deferts. I did not find that any mifchief was done, and our
people would confefs nothing. I believe this difturbance
was 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 fpread many miles along the coaft. For when
I went to vifit Otoo, in the morning, by appointment, I found
him removed, or rather fled, many miles from the place of
his abode. Even there I was obliged to wait fome hours,
before I could fee him at all; and when I did, he complained
of the laft night’s riot.
As this was intended to be my lafl vifit, I had taken with,
me a prefent fuitable to the occafion. Among other things
were three Cape fheep, which he had feen before and afked
for; for thefe people never lofe a thing by not afking for it.
He was much pleafed with them; though he could be but
little benefited, as they were all weathers; -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; one for me, one for
Captain Furneaux, and one for Mr. Forfter. This laft was
fmall, of which we complained, calling it ete, ete. Prefently
after a man came into the circle, and fpoke to the king
with fome warmth, and in a very peremptory manndr ; faying
fomething or other about hogs. We, at firft, thought
he was angry with the king for giving us fo many, efpecial-
ly as he took the little pig away with him. The contrary,
however, appeared to be the true caufe of his difpleafure ;
for, prefently after he was gone, a hog, larger than either of
the other two, was brought us in lieu of the little one.
When we took leave I acquainted him that I fliould fail from
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rhe ifland the next day; at which he feemed much moved,
and embraced me feveral times. We embarked to return on
board, and he, with his numerous train, directed their march
back to Oparree.
The lick being all pretty well recovered, our water-cafks September,
repaired, and water completed, as well as- the neceflary
repairs of the {hips', 1 determined to put to fea without farther
delay. Accordingly, on the ift of September, bordered wednef-i..
every thing to be got off from the fliore, and the fhips to be
unmoored. On this work we were employed the moft of the
day. In the afternoon Mr. Pickerfgill returned from Atta-
hourou ; to which place I had fent him, two days before, for
the hogs he had been promifed. My old friend Pottatou,
the chief of that diftridb, his wife, or miftrefs (I know nor
which), and fome more of his friends, came along with-
Mr. Pickerfgill, in order to vifit me. They brought me a
prefent of two hogs, and1 fome fifh ; and-Mr. Pickerfgill got
two more hogs, by exchange, from Oamo fo r he went in-
the boat as far as Paparra, where he Taw old Oberea. She
feemed much altered for the worfe, poor, and of little con~-
fequence. The firft words flie faid to Mr. Pickerfgill were,.
Earee mataou i'm Imrr, Earee is frightened, you can have nohogs.
By this it appeared that Ihe. had little or no property,
and was herfelf fubjedtto the Earee ; which I believe was-
not the cafe when I was here before. The wind, which had-
blown Wefterly all day, having fhifted at once to the Eaft, we
put to fea ; and I was obliged to difmifs my friends fooner
than they wifhed to go; but well fatisfied with-the reception
they had met with.
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