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the refreshments we got at the Marquesas had re- 

 moved every complaint of that kind. 



On the c 23d, showery weather. Our very good 

 friends the natives supplied us with fruit and fish 

 sufficient for the whole crew. 



On the 24th, Otoo the king, and several other 

 chiefs, with a train of attendants, paid us a visit, and 

 brought as presents ten or a dozen large hogs, besides 

 fruits, which made them exceedingly welcome. I 

 was advertised of the king's coming, and looked upon 

 it as a good omen. Knowing how much it was my 

 interest to make this man my friend, I met him at 

 the tents, and conducted him and his friends on board, 

 in my boat, where they staid dinner ; after which they 

 were dismissed with suitable presents, and highly 

 pleased with the reception they had met with. 



Next day we had much thunder, lightning, and 

 rain. This did not hinder the king from making me 

 another visit, and a present of a large quantity of re- 

 freshments. It hath been already mentioned, that 

 when we were at the island of Amsterdam we had 

 collected, amongst other curiosities, some red parrot 

 feathers. When this was known here, all the principal 

 people of both sexes endeavoured to ingratiate them- 

 selves into our favour by bringing us hogs, fruit, and 

 every other thing the island afforded, in order to 

 obtain these valuable jewels. Our having these 

 feathers was a fortunate circumstance ; for as they 

 were valuable to the natives, they became so to us ; 

 but more especially as my stock of trade was, by this 

 time, greatly exhausted ; so that, if it had not been 

 for the feathers, I should have found it difficult to 

 have supplied the ship with the necessary refresh- 

 ments. 



When I put in at this island, I intended to stay no 

 longer than till Mr Wales had made the necessary 

 observations for the purposes already mentioned ; 

 thinking we should meet with no better success than 

 we did the last time we were here. But the recep- 



