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1777- him old Toobou, to diftineuifli him from his namcfake, 



June. " 



< — -v 1 Captain Furneaux's friend. Both he and Mareewagee had 



a venerable appearance. The latter is a flender man, and, 

 from his appearance, feems to be confiderably above three- 

 fcore years of age. The former is rather corpulent, and 

 almoft blind with a diforder of his eyes ; though not fo old. 



Not expecting to meet with two Chiefs, on this occafion, I 

 had only brought on fhore a prefent for one. This I now 

 found myfelf under a neceffity of dividing between them ; 

 but it happened to be pretty confiderable, and both of them 

 feemed fatisfied. After this, we entertained them, for about 

 an hour, with the performance of two French horns, and a 

 drum. But they feemed moft pleafed with the firing ofT a 

 piftol, which Captain Clerke had in his pocket. Before I 

 took my leave, the large piece of cloth was rolled up, and, 

 with a few cocoa-nuts, prefented to me. 



SiturJay 14. The ncxt moming, old Toobou returned my vifit on 

 board the fliip. He alfo vifited Captain Clerke; and if the 

 prefent we made to him, the evening before, was fcanty, 

 the deficiency was now made up. During this time, Maree- 

 wagee vifited our people afliore; and Mr, King Ihewed to 

 him every thing we had there. He viewed the cattle with 

 great. admiration j and the crofs-cut faw fixed his attention 

 for fome time. 



Toward noon, Poulaho returned from the place where 

 we had left him two days before, and brought with him his 

 fon, a youth about twelve years of age, I had his company 

 at dinner ; but the fon, though prefent, was not allowed to 

 fit down with him. It was very convenient to have him for 

 my gueft. For when he was prefent, which was generally 

 the cafe while we flayed here, every other native was 



excluded 



