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In the evening, we were again entertained with 

 wrestling and boxing matches; and we displayed, in 

 return, the few fireworks we had left. Nothing could 

 be better calculated to excite the admiration of these 

 islanders, and to impress them with an idea of our 

 great superiority, than an exhibition of this kind. 

 Captain Cook has already described the extraordinary 

 effects of that which was made at Hapaee ; and though 

 the present was, in every respect, infinitely inferior, 

 yet the astonishment of the natives was not less. 



I have before mentioned, that the carpenters from 

 both ships had been sent up the country to cut 

 planks, for the head rail-work of the Resolution. 

 This was the third day since their departure; and 

 having received no intelligence from them, we began 

 to be very anxious for their safety. We were com- 

 municating our apprehensions to old Kaoo, who ap- 

 peared as much concerned as ourselves, and were 

 concerting measures with him for sending after them, 

 when they arrived all safe. They had been obliged 

 to go farther into the country than was expected, 

 before they met with trees tit for their purpose; and 

 it was this circumstance, together with the badness 

 of the roads, and the difficulty of bringing back the 

 timber, which had detained them so long. They 

 spoke in high terms of their guides, who both sup- 

 plied them with provisions, and guarded their tools 

 with the utmost fidelity. 



The next day being fixed for our departure, Ter- 

 reeoboo invited Captain Cook and myself to attend 

 him, on the 3d, to the place where Kaoo resided. 

 On our arrival, we found the ground covered with 

 parcels of cloth; a vast quantity of red and yellow 

 feathers, tied to the fibres of cocoa-nut husks; and a 

 great number of hatchets, and other pieces of iron- 

 ware, that had been got in barter from us. At a 

 little distance from these lay an immense quantity 

 of vegetables, of every kind, and near them was a 

 large herd of hogs. At first, we imagined the whole 



