1773' ROUND THE WORLD. l(jl 



Furneaux, Mr. Forster, and several of the natives. 

 We met the chief about a mile from the landing* 

 place, towards which he was advancing to meet us ; 

 but as soon as he saw us he stopt, with his numerous 

 train in the open air. I found him seated upon a 

 stool, with a circle of people round him, and knew 

 him at first sight and he me ; having seen each other 

 several times in 1769. At that time he was but a 

 boy, and went by the name of Tearee, but upon 

 the death of his father Waheatoua, he took upon 

 him that name. 



After the first salutation was over, having seated 

 me on the same stool with himself, and the other 

 gentlemen on the ground by us, he began to enquire 

 after several by name who were with me on my for- 

 mer voyage. He next inquired how long I would 

 stay ; and when I told him no longer than next 

 day, he seemed sorry, asked me to stay some months, 

 and at last came down to five days ; promising that, 

 in that time, I should have hogs in plenty. But as 

 I had been here already a week, without so much 

 as getting one, I could not put any faith in this pro- 

 mise. And yet, I believe, if I had stayed, we 

 should have fared much better than at Matavai. 

 The present I made him consisted of a shirt, a sheet, 

 a broad . axe, spike nails, knives, looking-glasses, 

 medals, beads, &c. In return, he ordered a pretty 

 good hog to be carried to our boat. We stayed with 

 him all the morning, during which time he never 

 suffered me to go from his side, where he was seated. 

 I was also seated on the same stool, which was car- 

 ried from place to place by one of his attendants, 

 whom we called stool-bearer. At length we took 

 leave, in order to return on board to dinner ; after 

 which we visited him again, and made him more 

 presents ; and he in return gave Captain Furneaux 

 and me each of us an hog. Some others were got 

 by exchanges at the trading places : so. that we got, 



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