emotion, and, as if he knew nothing of the matter, he opened two or three of
them himfelf, and having fignified to them that he was fatisfied it was fo, went
on ihore, and fent off a quantity of plantains and bananoes.
P- IS°* Having got on board a fupply of water, fruit, and roots, Captain Cook
determined to fail the next morning to Matavia, as he found it was not likely
that he lhould get an interview with Waheatoua, without which it was very
improbable he fhould procure any hogs. But the wind blowing freih from the
N.. W. prevented this deiign from being carried into execution.
p. 150. In the evening of the 22d he was informed that Waheatoua was come into
the neighbourhood, and wanted to fee him: in confequence of this information,
he determined to wait one day longer in order to have an interview with
that Prince. He accordingly fet out the next morning, accompanied by
Captain Furneaux, Mr. Forfter, and feveral of the natives. He met the Chief
about á mile from the landing-place, towards which he was advancing to meet
him ; but as foon as he faw Captain Cook and his party, he Hopped, with his
nume'rous .train, in the open air. The Captain found him feated upon a*, ftool,
with a circle of people round him, and knew him at firft fight, as he did the
Captain; 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.
p. 150. After the firft falutation was over, having feated Captain Cook on the fame
ftool with himfelf, and the other gentlemen on the ground by them, he began
to enquire after feveral, by name, who were with the Captain -on his former
voyage. He next enquired how long he would ftay; and when he was told no
longer than the next day, he feemed forry; aikedhim to ftay Tome months and
at laft came down to five days; promifing, that, in that time, he ihould have
hogs in plenty. But, as the Captain had been here already a week without fo
much as getting one, he could not put any faith in this promife. The prefents
Captain Cook made bim, confifted of a íhirt, a íheét, a broad axe, fpike nails
knives, looking-glaffes, medals, beads, &c. in return, he ordered a pretty
good hog to be carried to the boat. They flayed with him all the morning,
during which time he never fuffered Captain Cook to go from his fide, where
he was feated: he was alfo feated on the fame ftool; which was carried from
place to place by one of his attendants, whom they called the ftool-bearer.
At length the company took leave, in order to return on board to dinner; after
which they vifited the Chief again, and made him more prefents; and he, in
return, gave each of the Captains a hog. Some others were got by“exchanges
at the trading places: fo that they procured in the whole, that day, as much
freih pork as gave the crews of both ihips a meal. And this in confequence of
their having the interview with, the .king.
The fruits they got at this place greatly contributed towards the recovery of p. 152.
the^fick people belonging to the Adventure. Many of them, who had been fo ill
as not to be able to move without affiftance, were, in this ihort time, fo far
recovered, .that they could walk about of themfelves. When they put into that
Bay, the Refolution had but ¡one fcorbutic man on board, and a marine, who
had been longTick, and who died the fecond day after their arrival, of a complication
of diforders, without the leaft mixture of the fcurvy.
On the evening of the 25th they arrived in Matavai Bay, the other part of p# IS3.
the iiland; before they got to an anchor the decks were crowded with natives;
many of whpm Captain Cook recognized, and almoft all of them knew him.
A great crowd were gotten together upon the ihore, among whom was Otoo,
their king. The Captain was juft going to 'pay him a vifit, when he was informed
that he was mataow d (frightened) and gone to Oparree. He could not
conceive the reafon of the King’s thus going off in a fright, as every one feemed
pleafed to fee him. A Chief, whofe name was Maritata, was at this time
on board, and advifed him to defer his vifit till the next morning, when he
would accompany him.
He did fo, and accordingly the next day, accompanied by Captain Furneaux p. is|.
and others, together with Maritata and his wife, he fet off for Oparree. As foon
as they landed they were condufted to Otoo, whom they found feated on the
ground, under the lhade of a tree, with a great concourfe of his fubjeits "
around him. After the firft compliments were over; Captain Cook prefented
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