otoo, who brought more cloth, a pig, and fome fruit. His fifter, who was with him, and fome of his attendants, came on board; but he and others went to the Adventure, with the like prefents to Captain Furneaux. It was not long before he returned with Captain Furneaux on board the Refolution, when Captain Cook made him a handsome return for the prefent he had brought him, and dreffed his fifter out in the best manner he could. She, the King's brother, and one or two more were covered before him today. When Otoo came into the cabin, Ereti and fome of his friends were fitting there. The The moment they faw the King enter, they ftripped themselves in great hafte, being covered before. Seeing Captain Cook took notice of it, they faid earee, earee; giving him to understand that it was on account of Otoo being present. This was all the respect they paid him; for they never rose from their feats, nor made any other obeifance. When the King thought proper to depart, he was carried to Oparree in a boat; where Captain Cook entertained him, and his people, with the bagpipes (of which mufic they are very fond), and dancing by the feamen. He, in return, ordered fome of his people to dance alfo, which confifted chiefly of contortions. There were, however, fome who could imitate the feamen tolerably well, both in country dances and hornpipes. Next morning after breakfast they took a trip to Oparree, again to vifit Otoo. They made him up a prefent of fuch things as he had not feen before. One article was a broad-sword; at the fight of which he was so intimidated, that Captain Cook had much ado to perfuade him to accept of it, and to have it buckled upon him; where it remained but a fhort time, before he defired leave to take it off and fend it out of his fight. Soon after they were conducted to the theatre; where they were entertained with a dramatic heava, or play, in which were both dancing and comedy. The performers were five men, and one woman, who was no lefs a perfon than the King's fifter. The mufic confifted of three drums only; it lafted about an hour and an half, or two hours, and upon the whole, was well conducted. It was not poffible for them to find out the meaning of the play. Some part feemed adapted to the prefent time, as Captain Cook's name was frequently mentioned. Other parts were certainly Other parts were certainly wholly unconnected with them. The dancing-drefs of the lady was very handfome, being decorated with taffels, made of feathers, hanging from the waist downward. As foon as all was over, the King himself defired Captain Cook to depart; and fent into the boat different kinds of fruit, and fish ready dreffed. With this they returned on board; and the next morning the King fent them more fruit, and feveral small parcels of fish. Nothing farther remarkable happened till ten o'clock in the evening, when they were alarmed with the cry of murder, and a great noife, on fhore, near the bottom of the bay, at some distance from the encampment. Captain Cook suspected that it was occafioned by fome of his own people, and immediately armed a boat, and fent on fhore, to know the occafion of this difturbance, and to bring off fuch of their people as fhould be found there. The boat foon returned with three marines, and a feaman. Some others belonging to the Adventure, were also taken, and being all put under confinement, the next morning the Captain ordered them to be punished according to their deferts. He did not find that any mischief was done, and the people would confefs nothing. This difturbance was fuppofed to be occafioned by their making too free with the women. Be this as it will, the natives were fo much alarmed, that they fled from their habitations in the dead of the night, and the alarm spread many miles along the coat. For when Captain Cook went to visit Otoo, in the morning, by appointment, he found him removed, or rather fled, many miles from the place of his abode. Even there he was obliged to wait fome hours, before he could fee him at all; and when he did, he complained of the last night's riot. As this was intended to be the laft vifit, Captain Cook had taken with him a present fuitable to the occafion. Among other things were three Cape fheep, which he had feen before and afked for; for these people never lofe a thing by not asking for it. He was much pleased with them; though he could be but little benefited, as they were all all wethers, a thing he was made acquainted with. The prefents he got at this interview entirely removed his fears, and opened his heart fo much, that he fent for three hogs, which he prefented to them; one of them was very small. They now took leave, and informed him they should quit the island the next day; at which he feemed much moved, and embraced the captain several times. On the 1ft of September, the ships unmoored. Our old friend Pottatou, his wife, or miftrefs, and fome more of his friends, came in order to vifit the captain. They brought him a prefent of two hogs, and fome fifh; and Mr. Pickerfgill got two more hogs, by exchange, from Oamo: for he went in the boat as far as Paparra, where he faw old Oberea. She feemed much altered for the worse, poor, and of little confequence. The wind, which had blown wefterly all day, having fhifted at once to the eaft, they put to fea; and difmiffed their friends fooner than they wished to go; but well fatisfied with the reception they had met with. Some hours before they got under fail, a young man, whofe name was Poreo, came and defired the captain would take him with him; he confented, thinking he might be of service on fome occafions. Many more offered themselves, but he refused to take them. This youth afked for an axe and a spike-nail for his father, who was then on board. He had them accordingly, and they parted juft as they were getting under fail, more like two strangers than father and fon. This raised a doubt whether it was fo; which was farther confirmed by a canoe, conducted by two men, coming alongfide, as they were standing out of the bay, and demanding the young man in the name of Otoo. He now faw that the whole was a trick to get fomething from him; well knowing that Otoo was not in the neighbourhood, and could know nothing of the matter. Poreo feemed, however, at first undetermined whether he should go or ftay; but he foon inclined to the former. The captain then told them to return the axe and nails, and then he fhould go (and fo he really fhould); but they faid they were afhore, and fo departed. Though the youth feemed pretty well fatisfied, he could not refrain from weeping when he viewed the land aftern. As foon as they were clear of the bay, and their boats in, they directed their course for the island of Huaheine, where they intended to touch. They made it the next day, and spent the night making fhort boards under the north end of the island. At day-light in the morning of the 3d, they made fail for the harbour of Owharre; in which the Refolution anchored, about nine o'clock, in twenty-four fathoms water. Several of the natives by this time had come off, bringing with them fome of the productions of the island; and as foon as the fhips were in fafety, Captain Cook landed with Captain Furneaux, and was received by the natives with the utmost cordiality. Some prefents were distributed among them; and, presently after, they brought down hogs, fowls, dogs, and fruits, which they willingly exchanged for hatchets, nails, beads, &c. The like trade was foon opened on board the fhip; fo that they had a fair profpect of being plentifully supplied with fresh pork and fowls; and, to people in their fituation, this was no unwelcome thing. Early the next morning, Lieutenant Pickerfgill failed with the cutter on a trading party, towards the fouth end of the ifle. Captain Cook alfo fent another trading party on fhore near the fhips, with which he went himself, to fee that it was properly conducted at the first setting out, a very neceffary point to be attended to. On the 4th, Captain Cook wanted to go to Oree, the King; but was told he would come to him; which he accordingly did, fell upon his neck, and embraced him. This was by no means ceremonious; the tears, which trickled plentifully down his venerable old cheeks, fufficiently bespoke the language of his heart. His friends were alfo alfo introduced to them, to whom they made prefents. In return he gave them a hog and a quantity of cloth, promifing that all their wants fhould be fupplied; and it will foon appear how well he kept his word. At length they took leave, and returned on board; and fome time after Mr. Pickerfgill returned alfo with fourteen hogs. Many more were got by exchanges on shore and alongside the ships, befides fowls and fruits in abundance. This good old chief paid them a vifit early in the morning on the 5th, together with fome of his friends, bringing a hog and some fruit. He carried his kindness fo far as not to fail to fend every day, for Captain Cook's table, the very best of ready dreffed fruit and roots, and in great plenty. Lieutenant Pickerfgill being again fent with the two boats in fearch of hogs, returned in the evening with twenty-eight; and about four times that number were purchased on fhore and alongfide the fhips. Next day the people crowded in from every part with hogs, fowls, and fruit, so that they prefently filled two boats. Oree himself presented a large hog and a quantity of fruit. Oree and Captain Cook were profeffed friends in all the forms customary among them; and he seemed to think that this could not be broken by the act of any other perfons. On the 7th, early in the morning, while the fhips were unmooring, Captain Cook went to pay his farewell vifit to Oree, accompanied by Captain Furneaux and Mr. Forfter. They took with them, for a prefent, fuch things as were not only valuable, but useful. He alfo left with him the infcription plate he had before in keeping, and another fmall copper-plate, on which were engraved these words: "Anchored here, His Britannic Majefty's fhips Refolution and Adventure, September 1773;" together with fome medals, all put up in a bag; of which the chief promised to take care, and to produce to the first ship or fhips that should arrive at the island. He then gave a hog; and after trading for fix or eight more, and loading the boat with fruit, they took leave, when the good old chief embraced the Captain with tears in his eyes. When they returned to the ships, they found them crowded round with canoes full of hogs, fowls, and fruit, as at their first arrival. Oree came on board and staid till they were a full half league out at fea; then took a moft affectionate leave, and went away in a canoe, conducted by one man and himself, all the others having gone long before. During their fhort stay at the fmall but fertile ifle of Huaheine, they procured to both fhips not lefs than three hundred hogs, befides fowls and fruits; and had they ftaid longer, might have got many more; for none of these articles of refreshment were feemingly diminished, but appeared every where in as great abundance as ever. Before they quitted this ifland, Captain Furneaux agreed to receive on board his ship a young man named Omai, a native of Ulietea, where he had had fome property, of which he had been difpoffeffed by the people of Bolabola. Captain Cook wondered that Captain Furneaux would encumber himself with this man, who in his opinion was not a proper fample of the inhabitants of these happy islands, not having any advantage of birth or acquired rank, nor being eminent in fhape, figure, or complexion; for their people of the first rank are much fairer, and usually better behaved, and more intelligent, than the middling clafs of people, among whom Omai is to be ranked. The Captain, however, fince his arrival in England, has been convinced of his error; for excepting his complexion, (which is undoubtedly of a deeper hue than that of the earees, or gentry, who, as in other countries, live a more luxurious life, and are lefs expofed to the heat of the fun,) he doubts whether any other of the natives VOL. XI. 4 F |