If) COOK'S VOYAGE TO AUG. 



ballast in their place. The caulkers were set to work 

 to caulk the ship, which she stood in great need of; 

 having, at times, made much water on our passage 

 from the Friendly Islands. I also put on shore the 

 bull, cows, horses, and sheep, and appointed two men 

 to look after them while grazing ; for I did not in- 

 tend to leave any of them at this part of the island. 



During the two following days, it hardly ever 

 ceased raining. The natives, nevertheless, came to 

 us from every quarter, the news of our arrival having 

 rapidly spread. Waheiadooa, though at a distance, 

 had been informed of it ; and, in the afternoon of the 

 16th, a chief, named Etorea, under whose tutorage 

 he was, brought me two hogs as a present from him ; 

 and acquainted me, that he himself would be with us 

 the day after. And so it proved ; for I received a 

 message from him the next morning, notifying his 

 arrival, and desiring I would go ashore to meet him. 

 Accordingly, Omai and I prepared to pay him a for- 

 mal visit. On this occasion, Omai, assisted by some 

 of his friends, dressed himself, not after the English 

 fashion, nor that of Otaheite, nor that of Tongataboo, 

 nor in the dress of any country upon earth, but in a 

 strange medley of all that he was possessed of. 



Thus equipped, on our landing, we first visited 

 Etary ; who, carried on a hand barrow, attended us 

 to a large house, where he was set down ; and we 

 seated ourselves on each side of him. I caused a 

 piece of Tongataboo-cloth to be spread out before 

 us, on which I laid the presents I intended to make. 

 Presently the young chief came, attended by his 

 mother, and several principal men, who all seated 

 themselves, at the other end of the cloth, facing us. 

 Then a man who sat by me, made a speech, consisting 

 of short and separate sentences ; part of which was 

 dictated by those about him. He was answered by 

 one from the opposite side, near the chief Etary 

 spoke next ; then Omai ; and both of them were 

 answered from the same quarter. These orations 

 were entirely about my arrival, and connections with 



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