j773- artfully, that we did not at firft perceive the cheat. When
A u gu ft . - r i_— —j he was told of it, without betraying the lead; emotion, and,
Saturday «1. ^ ^ he knew nothing of the matter, he opened two or three
of them himfelf, fignified to us that he was fatisfied it was
fo, and then went on fhore and fent off a quantity of plantains
and bananoes. Having got on board a fupply of water,
fruit and roots, I determined to fail in the morning to
Matavai, as I found it was not likely that I fhould get an
interview with Waheatoua; without which it was Very improbable
we fhould get any hogs. Two of the natives, who
knew my intention, flept on board, with a view of going
Sunday 22. with us to Matavai; but in the morning the wind blew frelh
at N. W.; and, as we could not fail, I fent the trading party
on fhore as ufual.
In the evening I was informed that Waheatoua was come
into the neighbourhood and wanted to fee me.' In confe-
quence of this information, I determined to wait one day
longer in order to have an interview with this prince. Ac-
Monday 23. cordingly, early the next morning, I fet out in company
with Captain Furneaux, Mr-. Forfter, and feveral of the natives.
We met the chief about a mile from the landing-
place, towards which he was advancing to meet u s ; but
as foon as he faw us he ftopt, with his numerous train, in
the open air. I found him feated upon a ftool, with a circle
of people round him, and knew him at firft fight and he me ;
having feen each other feveral 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 firft falutation was over, having feated me on
the fame ftool with himfelf, and the other gentlemen on
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the ground by us, he began to enquire after feveral by >773-
name who were with me on my former voyage. He >—-t—
next inquired how long I would flay; and when I told Mo”day 13'
him no longer than next day, he feemed forry, alked me to
flay Lome months, and at laft came down to five days; pro-
mifing that, in that time, I fhould have hogs in plenty.
But as I had been here already a week, without fo much as
getting one, I could not put any faith in this promife. And
yet, I believe, if I had ftayed, we fhould have fared much
better than at Matavai. The prefent I made him confifted of
a fhirt, a fheet, a broad ax, fpike nails, knives, looking-
glafles, medals, beads, &c. In return, he ordered a pretty
good hog to be carried to our boat. We ftayed with him all
the morning, during which time he never fuffered me to
go from his fide, where he was feated. I was alfo feated on
the fame ftool, which was carried from place to place by
one of his attendants, whom we called ftool-bearer. At
length we took leave, in order to return on board to dinner;
after which we vifited him again, and made him more pre-
fents; and he in return gave Captain Furneaux and me
each of us an hog. Some others were got by exchanges at
the trading places : fo that we got, in the whole, to-day, as
much frefh pork as gave the crews of both fhips a meal;
and this in confequence of our having this interview with
the chief.
The 24th, early in the morning, we put to fea with a To„rda}, 2.u
light land-breeze. Soon after we were out, we got the wind
at Weft, which blew in fqualls, attended with heavy fhowers
of rain. Many canoes accompanied us out to fea with cocoa
nuts, and other fruits; and did not leave us till they had
difpofed of their cargoes.
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