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and the canoes were returned to the first person who 

 came for them. 



It was not till the evening of this day that any one 

 enquired after Tupia, and then but two or three. As 

 soon as they learnt the cause of his death, they were 

 quite satisfied ; indeed, it did not appear to me, that 

 it would have caused a moment's uneasiness in the 

 breast of any one, had his death been occasioned by 

 any other means than by sickness. As little enquiry 

 was made after Aotourou, the man who went away 

 with M. de Bougainville ; but they were continually 

 asking for Mr. Banks, and several others who were 

 with me in my former voyage. 



These people informed us, that Toutaha, the regent 

 of the greater peninsula of Otaheite, had been killed 

 in a battle, which was fought between the two king- 

 doms about five months before ; and that Otoo was 

 the reigning prince. Tubourai Tamaide, and several 

 more of our principal freinds about Matavai, fell in 

 this battle, as also a great number of common people; 

 but at present, a peace subsisted between the two 

 kingdoms. 



On the 19th we had gentle breezes easterly, with 

 some smart showers of rain. Early in the morning, 

 the boats were again sent to recover the Adventure's 

 anchors, but returned with the same ill success as the 

 day before ; so that we ceased to look for them any 

 longer, thinking ourselves very happy in having come 

 off so well, considering the situation we had been in. 

 In an excursion which Captain Furneaux and I made 

 along the coast, we met with a chief who entertained 

 us with excellent fish, fruit, &c. In return for his 

 hospitality, I made him a present of an axe and other 

 things ; and he afterwards accompanied us back to 

 the ships, where he made but a short stay. 



Nothing worthy of note happened on the 20th, 

 till the dusk of the evening, when one of the natives 

 made off with a musket belonging to the guard on 

 shore. I was present when this happened, and sent 



