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hint about it ; and it shewed that he fully understood 

 to whom he was indebted for the most valuable pre- 

 sents that he had received. At first, I thought that 

 this canoe had been a model of one of their vessels 

 of war ; but I soon found that it was a small ivahah, 

 about sixteen feet long. It was double, and seemed 

 to have been built for the purpose ; and was deco- 

 rated with all those pieces of carved work, which 

 they usually fix upon their canoes. As it was too 

 large for me to take on board, I could only thank 

 him for his good intentions ; but it would have pleased 

 him much better, if his present could have been 

 accepted. 



We were detained here some days longer than I 

 expected, by light breezes from the west, and calms 

 by turns ; so that we could not get out of the bay. 

 During this time, the ships were crowded with our 

 friends, and surrounded by a multitude of canoes ; 

 for not one would leave the place till we were gone. 

 At length, at three o'clock in the afternoon of the 

 29th, the wind came at east, and we weighed anchor. 



As soon as the ships were under sail, at the request 

 of Otoo, and to gratify the curiosity of his people, I 

 fired seven guns, loaded with shot ; after which, all 

 our friends, except him, and two or three more, left 

 us with such marks of affection and grief, as suffi- 

 ciently shewed how much they regretted our de- 

 parture. Otoo being desirous of seeing the ship 

 sail, I made a stretch out to sea, and then in again ; 

 when he also bid us farewell, and went ashore in his 

 canoe. 



The frequent visits we have lately paid to this 

 island, seem to have created a full persuasion, that 

 the intercourse will not be discontinued. It was 

 strictly enjoined to me by Otoo, to request, in his 

 name, the Earee rahie no Pretane, to send him, by 

 the next ships, red feathers, and the birds that pro- 

 duce them ; axes ; half a dozen muskets, with pow- 

 der and shot ; and, by no means, to forget horses. 



