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tion we had already met with, and the few excur- 

 sions we had made, which did not exceed the plains 

 of Matavai and Oparree, convinced us of our error. 

 We found at these two places, built and building a 

 great number of large canoes, and houses of every 

 kind; people living in spacious habitations, who had 

 not a place to shelter themselves in eight months 

 before ; several large hogs about every house ; and 

 every other sign of a rising state. 



Judging from these favourable circumstances that 

 we should not mend ourselves by removing to another 

 island, I resolved to make a longer stay, and to begin 

 with the repairs of the ship and stores, &c. Accord- 

 ingly I ordered the empty casks and sails to be got 

 ashore to be repaired ; the ship to be calked ; and 

 the rigging to be overhauled ; all of which the high 

 southern latitudes had made indispensably necessary. 



In the morning of the 26th, I went down to 

 Oparree, accompanied by some of the officers and 

 gentlemen, to pay Otoo a visit by appointment. As 

 we drew near we observed a number of large canoes 

 in motion ; but were surprized, when we arrived, to 

 see upwards of three hundred ranged in order, for 

 some distance, along the shore, all completely 

 equipped and manned, besides a vast number of 

 armed men upon the shore. So unexpected an arma- 

 ment collected together in our neighbourhood, in the 

 space of one night, gave rise to various conjectures. 

 We landed however in the midst of them, and were 

 received by a vast multitude, many of them under 

 arms, and many not. The cry of the latter was Tiyo 

 no Otoo, and that of the former Tiyo no Towha. This 

 chief, we afterwards learned, was admiral or com- 

 mander of the fleet and troops present. The moment 

 we landed, I was met by a chief whose name was Tee, 

 uncle to the king, and one of his prime ministers, of 

 whom I inquired for Otoo. Presently after we were 

 met by Towha, who received me with great courtesy. 

 He took me by the one hand, and Tee by the other 5 



