alongfide; he gave Lee Boo his blefftngy wiftfing him
happy and pmlperous, which his fon received with i great
refpeit.—Seeing Captain Wilson bulled in giving. directions
to his people, he fexpt tiH he found him quite at liberty
» and then went up to him and embraced him with
great tendernefe, fhewing, by his looks and voice» how mush
he was diftreffed to bid him farewell ; he fhook all the
officers by the hand, in a moft cordial manner; faying»
“ You are happy becaufeyau are going home;—I am happy to
« find you are happy—but Jlill very -unhappy niyfeIf:J&(fiêe ym
u going away.”—Then, alluring our people of his affectionate
willies for their fuecelsful voyage, he went over the fide o f
the veffel into his canoe.—Moft of the Chiefs on board left
them at the fame time, except Raa Kook, aadafew mea
who attended him, who would fee the Engli/h clear o f danger
to the outfide of the reef. As the canoes drew clofe and
furrounded that of the King, the natives all. looked up eager»
ly, as if to take leave, whilft their countenances communicated
all their benevolent hearts felt, in looks more expref-
five than language. Our countrymen might with truth fay,
they left a whole people in tears; and.fe fenfibly were they
impreffed themfelves by this interefting feene, that when
Abba Thux.be and his train turned back to Oroolqngt,
they were hardly able to give them three cheers, and their
eyes purfued them to catch the lateft look, whilft every man
on board, with fhe. "sy^fnieft ^elt * tlieefficacy
qf ftis fervicesywhich in a. great meafure had.brought
^bout their tfel4v^n<^^n^the-fte^mef^o|^i§ Jftiendfhip»,
which^ though,, ffom imaginary,, ^r^ s- at ti^es.^pqbted*
they haef ^oynd, ftrm anhunfhaken h>rthy.laftr.
Haying pow bid adieu to this good and amiable prince^it
may not.be ifoprpper to}-g^y| afi outline of hi?-igener^cha-
t^an j^ob^q^hat the.ct)rtain is;for ever,
dropped b^tw^eh him. and the world'!—He is entered, iptq
h^§ own unnoticed domains, where.he and, his Apceftry have
palled a. loqg fupcelfton of ages.. in obfi vymk qnhdbW“
ipgand unknown to their (^temporaries- inhabiting'the'yefe
of the globe,rr-An accident, wholly unexpg%d, hath given
1? M a tran%nt fight of thefe peoplpo -no^ iggjj likely
that they will again be fought, pr looked after, as they poflefs-
nothing but gpod' fenfe and virtue; and ftve in a Gpuntry
which fupplies . no materials that may tempt the avarice of
yet know the comforts of civilized nationsy.the advantages 01
airts, or the blandilhmentsof luxury—-they have,.in counter-
poife, been ignorant, o f the .^x^etiephe^ | :aw-aken, the pair
fions which they inflame, and the crimes they give-birthfob
— Even in their ftate.of native; fimplicfty,.as-pisStured in the-
foregoing pages, yh^r^ is, I fhould;cpnceiyeji fqfficient matter
to intereft, andftiir.far more to: admire; \Vith. regafd to the.
excellent paan,. who ruled, over thefe fqnts, o f Nature,.he pei'—
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