328 cook's second voyage may, 



On the 4th, nothing worthy of note. 



On the 5th, the king and several other great men 

 paid us a visit, and brought with them, as usual, some 

 hogs and fruit. In the afternoon, the botanists set 

 out for the mountains, and returned the following 

 evening, having made some new discoveries in their 



way. 



On going ashore in the morning of the 7th, I found 

 Otoo at the tents, and took the opportunity to ask 

 his leave to cut down some trees for fuel. He not 

 well understanding me, I took him to some growing 

 near the sea-shore, where I presently made him com- 

 prehend what I wanted, and lie as readily gave his 

 consent. I told him, at the same time, that I should 

 cut down no trees that bore any fruit. He was 

 pleased with this declaration, and told it aloud, 

 several times, to the people about us. In the after- 

 noon, he and the whole royal family, viz. his father, 

 brother, and three sisters, paid us a visit on board. 

 This was properly his father's visit of ceremony. He 

 brought me, as a present, a complete mourning dress, 

 a curiosity we most valued. In return, I gave him 

 whatever he desired, which was not a little ; and hav- 

 ing distributed red feathers to all the others, con- 

 ducted them ashore in my boat. Otoo was so well 

 pleased with the reception he and his friends met 

 with, that he told me at parting, I might cut down as 

 many trees as I pleased, and what sort I pleased. 



During the night, between the 7th and 8th, some 

 time in the middle watch, all our friendly connections 

 received an interruption, through the negligence of 

 one of the centinels on shore. He, having either 

 slept or quitted his post, gave one of the natives an 

 opportunity to carry off his musket. The first news 

 I heard of it was from Tee, whom Otoo had sent on 

 board for that purpose, and to desire that I would go 

 to him, for that he was mataoued. We were not well 

 enough acquainted with their language to understand 

 all Tee's story ; but we understood enough to know 



