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CHAP. XII. 



AN ACCOUNT OF THE RECEPTION WE MET WITH AT HUAHEINE, 

 WITH THE INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED WHILE THE SHIPS 

 LAY THERE, AND OF OMAI, ONE OF THE NATIVES, COMING 

 AWAY IN THE ADVENTURE. 



As soon as we were clear of the bay, and our boats 

 in, I directed my course for the Island of Huaheine, 

 where I intended to touch. We made it the next 

 day, and spent the night, making short boards under 

 the north end of the island. At day -light in the 

 morning of the 3d, we made sail for the harbour of 

 Owharre ; in which the Resolution anchored, about 

 nine o'clock, in twenty-four fathoms* water. As the 

 wind blew out of the harbour, I chose to turn in by 

 the southern channel, it being the widest. The Reso- 

 lution turned in very well, but the Adventure, miss- 

 ing stays, got ashore on the north side of the channel. 

 I had the Resolution's launch in the water ready, 

 in case of an accident of this kind, and sent her 

 immediately to the Adventure. By this timely assist- 

 ance, she was got off again, without receiving any 

 damage. Several of the natives, by this time, had 

 come off to us, bringing with them some of the pro- 

 ductions of the island ; and, as soon as the ships were 

 both in safety, I landed with Captain Furneaux, and 

 was received by the natives with the utmost cordiality. 

 I distributed some presents among them ; and pre- 

 sently after, they brought down hogs, fowls, dogs, 

 and fruits, w T hich they willingly exchanged for 

 hatchets, nails, beads, &c. The like trade was soon 

 opened on board the ships ; so that we had a fair 

 prospect of being plentifully supplied with fresh pork 

 and fowls > and, to people in our situation, this was 



