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chased one with any thing that he had in his posses- 

 sion ; it happened, however, rather unfortunately for 

 him and us, that we had not one hatchet left in the 

 boat. We offered to trade with nails, but he would 

 not part with any thing in exchange for them ; we 

 therefore reimbarked, and put off* our boat, but the 

 chief being unwilling to relinquish all hope of ob- 

 taining something from us that would be of use to 

 him, embarked in a canoe, with his wife Whanno- 

 ouDA, and followed us. After some time, we took 

 them into the boat, and when we had rowed about a 

 league, they desired we would put ashore : we imme- 

 diately complied with his request, and found some of 

 his people, who had brought down a very large hog. 

 We were as unwilling to lose the hog, as the chief 

 was to part with us, and it was indeed worth the best 

 axe we had in the ship ; we therefore hit upon an 

 expedient, and told him, that if he would bring his 

 hog to the fort at Matavai, the Indian name for 

 Port Royal bay, he should have a large axe, and a 

 nail into the bargain for his trouble. To this pro- 

 posal, after having consulted with his wife, he agreed, 

 and gave us a large piece of his country cloth as a 

 pledge that he would perform his agreement, which, 

 however, he never did. 



At this place we saw a very singular curiosity : it 

 was the figure of a man, constructea of basket-work, 

 rudely made, but not ill designed ; it was something 

 more than seven feet high, and rather too bulky in 

 proportion to its height. The wicker skeleton was 

 completely covered with feathers, which were white 

 where the skin was to appear, and black in the parts 

 which it is their custom to paint or stain, and upon 

 the head, where there was to be a representation of 

 hair : upon the head also were four protuberances, 

 three in front and one behind, which we should have 

 called horns, but which the Indians dignified with 

 the name of Tate Ete, little men. The image was 

 called Manioe, and was said to be the only ope of 



