THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 91 



CHAP. VI. 



Arrival at Huaheine. — Council of the Chiefs, — Omais 

 Offer i?tgs^ and Speech to the Chiefs, — His Rflablifh- 

 iftent i?i this If and agreed to. — A Houje built, and 

 Garde7i planted for hi?n. — Singularity of his Situation. 

 — Meafures taken to i?tfure his Safety. — Damage do7u 

 by Cock-roaches on board the Ships. — A "Thief deteSled 

 and punifcd. — Fire-works exhibited. — Animals left 

 with Oinai. — His Family. — Weapojts. — Infcription on 

 his Houfe. — His Behaviour on the Ship's leaving the 

 If and. — Summary View of his ConduSi and CharaEier, 

 — Account of the two New Zealand Youths, 



HAVING left Eimeo, with a gentle breeze and fine ^^^^^7 

 weather, at day-break, the next morning, we faw 

 Huaheine, extending from South Weft by Weft, half Weft, 

 to Weft by North. At noon, we anchored at the North en- 

 trance of Owharre harbour *, which is on the Weft fide of 

 the ifland. 1 he whole afternoon was fpent in warping 

 the fhips into a proper birth, and mooring. Omai entered 

 the harbour juft before us, in his canoe, but did not land. 

 Nor did he take much notice of any of his countrymen, 

 though many crowded to fee him ; but far more of them 

 came off to tlie fhips, infomuch that we could hardly 

 work on account of their numbers. Our paftengers pre- 



* See a plan of this harbour in Hawkefworth's CoUedioii, Vol. ii. p. 248. 



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Odlober. 

 Sunday 12. 



