Saturday 4,
Friday the^böf April,-' •‘Tinah and-his* wife, with Kisp
parents, brothers, and lifter, dined with me to-day, and, as-
I meant to fail early the next morning, they all remained-
on board for the night. Thelhi-p was Sroudeti the-whole-
day with the natives, and wc-w-ene loaded
plantains, breâd-früit, hogsj «and-goats»-« . In the «evening^
there was no dancing or mirth on the. beach,; fiich- a's Wer
had been aceoftomed to, but all was' filent. -
At day-light, we unmoored : the flock of the beft bower
anchor was fo mUch-eaten by the wormsfthat it broke1 in
flowing the arichoCt the fmatl bower had an iron ftocfc;-and
in thefe voyâgès, it is-Very neceffa*yfthàt- fhips ffiould fee
provided vrith ironanchof flocksv J- At half pail .fix,: there
being rio wind, We weighed, and, with our boats- and. two*
fweeps* towed the Ihip out o f the harbour. Soon after,itha
fea brëéze camé, ami we flood off towards the fea.-
Ih e oUÛet ®f T-oahioah harbour being mafrôW,\^phrd‘
permit only a few of die natives fo be oh board-: many
others, however^ attended in- canoes, till thé breeze came,
when I was obliged ;to leave them. We ftoeki- off and- on*
almoft all the remainder of the day. Tinah“ and^ddeah
preffed me Very ftrongly to anchor in Matavai bay, and ftay-
one night longer ; hut, as I hacfalreadÿ taken leave-of-moft
o f my friends, I thought it better to keep*® my -intention o f
failing. After dinner, I ordered theprefents which-1 had re-
fervecl for Tinah and his wife, to be put- in one o f the Ihip’s
boats,, and, as I had promifed him fire-arms, I gave him-
two mulkets, a pair of piflolsj 'and a good ftock of 'ammu-
nition. I then reprfefented to- them, the neceflity. o f their
going away, that the boat might return to the Ihip before
it was dark ; on which they took a moll affectionate leave
of
o f . me, And '.went into the boat. £l OneJ of their expreffions, 1789.
JLatec-a.tee, 'zb&emh.” “ May .Ap *"
“ the Eatua proteóf you, for ever and. evér.” ,
* All the time thatwe -remained aPOtaheite* the picture of
©aptain Cook, at the defire of Tinah, was .kept on board
the Ihip". On delivering it to him, I wrote on thé.back, the
time of the fliip’s arriyai and departure,, w ith an account of
the imrufo-gt^Qf plant sjon,board.
fn - Tinahvhad defiredbtbat *L would falutedpim, at!his.departure,*
with the jgge^t; gnn^ ^which Lcou-ld not comply'with, for
fear/qf difturbiEigthe»pLants; but,va'S^a pat-tiiig' token of. our
regard* Wofnaaned Ihip with all hands$ and gave him three
cheers;’.,.-cAp lh.ri-fetvr.the' boat returned, and wf.made!fail*
bidding farewell to OtAheite, where :for twentyfthree weeks
we; had been treated withthe utmoft .affeCtion and regard*
andwhich: feëmëdito.increafe in proportion to our flay.,
TJjat we<were not jipfeafible to their kindnefsy-the events
whichfipllctwed mere.thanj fufficiently. proves':, for to thé
friendly |nd endearing behaviour ofethefe people, may be.
afcribed'the motives .for that eveht which, qffefledl the»:phin' d
of an, ekpeditidn,Mhat_ thererwas*, every reafbnxtcPbdpe*.
woulddiavebeen!complefediin the moft fortunate manner.»
T o enter into .a defcription.of the ifland, :or its inhabi-> :
rants* I look upon as fuperfluous. Frpm >the accounts ó f
former voyage's, and the faCts-whieff I have related, the
charade? .of .the people will .appear: in as time a light* las by
any, defeription in my power-to give. The length of time
that we remained at Otaheife, with the advantage o f - having
been there before* gave me opportunities of making,
perhaps, aj more perfeCt vocabulary of the language* than
Has . yet- appeared; hut I have chofen to defer it for the pre-
•* - - fent,