They frequently mentioned Tupia, which was the name of the native of
Otaheite, brought here by the Endeavour, and who died at Batavia; and when
we informed them that he was dead, fome of them feefned to be much concerned,
and, as well as we could underftand them, wanted to know whether
we killed him, or if he died a natural death. By thefe queftions we may conclude
they are the fame tribe Captain Cook faw. In the afternoon they returned
again with fiih and fern roots, for which we gave them nails and other trifles;
though the nails are what they fet the moil value on. The man and woman who
had the head did not come off'again. Having a catalogue of words in their
language, we called feveral things by their names, which furprized them
greatly. They wanted it much, and offered a great quantity of fiih for it.
Next morning they returned again, to the number of fifty or fixty, with
their Chief, as we fuppofed, at their head, in five double canoes. They gave
us their implements of war, ftone hatchets, and clothes, &c. for nails and old
bottles, which they fet a great value on. A number of the head men came on
board, and it was with fome difficulty we got them out of the fhip by fair
means; but on the appearance of a mufquet, with a fixed bayonet, they all
went into their canoes very precipitately. We were daily vifited by more or
lefs, who brought fiih in great plenty for nails, beads, and other trifles, and
behaved very peaceably.
We fettled the aftronomer, with his inftruments, and a fufficient guard, on
a fmall ifland that is joined to Motuara, at low water, called the Hippa, where
there was an old fortified town that the natives had forfaken. Their houfes
ferved our people to live in ; and, by finking them about a foot infide, we
made them very comfortable.
On the i ith of May we felt two fevere fhocks of an earthquake, but received
no kind of damage; and on the 17th had the pleafure of feeing the^ Refolution
off the Mouth of the Sound, after a feparation of fourteen weeks."
Having thus given the fubftance of Captain Furneaux’s journal during the
abfence of the Adventure from her Confort, we now return to that of Captain
Cook.
The Refolution being, as before recited, moored near the Adventure, in p- 121.
Queen Charlotte’s Sound, Captain Cook went afhore the morning after his arrival,
in fearch of fcurvy-grafs, celery, and fome other vegetables* which he
knew were to be found there; and, returning on board,with a boat load, and a
profpedt of an ample fupply, he gave orders that they ihould be boiled with
wheat and portable broth every morning for breakfaft; and with peafe and
broth for dinner: knowing, from experience, that thefe vegetables, thus drefled,
are extremely beneficial in removing all manner of fcorbutick complaints.
Captain Cook had long had a defire, as already mentioned, to vifit Van p-iar.
Diemen’s Land, in order to inform himfelf if it made a part of New Holland;
and certainly would have done fo, had the winds proved favourable. But as
Captain Furneaux had now, in fome meafure, cleared up that point, he could
have no bufinefs there. He therefore came to a refolution to continue his re-
fearches to: the eaft, between the latitudes b f 410 and 46°; with this determination
he acquainted Captain Furneaux, and ordered him to get his ihip in
readinefs to put to fea as foon as poffible.
On the 20th of May he fent on ffiore the only ewe and ram remaining of thofe p. 12*.
he had brought from the Cape of Good Hope, with an intent to leave in this
country; but the next day they were both found dead, occafioned, as fuppofed, p, I22.
by eating fome poifonous plant. The fame day he vifited feveral gardens
Captain Furneaux had caufed to be made, and planted with various articles- all
of which were in a flouriihing ftate. He likewife fet fome men to work to
make a garden on Long Ifland, which he planted with garden feeds, roots &c.
On the 21 ft they were vifited, for the firft time fince the arrival of the Refolution,
by fome of the natives, who dined on board; and it was not a little
they devoured; in the evening they were difmifled with prefents.
Going on a ihooting party, the 24th, in company with Captain Furneaux p I22
and Mr. Fofter, in their way; they met a large canoe, in which were fourteen or
fifteen people, who, as they had before done to Captain Furneaux, made' inquiries
after Tupia, and feemed to exprefs fome concern when they were told
he