33+
p. 100.
p. i'o i.
p. 102,
p. I03.
p. IO4.
p. 105.
p. 106.
The natives came off as before, and they purchafed hogs and fruit as ufual ;
but they could not avoid obferving that thefe people were more bold and daring
in their attempts to thieve.
The natives, having been frequently attentive to the armourer whilft at work,
and obferving how effentially neceffary the tongs and chiffels he made ufe of
were in forming the iron work, one of them, at the mitigation of Purraah,
watched an opportunity, and feizing the tongs, jumped over-board; but being
immediately taken, he received a fevere flogging.
In the afternoon another fellow, fet on likewife by Purraah, feized both tongs
and chiffel, with which he made off: he was purfued by Mr. Edgar, the mafter
of the Difcovery, in her boat, who, upon landing, \yas pelted by the natives
with ftones, and a ikirmiih enfued. Purraah, who came foon after, feized
Mr. Edgar, and fecured his arms behind him. At this inftant the Refolution’s
pinnace arrived; and one of the men, feeing Mr. Edgar’s fituation, ftruck Purraah
with his oar, who inftantly feized and broke it; arid the buftle now became
general. Captain Cook who was on ihore, and had feen the boat in purfuit of
the canoe, came up in the midft of the fcuffle; and having quieted the people,
as much as he could, enquired into the affair; and infiftingon the ftolen goods
being reftored, they were foon after returned by Purraah.
The next morning, February the“ 14th, the Difcovery’s large cutter, which
had been fecured to the Buoy,1 was miffing. So capital a theft could not be
overlooked. It was therefore agreed upon by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke
that the King fhould be fecured; a method which, on feveral occaiions, had
tended to the recovery of goods ftolen. The only way to do this was to invite
him on board. It was alfo thought advifable to fend boats to different parts
of the bay, to prevent the natives from efcaping in their canoes. Things
being thus far fettled, the boats were difpatched accordingly: and Captain Cook,
with Mr. Phillips, the Lieutenant of Marines, went in his pinnace, attended
by the Launch, in which were the marines and fome of the officers, all well
armed, to the N. W. point of the bay, where the King refided.
The
The natives, fuipedling poifibly that fome enquiry would be made relative to p* 106.
the boat, had affembled there in great numbers. Upon landing, the marines p. 107.
were drawn up in a line on the beach with the ferjeant at their head, and
Captain Cook, with Mr. Phillips, proceeded to Terriabdo’s houfe; not finding
him there, they walked on tp a houfe where they were informed by the natives
he was; and having lnvftedTifm to go on board, he readily confented. Some of
the women, and other o f his attendants, however, who, probably, were appre-
heniive of fome defign, >arneftly begging and entreating that he would not go,
he hefitated for a moment. At this important crifis three Indians arrived in a
canoe from the other fide of the bay, with an account of one of their principal
Arees being fhot by the people in the boats.
A general murmur, of difcontent was now heard to prevail; and many of the p. 108.
natives began to arm themfelves with fpears and daggers. This circumftance
was obferved by Mr. Phillips, and he communicated his apprehenfions to
Captain Cook, who was at this time in the midft of a crowd, and, of courfe,
not able to watch their motions. The ferjeant of marines alfo, who was at a
diftance, faw them arming; and, as the tumult rather increafed, called feveral
times to the Captain, to warn him of his danger; but there feemed to be a
degree of infatuation attending him, which rendered him deaf to every thing.
The mob now prefled upon' him, and he was teen to pufh them back, exclaiming,
at the fame time, “ Get away.! get away!” . At length one of them
behaved very infolcntly, and, throwing ftones at him, he fired his double barrel
gun, which he had in his hand, but miffed this man, and ¡hot the next to him
Theunarines, hearing the report o f'.h e gun, imagined that fome mifchief p. ,o„
had been done, and, Without orders, began to I r e alfo. This rendered matters
fall worfe. Captain Cook now feeing his danger, was making to the boats as •
fall as the crowd would permit him, but received a ftab between his Ihoulders
from a Chief whowas behind him; the man was going to repeat his blow, but'
was ihot by the ferjeant of marines. The marines had .no funner fired than
the people in the Launch, from the fame .reafon, fired likewife; and the uoroar
became general. Captain Cook did not fall ||»confluence of his wound, but •
ftill preffed on towards the boats;, the Indians,,however, continued to ruth
upon him, and, with clubs and ftones, foon put an end to his exiftence.
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