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tbefe people hours. But feamen, like mod other amphi- '77/- 



, June. 



bious animals, are always the mod helplefs on land. After 

 they had completed thefe two piles, they made feveral 

 other heaps of yams and bread-fruit on e;u:h fide of the 

 area ; to which were added a turtle, and a large quantity of 

 excellent fifli. All this, with a piece of cloth, a mat, and 

 fome red feathers, was the king's prefcnt to me ; and he 

 feemed to picque himfelf on exceeding, as he really did, 

 Fecnou's liberality, which I experienced at Hapaee. 



About one o'clock they began the mat, or dances ; the firfl 

 of which was almoil a copy of the firll that was exhibited at 

 Mareewagee's entertainment. The fecond was condudlcd 

 by Captain Furneaux's Toobou, who, as we mentioned, had 

 alfo danced there; and in this, four or five women were in- 

 troduced, who went through the feveral parts with as much 

 exacftnefs as the men. Toward the end, the performers di- 

 vided to leave room for two champions, who exerciled their 

 clubs, as defcribed on a former occafion. And, in the third 

 dance, which was the lad now prefented, two more men, 

 with their clubs, difplayed their dexterity. The dances 

 were fucceeded by wredling and boxing ; and one man en- 

 tered the lifts with a fort of club, made from the dem of a 

 cocoa-leaf, which is firm and heavy ; but could find no an- 

 tagonift to engage him at fo rough a fport. At night we 

 had the bomai repeated; in which Foulaho himfelf danced, 

 dreded in Englifli manufa(fture. But neither thefe, nor the 

 dances in the day-time, were fo confiderable, nor carried 

 on with fo much fpirit, as Feenou's, or Mareewagee's ; and, 

 therefore, there is lefs occafion to be more particular in our 

 defcription of them. 



. In order to be prefent the whole time, I dined afliore. 

 The king fat down with us ; but he neither eat nor drank. 



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