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the arrival of Terreeoboo. As we had not foreseen 

 an accident of this sort, the crews of both ships were 

 obliged to pass the day without their usual supply of 

 vegetables. The next morning, therefore, they en- 

 deavoured, both by threats and promises, to induce 

 the natives to come alongside ; and as some of them 

 were at last venturing to put off, a chief was observed 

 attempting to dvixe them away. A musket was im- 

 mediately fired over his head, to make him desist, 

 which had the desired effect, and refreshments were 

 soon after purchased as usual. In the afternoon, 

 Terreeoboo arrived, and visited the ships in a private 

 manner, attended only by one canoe, in which were 

 his wife and children. He staid on board till* near 

 ten o'clock, when he returned to the village of 

 Kowrowa* 



The next day, about noon, the king, in a large 

 canoe, attended by two others, set out from the vil- 

 lage, and paddled toward the ships in great state. 

 Their appearance was grand and magnificent. In 

 the first canoe was Terreeoboo and his chiefs, dressed 

 in their rich feathered cloaks and helmets, and armed 

 with long spears and daggers ; in the second came 

 the venerable Kaoo, the chief of the priests, and his 

 brethren, with their idols displayed on red cloth. 

 These idols were busts of a gigantic size, made of 

 wicker-work, and curiously covered with small fea- 

 thers of various colours, wrought in the same manner 

 with their cloaks. Their eyes were made of large 

 pearl oysters, with a black nut fixed in the centre } 

 their mouths were set with a double row of the fangs 

 of dogs, and, together with the rest of their features, 

 were strangely distorted. The third canoe was filled 

 with hogs and various sorts of vegetables. As they 

 went along, the priests in the centre canoe sung their 

 hymns with great solemnity ; and after paddling 

 round the ships, instead of going on board, as was ex- 

 pected, they made toward the shore at the beach 

 where we were stationed. 



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