the night, carrying with them fuch prefents as were fuitable to their
feveral ranks and fituations.
The bottom o f the Chatham having been examined by diving, it was
difcovered that fome of the copper had been torn off when (he accidently
got on lhore, failing out o f Nootka. On this reprefentation
from Mr. Puget, I deemed it expedient that no time fhould be loft in
replacing the copper, and having the bottom thoroughly examined; left
fome more important damage might have been fuftained. For this, fpe-
cific purpofe, I gave orders that the inftant her fupplies o f wood, and
water were completed, ftie fhould proceed to Nootka, and I directed Mr.
Puget, on his departure from hence, to examine the north fide o f Mo-
rotoi; as it was my defign, in vifiting the other iflands belonging to this
group, to pafs along its fouthern fide.
The next morning my old friend Taio was amongft the earlieft of our
vifitors, and brought with him the lock o f hair. It was. tied carefully
round at the bottom, where it was neatly decorated with fome red feathers,
and appeared to have been well prelerved, and held in fome degree o f
eftimation, The colour correfponding with that o f my own, tended
to prove its identity.
The prefervation of this memorial exhibited a ftriking inftance of'
fimilarity in the human mind, by {hewing the fame pledge o f friendfhip
that exifts in the civilized and polifhed ftates of the world, to be held
equally in eftimation by the untaught inhabitants of thefe diftant regions.
Thefe cuftoms muft certainly arife from principles innate and
common to the fpecies ; fince, at the time that Taio folicited and' received
that token o f my regard, it was not poflible that he fhould have
acquired the idea from any European or other civilized perfon. This
was one amongft innumerable inftances, that occurred in our acquaintance
with the uncultivated world, which ferved to fhew the analogy of
the feveral paffions and affe&ions, that, under every colour, clime, or
in every ftage of civilization, govern the human heart.
On this occafion, I could not help feeling fome internal humiliation
at the fuperiority which the fteadinefs o f Trio's friendfhip had gained
over
over me ; by preferving the lock of my hair ; by retaining, after an ab- ' 793-
fence o f fourteen or fifteen years, a perfefft recolleftion o f my name ; ■
and by recounting the various incidents, and the feveral a&s o f reciprocal
kmdnefs. and friendfhip that had taken place in our former acquaintance.
All thefe he feemed to remember with the greateft pleafure ; but
all thefe had been long obliterated from my memory.
I truft, that my wifh to pay fome tribute to Trio's unfhaken friend-
Ihip, will be my excufe for the infertion o f this otherwife unimportant
fubjeS.
In the forenoon, the king, with Taio, Namahanna, and fuch other
chiefs as were neceflary to the occafion, being affembled in the cabin,
the négociation for peace was again refumed, and the fubjecl was dif-
cufled with much warmth amongft themfelves. All their arguments
tended to prove, that peace was an objeft o f their mod earned defire, but
that they doubted the poffibility of obtaining its bleffings, becaufe they
could place no confidence in the fidelity of Tamaahmmh. This prejudice
I endeavoured to do away by all my former arguments ; and, in
addition, I pointed out that peace was an objeft as important, and as
much defired, in Owhyee, as in Mowee and its dependencies: that
this could not be difputed, as the king and chiefs o f Owhyhee would
not have folicited my interference and good offices, to accomplifh this
happy undertaking, had they not been inftigated by thefe weighty rea-
fons.
Taio however was decidedly o f Opinion, that peace could not be
obtained, unlefs I would return to Owhyhee ; being convinced, That
Tmnaahnaah would place no reliance on any meffage, that fhould be
fent from them by any o f their chiefs. I told them, it was impoffible
for me to accede to their wifhes in this refpeH, but that I would adopt
other meafures which would in effeft anfwer the fame purpofe, provided
they were in earned, and would faithfully abide by the ftipuiations I had
made with Tamaahmaah, and the chiefs of Owhyhee. Thefe I had
communicated to them, and in addition had recommended, that they
fhould by all means forget, if poflible, but certainly forgive, all paft
enmities, and the occafions of them ; all injuries and infults ; and
difcourage