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}jn- next day, that it was too late to deliberate about this mea- 



September. i ,-,1 • r i i i 



■ -,- ..' fine; and that Towha, Potatou, and another Chief, had al- 

 ready gone upon the expedition with the fleet of Attahoo- 

 •Wednef. 17. roo. For a meflcngcr arrived in the evening, with intelli- 

 gence that they had reached Eimeo, and that there had been 

 fome Ikirmiflies, without much lofs or advantage on either 

 fide. 



Thnrfjay i8. In the moming of the i8th, Mr. Anderfon, myfelf, and 

 Omai, went again with Otoo to Oparre, and took with us 

 the flieep which I intended to leave upon the ifland, con- 

 fiding of an Englifli ram and ewe, and three Cape ewes. ; 

 all which I gave to Otoo. As all the three cows had taken 

 the bull, I thought I might venture to divide them, and 

 carry fome to Ulictea. With this view, I had them brought 

 before us, and propofed to Etary, that if he would leave his 

 bull with Oroo, he fliould have mine, and one of the three 

 cows; adding, that I would carry them for him to Ulictea; 

 for I was afraid to remove the Spanilh bull, left fome accident 

 Ihould happen to him, as he was a bulky fpirited beaft. 

 To this propofal of mine, Etary, at firft, made fome objec- 

 tions ; but, at laft, agreed to it ; partly through the perfua- 

 fion of Oniai. However, juft as the cattle were putting 

 into the boar, one of Erary's followers valiantly oppofed 

 any exchange whatever, being made. Finding this, and 

 Aifpccfting that Etary had only confented to the propofed 

 arrangement, for the prefcnt moment, to pleafe me ; and 

 that, after I was gone, he might take away liis bull, and 

 then Otoo would not have one, I thought it beft to drop 

 the idea of an exchange, as it could not be made with the 

 mutual confcnt of both pinies; a^ld finally determined to 

 leave them all with Otoo, ftridly injoining him never to 

 fufiTcr them ^obe removed from Oparre, not even the Spanilh 



bull, 



