them, pleading, that Obade, her gallant, had ftolen them, and was gone off with
them. Mr. Banks received her very coolly j nor would fuffer them to lie in the
markee, he being already engaged ; and the captain refufed their prefents, at
which the queen appeared very forrowful. Mr. Banks and the reft, went to-bed ;
and the whole tribe of the natives would have lain in the bell-tent, but I would
not fuffer them, and -ferii them away. The next morning they returned to the
tent, and captain Cook altered his rèfolution, and bought fome of their fruit. The
queen behaved very haughtily, yet Mr. Banks agreed they ihould lie in his markee
in the day-time. Two of her attendants were very àflìduous in gétting themfelves
huibands, in which attempt they, at length, fucceeded. The iurg'eon took one;
and one of the lieutenants the other : they féemed' agreeable enough till'bed-time,
and then they determined to lie in Mr. Banks’s tent, which they did accordingly:,
but one off the engaged coming out, the furgeon infilled that ihe ihould not fleep
there, and thruft her out, and the reft followed her, except OteàTea, who whined
and cried for a confiderable time'till Mr.Banks led her out alfo.' Mr. Monkhoufe and
Mr. Banks came to an eclairciffement fome time after j had very high words, and
I expected they would have decided it by a duel, which, however, they prudently
avoided. Oboreah, and her retinue, had gone to their canoe, and would not return
j but Mr. Banks went and ftaid with them all night.
This day, the princefs Tetroah Mituah’s canoes were taken, laden with prefents
for us; but, as captain Cook knew ihe was innocent, he let her have her canoes
again.
On the 2 iff, in the morning, many of the natives came to us with prefents of
various kinds ; but, though called prefents, they were all paid for. Our tent was
nearly filled with people j and, foonaftér, Amòà, who is chief of feveral diftridts
on the other fide o f the ifland, alfo came to us, and brought with him a hog. As
foon as he appeared, the natives uncloathed themfelves to the waift ; which mark
of obeifance ,to their fijperiors we had not obferved before, but judged it was
ufually ihewn to every perfoa of diftinguiihed rank arnongft them.' This man
ObOreah called her hufband, and Toobaiah his brother j but there is little regard
to be paid Co what they fay. A woman, called Teetée, came from the weft, and
prefented a very fine garment to the Captain, of a bright „yellow in the ground,
hhrdered with red: in the middle of it were many erodes, which we apprehended
they had learned from the French.
On the 23d, in the morning, we miffed one of our men, a Portugueze, whom
we had taken in at Rio de Janeiro; enquiring among the Indians, we learned (hat
he was at Qpare with Tootahau; and one of them offered to go and bring him
back to us, which he accordingly did the fame night. The account which he
gave on his return was. That three men came to him crying Tyau, which is the
watch-word, amopgft them, for friendlhip, and then carried him from the fort,
and dragged him to the top of the bay, where they dripped him, forced him into
a.boat, and took him to Opare, where Tootahau gave him fome cloaths, and
perfuaded him to Hay with him. -This account we believed to be true, for, as
foon as is was known arnongft the natives that he was refcued, all'ofthimin'the
bell-tent moved off, and went to Opare in great hafte, being apprehenfive that we
mould reck our revenge on them.
On the 26th, the captain and Mr. Banks fet out to make a furvey of ihe ifland,
and began with the weft fide.
On the 27th, we faw a favourite game, which the young gifts divert themfelves
with 111 an evening; dividing themfelves into two parties, one ftanding. pppo-
fite to the other, one jarty throws apples, wh&h the other endeavours to catch.
The right of the game I am not acquainted with ; but now-and-then one of the
parties advanced, damping with their feet, making wry mouths, ftraddling with
their legs, lifting up their cloaths, and expofing their nakedneft ; 'at the fame time
repeating fome words in a difagreeable tone. Thus are they bred up to lewdnefs
from their childhood, .many of them not being above eight or nine, years of age.
The 28th ; this evening the captain and Mr. Banks returned from their weftern
excurfioh. And;
On the 29th, early in the morning, they fet out for the eaft part of the ifland,
to make a furvey of it.
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