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THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 105 



Before I failed, I had the following infcription cut upon '777- 



" * Ottober. 



the outlide of his houfe: 



GeorgiiisSertius, Rex, 2 Novembri/, 1777. 

 ( Refolution, Jac. Cook, Pr. 

 \Difcovery, Car. Gierke, Pr. 



On the fecond of November, at four in the afternoon, I November. 

 took the advantage of a breeze, which then fprung up at 

 Eaft, and failed out of the harbour. Mod of our friends 

 remained on board till the fliips were under fail; when, to 

 gratify their curiofity, I ordered five guns to be fired. They 

 then all took their leave, except Omai, who remained till 

 we were at fea. We had come to fail by a hawfer faflened 

 to the fhorc. In calling the fliip, it parted, being cut by 

 the rocks, and the outer end was left behind ; as thofe who 

 call it ofT, did not perceive that it was broken ; fo that it 

 became necelTary to fend a boat to bring it on board. In 

 this boat, Omai went afliore, after taking a very afFedlionatc 

 farewel of all the officers. He fuftained himfelf with a 

 manly refolution, till he came to me. Then his utmofi: ef- 

 forts to conceal his tears failed ; and Mr. King, who went 

 in the boat, told me, that he wept all the time in going 

 afhorc. 



It was no fmall fatisfacftion to refleeT:, that we had brought 

 him fafe back to the very fpot from which he was taken. 

 And, yet, fuch is the ftrange nature of huuian affairs, that 

 it is probable w^e left him in a lefs defirable fituation, than 

 he was in before his connexion with us. I do not, by this, 

 mean, that, becaufe he has tafled the fweets of civilized 

 life, he mud: become more miferable from being obliged to 

 abandon all thoughts of continuing them. I confine myfclf 

 to this finglc difagreeable circumftance, that the advantages 



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