Seeing I took notice of it, they faid Earte, Earee ; giving me
to underhand that it was on account of Otoo being prefent.
This was ail the refpeCt they paid himfo r they never rofe
from their feats, nor made him any other obeifance.
When the king thought proper to depart, I carried him again
to Oparree in my boat; where I entertained him, and his
people, with the bagpipes (of which mulic they are very
fond), and dancing by the feamen. He, in return, ordered
fome of his- people to dance alfo, which confided chiefly of
contortions. There were, however, fome who could imitate
the feamen tolerably well, both in country-dances and
hornpipes. While we were here, I had a prefent of cloth
from the late Toutaha’s mother. This good old lady could
not look upon me without fhedding tears; however, £he
was far more compofed than before. When we took leave;
the king promifed to vifit me again the next day; but faid
that I mull firft come to him.. In the evening Mr. Pickerf-
gill came back empty; but with a promife of having fome
hogs, if he would return in a few days.
Next morning, after breakfaft, I took a trip-to Oparree* to
vifit Otoo as he had requefted, accompanied by Captain
Furneaux and fome of the officers. We made him up a prefent
of fuch- things as he had not feen before. . One article
was a broad fword; at the very fight of which.he was fo
intimidated, that I had much ado toperfuade 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 we were conducted to the theatre; where we
were entertained with a dramatic hea-va, or play, in which
were both dancing and comedy. The performers were five
men,
men, and one woman, who was no lefs a perfon than the
king’s fifter. The mulic confided of three drums only; it
lafled about an hour and an half, or two hours; and, upon
the whole, was well conducted. It was not poffible for us
to find out the meaning of the play. Some part feemed
adapted to the prefent time, as my name was frequently
mentioned. Other parts were certainly wholly unconnected
with us. It apparently differed in nothing, that is.in the
manner of aiSting. it,, from, thofe we faw at Ulietea in my
former voyage. The dancing-drefs of the lady was more
elegant than any I faw there, by being decorated with long
taflels, made of feathers, hanging from the waift downward.
As foon as-all was over, the king himfelf defired me
to departand fent into the boat different kinds of fruit and
fifh, ready dreffed. With this we returned on board; and
the next morning he fent me more fruit, and feveral fmall
parcels of fifh.
Sunday 29».
Monday 30.
Nothing farther remarkable happened tiH io o’clock in
the evening, when we were alarmed with the cry of murder,
and a great noife, on fhore, near the bottom of the bay,
at fome diftance from our encampment. I fufpected that it
was occafioned by fome o f our own people; and immediately
armed a boat, and fent on lhore, to know the-occafion of
this difturbance, and to bring off fuch of our people as
fhould be. found there. I alfo fent to the Adventure, and to
the poft on fhore, to know who were miffing;. for none
were abfent from, the Refolution, but thofe who were upon
duty. The boat foon returned with three marines, and'
a. feaman. Some others, belonging to the Adventure, were
alfo taken, and being all put under confinement, the next
morning I ordered, them to be punifhed according to their Tiiefd
deferts.. y