

1J6 cook's second voyage SEPT. 



trade; for- the natives were so much alarmed, that 

 none came near us, but those that were about the 

 chief; it, therefore, became the more necessary for me 

 to return, to restore things to their former state. When 

 we got back to our boat, we there found Oree's sister, 

 and several more persons, who had travelled by land 

 to the place. We immediately stept into the boat in 

 order to return on board, without so much as asking 

 the chief to accompany us. He, however, insisted 

 on going also ; and followed us into the boat in spite 

 of the opposition and entreaties of those about him.; 

 his sister followed his example, and the tears and 

 prayers of her daughter, who was about sixteen or 

 eighteen years of age, had no weight with her on this 

 occasion. The chief sat at table with us, and made 

 a hearty dinner ; his sister, according to custom, ate 

 nothing. After dinner, I sufficiently rewarded them 

 for the confidence they had put in me, and soon after 

 carried them both on shore, where some hundreds of 

 people waited to receive them, many of whom em- 

 braced their chief with tears of joy. All was now 

 joy and peace : the people crowded in from every 

 part, with hogs, fowls, and fruit, so that we presently 

 filled two boats ; Oree himself presented me with a 

 large hog and a quantity of fruit. The hanger (the 

 only thing of value Mr. Sparrman had lost) with part 

 of his coat, were brought us ; and we were told, we 

 should have the others the next day. Some of the 

 officers, who were out on a shooting party, had some 

 things stolen from them, which were returned in like 

 manner. 



Thus ended the troublesome transactions of this 

 day, which I have been the more particular in relat- 

 ing, because it shows what great confidence this 

 brave old chief put in us ; it also, in some degree, 

 shows that friendship is sacred with them. Oree and 

 I were professed friends in all the forms customary 

 among them ; and he seemed to think that this could 

 not be broken by the act of any other persons. In- 

 deed this seemed to be the great argument he made 



