33i< cook's second voyage may, 



into the reason, I was told Happi was mataoued. 

 Chagrined at this disappointment as I was, I forbore 

 taking any step, from a supposition that Tee had not 

 seen him, or that Otoo's orders had not yet reached 

 Matavai. A supply of fruit sent us from Oparree, 

 and some brought us by our friends, served us for 

 the present, and made us less anxious about it. 

 Thus matters stood till the afternoon, when Otoo 

 himself came to the tents with a large supply. 

 Thither I went, and expostulated with him for not 

 permitting the people in our neighbourhood to bring 

 us fruit as usual, insisting on his giving immediate 

 orders about it, which he either did, or had done 

 before ; for, presently after, more was brought us 

 than we could well manage. This was not to be 

 wondered at; for the people had every thing in 

 readiness to bring the moment they were permitted, 

 and, I believe, thought themselves as much injured 

 by the restriction as we did. 



Otoo desiring to see some of the great guns fire 

 from the ship, I ordered twelve to be shotted, and 

 fired towards the sea. As he had never seen a 

 cannon fired before, the sight gave him as much pain 

 as pleasure. In the evening, we entertained him 

 with fire-works, which gave him great satisfaction. 



Thus ended all our differences, on which I beg 

 leave to suggest the following remarks. I have had 

 occasion, in this journal before, to observe, that these 

 people were continually watching opportunities to 

 rob us. This their governors either encouraged, or 

 had not power to prevent ; but most probably the 

 former, because the offender was always screened. 

 That they should commit such daring thefts was the 

 more extraordinary, as they frequently run the risk 

 of being shot in the attempt; and if the article that 

 they stole was of any consequence, they knew they 

 should be obliged to make restitution. The moment 

 a theft of this kind was committed, it spread like the 

 wind over the whole neighbourhood. They judged of 



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