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showed that they were no less valuable in the estim- 

 ation of the people here ; nor was there a person in 

 either ship that could make himself the proprietor of 

 one, except myself, Captain Clerke, and Omai. 

 These caps, or rather bonnets, are composed of the 

 tail feathers of the tropic bird, with the red feathers 

 of the parroquets wrought upon them, or jointly 

 with them. They are made so as to tie upon the 

 forehead without any crown, and have the form of a 

 semicircle, whose radius is eighteen or twenty inches. 

 The chief stayed on board till the evening, when he 

 left us ; but his brother, whose name was also Futta- 

 faihe, and one or two or more of his attendants, 

 continued in the ship all night. 



At day-break the next morning, I weighed with a 

 fine breeze at east north-east, and stood to the west- 

 ward, with a view to return to Annamooka, by the 

 track we had already experienced. We were fol- 

 lowed by several sailing canoes, in one of which was 

 the king. As soon as he got on board the Resolu- 

 tion he inquired for his brother, and the others who 

 had remained with us all night. It now appeared 

 that they had staid without his leave ; for he gave 

 them, in a very few words, such a reprimand as 

 brought tears from their eyes ; and yet they were 

 men not less than thirty years of age. He was, how- 

 ever, soon reconciled to their making a longer stay ; 

 for, on quitting us, he left his brother and five of his 

 attendants on board. We had also the company of 

 a chief just then arrived from Tongataboo, whose 

 name was Tooboueitoa. The moment he arrived, he 

 sent his canoe away, and declared that he and five 

 more who came with him would sleep on board ; so 

 that I had now my cabin filled with visitors. This, 

 indeed, was some inconvenience ; but I bore with it 

 more willingly, as they brought plenty of provisions 

 with them as presents to me, for which they always 

 had suitable returns. 



About one o'clock in the afternoon, the easterly 



