Q52 



COOK S FIRST VOYAGE 



SEPT. 



In the morning of the 19th, I went ashore with 

 Mr. Banks, and several of the officers and gentlemen, 

 to return the King's visit ; but my chief business 

 was to procure some of the buffaloes, sheep, and 

 fowls, which we had been told should be driven 

 down to the beach. We were greatly mortified to 

 find, that no steps had been taken to fulfil this pro- 

 mise ; however, we proceeded to the house of assem- 

 bly, which, with two or three more, had been erected 

 by the Dutch East-India Company, and are distin- 

 guished from the rest by two pieces of wood resem- 

 bling a pair of cow's horns, one of which is set up at 

 each end of ^he ridge that terminates the roof-, and 

 these were certainly what the Indian intended to re- 

 present by crossing his fingers, though our Portu- 

 guese, who was a good Catholic, construed the sign 

 into a cross, which had persuaded us that the settle- 

 ment belonged to his countrymen. In this place we 

 met Mr. Lange and the King, whose name was A 

 Madocho Lomi Djara, attended by many of the prin- 

 cipal people. We told them that we had in the boat 

 goods of various kinds, which we proposed to barter 

 for such refreshments as they would give us in ex- 

 change, and desired leave to bring them on shore ; 

 which being granted, they were brought ashore ac- 

 cordingly. We then attempted to settle the price of 

 the buffaloes, sheep, hogs, and other commodities 

 which we proposed to purchase, and for which we 

 were to pay in money 5 but as soon as this was men- 

 tioned, Mr. Lange left us, telling us, that these prelimi- 

 naries must be settled with the natives : he said, how- 

 ever, that he had received a letter from the Governor 

 of Concordia in Timor, the purport of which he 

 would communicate to us when he returned. 



As the morning was now far advanced, and we 

 were very unwilling to return on board and eat salt 

 provisions, when so many delicacies surrounded us 

 ashore, we petitioned his Majesty for liberty to pur- 

 hase a small hog and some rice, and to employ his 





