58 cook's voyage to sept. 



CHAP. IV. 



THE DAY OF SAILING FIXED. PEACE MADE WITH EIMEO. 



DEBATES ABOUT IT, AND OTOO's CONDUCT BLAMED. 



A SOLEMNITY AT THE MORAI ON THE OCCASION, DESCRIBED 



BY MR. KING. OBSERVATIONS UPON IT. INSTANCE OF 



OTOO'S ART. OMAI'S WaR-CANOE, AND REMARKS UPON 



HIS BEHAVIOUR. OTOO's PRESENT, AND MESSAGE TO THE 



KING OF GREAT BRITAIN. REFLECTIONS ON OUR MANNER 



OF TRAFFIC, AND ON THE GOOD TREATMENT WE MET WITH 



AT OTAHEITE. ACCOUNT OF THE EXPEDITION OF THE 



SPANIARDS. THEIR FICTIONS TO DEPRECIATE THE ENG- 

 LISH. WISHES EXPRESSED THAT NO SETTLEMENT MAY BE 



MADE. OMAl's JEALOUSY OF ANOTHER TRAVELLER. 



JuLarly in the morning of the 22d, Otoo and his 

 father came on board, to know when I proposed sail- 

 ing. For, having been informed that there was a 

 good harbour at Eimeo, I had told them that I should 

 visit that island on my way to Huaheine ; and they 

 were desirous of taking a passage with me, and of 

 their fleet sailing at the time to reinforce Towha. 

 As I was ready to take my departure, I left it to 

 them to name the day, and the Wednesday following 

 was fixed upon, when I was to take on board Otoo, 

 his father, mother, and, in short, the whole family. 

 These points being settled, I proposed setting out 

 immediately for Oparre, where all the fleet, fitted out, 

 for the expedition, was to assemble this day, and to 

 be reviewed. 



I had but just time to get into my boat, when 

 news was brought, that Towha had concluded a 

 treaty with Maheine, and had returned with his 

 fleet to Attahooroo. This unexpected event made all 

 further proceedings in the military way quite unneces- 

 sary, and the war-canoes, instead of rendezvousing at 

 Oparre, were ordered home to their respective dis- 



