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board j for they had nothing with them for the purpofes of »777' 

 barter. But, the next morning, this deficiency was fup- < — ^ — > 

 phed ; feveral canoes then arriving from more diftant parts, 

 which brought with them abundance of bread-fruit, cocoa- 

 nuts, and a few hogs. Thefe they exchanged for hatchets, 

 nails, and beads ; for red feathers were not fo much fought 

 after here as at Otaheite. The fhip being a good deal peft- 

 ered with rats, I hauled her within tliirty yards of the fliorc, 

 as near as the depth of water would allow, and made 

 a path for them to get to the land, by faftening hawfers to 

 the trees. It is faid, that this experiment has fometimes 

 fucceeded ; but, I believe, we got clear of very few, if any, 

 of the numerous tribe that haunted us. 



In the morning of the 2d, Maheine, the Chief of the Thurfday^. 

 ifland, paid me a vifit. He approached the fliip with great 

 caution, and it required fome perfuafion to get him on 

 board. Probably, he was under fome apprchenfions of mif- 

 chief from us, as friends of the Otaheiteans ; thefe people, 

 not being able to comprehend, how we can be friends with 

 any one, without adopting, at the fame time, his caufe 

 againft his enemies. Maheine was accompanied by his 

 wife, who, as I was informed, is fifler toOamo, of Otaheite, 

 of whofe death we had an account, while we were at this 

 ifland. I made prefents to both of them, of fuch things as 

 they feemed to fet the higheft value upon ; and after a flay 

 of about half an hour, they went away. Not long after, 

 they returned with a large hog, which they meant as a re- 

 turn for my prefent ; but I made them another prefent to 

 the full value of it. After this, they paid a viGt to Captain 

 Clerke. 



This Chief, who, with a few followers, has made himfelf, 



in a manner, independent of Orahcite, is between forty and 



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