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clothes and putting them upon us. In return for 

 this, we presented each of them with a hatchet and 

 some beads. Soon after they made signs for us to go 

 with them to the places where they lived, pointing to 

 the S. W. ; and as I was desirous of finding a more 

 commodious harbour, and making farther trial of the 

 disposition of the people, I consented. 



I ordered out two boats, and with Mr. Banks and 

 Dr. Solander, the other gentlemen, and our two 

 Indian friends, we embarked for our expedition. 

 After rowing about a league, tliey made signs that 

 we should go on shore, and gave us to understand 

 that this was the place of their residence. We ac- 

 cordingly landed, among several hundreds of the 

 natives, who conducted us into a house of much 

 greater length than any we had seen. When we 

 entered, we saw a middle-aged man, whose name 

 was afterwards discovered to be Tootahah : mats 

 were immediately spread, and we were desired to sit 

 down over against him. Soon after we were seated, 

 he ordered a cock and hen to be brought out, which 

 he presented to Mr. Banks and me : we accepted the 

 present ; and in a short time each of us received a 

 piece of cloth, perfumed after their manner, by no 

 means disagreeably, which they took great pains to 

 make us remark. The piece presented to Mr. Banks 

 was eleven yards long and two wide ; in return for 

 which,1 he gave a laced silk neckcloth, which he hap- 

 pened to have on, and a linen pocket handkerchief: 

 Tootahah immediately dressed himself in this new 

 finery, with an air of perfect complacency and satis- 

 faction. But it is now time that I should take some 

 notice of the ladies. 



Soon after the interchanging of our presents with 

 Tootahah, they attended us to several large houses^ 

 in which we walked about with great freedom : they 

 showed us all the civility of which, in our situation, 

 we could accept ; and, on their part, seemed to 

 have no scruple that would have prevented its being 



