1787. with the natives,, efpecially as our Captain had recommended him
S e p tem b e r . ^ touc]1 at Atoui in preference to any of the iflands. On our
alking Abbenooe about this circumftance, he informed us that the
Nootka had left Atoui twenty days, and that the Captain was
enou, or a bad man, and had not given any prefent whatever, though
he had been plentifully fupplied with every refrelhment the ifland
afforded.
Our Captain’s intention was not to flay here any longer than
was neceffary to procure a good fupply of hogs, and as many vegetables
as would ferve the fhip’s company whilft they kept good,
and indeed this feemed likely to detain us but a very fhort time,
for early in the morning of the 17th we were furrounded with
canoes, filled with taro, potatoes, cocoa-nuts, and fugar-cane:
many of them had fine large hogs, particularly Abbenooe, Tyheira,
Long-fhanks, and old Toe-Toe, the Chief who ufed formerly
to fupply us lo plentifully with taro. We prefently purchafed
more hogs than we could conveniently carry away alive : on this
our Captain ordered the people to kill and fait as many for fea-
ftore as were fufficient to fill two puncheons.
Early in the morning of the 18th our decks were crouded with
vifitors; for, although it had been our conftant cuftom when at
thefe iflands before, to admit very few people on board, yet at this
time it could fcarcely be avoided, efpecially as Captain Portlock
was abfent, and we were willing to Ihew every attention in our
power to all thofe who had rendered any little fervices to either
veffel.
Amongft the reft of our new guefts, Tyheira introduced his
wife and two little boys : the eldeft is a Iharp little fellow, about
four
four years old j the younger, ftill in his mother’s arms. She is^ a g
very pretty modeft looking woman, and.feems to regard her chil- ,— *— >
dren with a fondnefs truly maternal: Tyheira, by way of paying
a compliment to our Captain, has named-his eldeft boy P o P o te ,
after Capt. Portlock, and the younger Dittea n a , after Capt. Dixon.
Abbenooe informed us, that the King propofed coming on board
in the courfe of the forenoon, and about ten o’clock T ia ra made
his appearance in a large double canoe, accompanied by another,,
in which were his daughter and two nieces. The attendants on
thefe great perfons were very numerous, and joined in a heeva,
or fong, on their coming on board, fuperior to any thing of the^ ■
kind I ever heard at thefe iflands.
The king was greatly pleafed to fee us again, and enquired
particularly after Po Pote. On being told that we fliould ftay no
longer than to procure a fupply of provifions, he feemed felicitous
to accommodate us with every thing the ifland afforded, and indeed
all the Chiefs vied with each other in fpeedily fupplymg our
various wants; even intereft feemed to be forgot in the good na-
tured buftle of kind and friendly offices.
Amongft the many inftances of kindnefs and good natured attention
we met with at this time from the Chiefs in general, 1
cannot omit mentioning an adfion of Long-fhanks, as it does him
the greateft honour, and would refleft credit even on a perfen of
education and refined fenfibility.
Long-ffianks had been often on board when we were laft at
Atoui and by that means was perfonally acquainted with all
our people. Being naturally curious and inquifitive, he now
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