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handed ; so that we had more provisions than we 

 knew what to do with. What was still more, we 

 were under no apprehensions of exhausting the island, 

 which presented to our eyes every mark of the most 

 exuberant plenty, in every article of refreshment. 



Soon after our arrival here, one of the natives, 

 whom the Spaniards had carried with them to Lima, 

 paid us a visit ; but, in his external appearance, he 

 was not distinguishable from the rest of his country- 

 men. However, he had not forgot some Spanish 

 words which he had acquired, though he pronounced 

 them badly. Amongst them, the most frequent were, 

 si Sennor ; and, when a stranger was introduced to 

 him, lie did not fail to rise up and accost him, as well 

 as he could. 



We also found here the young man whom we called 

 Oedidee, but whose real name is Heete-heete. I had 

 carried him from Ulietea in 1773, and brought him 

 back in 1774- ; after he had visited the Friendly 

 Islands, New Zealand, Easter Island, and the Mar- 

 queses, and been on board my ship, in that extensive 

 navigation, about seven months. He was, at least, 

 as tenacious of his good breeding, as the man who 

 had been at Lima; and yes, Sir, or if you please, Sir, 

 were as frequently repeated by him, as si Sennor, was 

 by the other. Heete-heete, who is a native of Bo- 

 labola, had arrived in Otaheite about three months 

 before, with no other intention, that we could learn, 

 than to gratify his curiosity, or, perhaps, some other 

 favourite passion ; which are, very often, the only 

 object of the pursuit of other travelling gentlemen. 

 It was evident, however, that he preferred the modes, 

 and even garb, of his countrymen, to ours. For, 

 though I gave him some clothes, which our Admi- 

 ralty Board had been pleased to send for his use, 

 (to which I added a chest of tools, and a few other 

 articles, as a present from myself,) he declined wear- 

 ing them, after a few days. This instance, and that 

 of the person who had been at Lima, may be urged 



