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•claim this to the people. He then harangued them, in a '^77 

 fpeech moftly dicflated by Feenou. The purport of it, as I v. 

 learnt from Omai, was, that they were all, both old and 

 young, to look upon me as a friend, who intended to remain 

 with them a few days ; that, during my ftay, they mufl 

 not fteal any thing, nor molefl me any other way ; and that 

 it was expecSted, they lliould bring hogs, fowls, fruit, &c. 

 to the fliips, where they would receive, m exchange for 

 them, fuch and fuch things, which he enumerated. Soon 

 after Taipa had finiflied this addrefs to the alfembly, Fee- 

 nou left tis. Taipa then took occafion to fignify to me, 

 that it was necelfary I fliould make a prefent to the Chief of 

 the ifland, whofe name was Earoupa. I was not unprepared 

 for this; and gave him fuch articles as far exceeded his ex- 

 pedlation. My liberality to him brought upon me demands, 

 of the fame kind, from two Chiefs of other ifles who were 

 prefent; and from Taipa himfelf. When Feenou returned, 

 which was immediately after I had made the laft of thefe 

 prefents, he pretended to be angry with Taipa for fuffering 

 me to give away fo much ; but I looked upon this as a mere 

 finefle ; being confident that he a(5led in concert with the 

 others. He now took his feat again, and ordered Earoupa 

 to fit by him, and to harangue the people as Taipa had 

 done, and to the fame purpofej dit5lating, as before, the 

 heads of the fpeech. 



Thefe ceremonies being performed, the Chief, at my 

 requeft, conduced me to three flagnant pools of frefli wa- 

 , ter, as he was pleafed to call it : and, indeed, in one of thefe 

 the v^rater was tolerable, and the fituation not inconvenient 

 for filling our caflcs. After viewing the watering-place, 

 we returned to our former flation, where I found a baked 

 hog, and fome yams, fnioking hot, ready to be carried on 



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