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«777' A circumftance which I fliall now mention of Otoo, will 



\, -.» '/ fliew, that thefe people are capable of much addrefs and 

 art, to gain their purpofes. Amongft other things, which, 

 at diiferent times, I had given to this Chief, was a fpying- 

 ■glafs. After having it in his poffeflion two or three days, 

 tired of its novelty, and probably finding it of no ufe to 

 him, he carried it privately to Captain Gierke, and told him, 

 that, as he had been his very good friend, he had got a pre- 

 fent for liim. which he knew would be agreeable. " But, 

 fays Otoo, you muft not let Toote know it, becaufe he wants 

 if, and I would not let him have it." He then put the glafs 

 into Captain Gierke's hands ; at the fame time, alluring him, 

 that he came.honeftly by it. Captain Gierke, at firrt, de- 

 clined accepting it ; but Otoo infilled upon it, and left it 

 with him. Some days after, he put Captain Gierke in mind 

 of the glafs ; who, though he did not want it, was yet de- 

 firous of obliging Otoo ; and thinking, that a few axes 

 would be of more ufe at this ifland, produced four to give 

 him in return. Otoo no fooner faw this, than he faid, 

 " Toote oilered me five for it." " Well, fays Captain 

 Gleiice, if that be the cafe, your fricndfliip for me Ihall 

 not make you a lofer, and you iliall have fix axes." Thefc 

 he accepted ; but dcfircd again, that I might not be told 

 what he Ivad done. 



Our friend Omai got one good thing, at this ifland, for 

 the many good things he gave away. This was a very fine 

 double failing canoe, completely equipped, and nt for the 

 fca. Some time before, I liad made up for him, a fuic of 

 Englidi colours ; but he thought thefc too valuable to be 

 ufcd at this time ; a,nd patched up a parceLof colours, fuch 

 as flags and pendants, to the number of ten or a dozen, 

 whi'cli he fprcad on diflcrent parts of his vefiel, all at the 



fame 



