'773- South point, of the channel; and, with our fails fet, fhooting Septembfer. t a
> —.— ; within the boat, we anchored in feventeen fathoms water.
We then carried out anchors and hawfers, to warp in by ;
and, as foon as the Refolution was out of the way, the Adventure
came up in like manner, and warped in, by the Re-
folution. The warping in, and mooring the fhips, took up
the whole day.
We were no fooner at anchor at the entrance of the har*
bour, than the natives crowded round us in their canoes
with hogs and fruit. The latter they exchanged for nails
and beads; the former we refufed as yet, having already as
many on board as we could manage. Several we were,
however, obliged to take, as many of the principal people
brought off little pigs, pepper, or eavoa-root, and young
plantain trees, and handed them into the fhip, or put them
into the boats along-fide, whether we would or no; for if
we refufed to take them on board, they would throw them
into the boats. In this manner, did thefe good people welcome
us to their country.
I had forgot to mention, that Tupia was much inquired
after at Huaheine; but, at this place, every one afked about
him, and the occafion of his death ; and, like true philofo-
phers, were perfectly fatisfied with the anfwers we gave
them. Indeed, as we had nothing but the truth to tell, the
ftory was the fame, by whomfoever told.
Thwfday 9. Next morning we paid a formal vifit to Oreo, the chief
of this part of the ifle, carrying with us the neceflary pre-
fents. We went through no fort of ceremony at landing,
but were, at once, conduced to him. He was feated in, his
own houfe, which flood near the water-fide,. where he and
his friends received us with great cordiality. He exprefled
much
much fatisfa&Ion at feeing me again, and defired that we ■ 773-
might exchange names, which I accordingly agreed to. I i S L i
believe this is the ftrongeft mark of friendfhip they can Thurrda),9‘
fhew to a ftranger. He inquired after Tupia, and all the
gentlemen, by name, who were with me when I firft vifited
the ifland. After we had made the chief and his friends
the neceflary prefents, we went on board with a hog, and
fome fruit, received from him in return; and in the afternoon
he gave me another hog, ftill larger, without alking
for the leaft acknowledgment. Exchanges for fruit, &c.
were moflly carried on along-fide the fhips. I attempted to
trade for thefe articles on fhore; but did not fucceed, as the
moft of them were brought in canoes from diftant parts, and
carried diredtly to the fhips.
After breakfaft, on the ioth, Captain Furaeaux and I paid Friday uv
the chief a vifit; and we were entertained by him with fuch
a comedy, or dramatic heava, as is generally acted in thefe
ifles. The mufic confifted of three drums; the aCtors were
feven men, and one woman, the chief’s daughter. The
only entertaining part in the drama, was a theft committed
by a man and his accomplice, in fuch a mafterly manner, as
fufficiently difplayed the genius of the people in this vice;
—The theft is difcovered before the. thief has time to carry
off his prize ; then a fcuffle enfues with thofe fet to guard
it, who, though four to two, are beat off the ftage, and the
thief and his accomplices bear away their plunder in triumph.
I was very attentive to the whole of this part, being
in full expectation that it would have ended very differently.
For I had before been informed that Teto (that is, the Thief)
was to be adted, and had underftood that the theft was to be
punifhed with death, or a good tiparrahying (or beating), a
punifli—