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CHAP. IV. 



TRANSACTIONS AT OWHYHEE SUBSEOUENT TO THE DEATH 

 OE CAPTAIN COOK. GALLANT BEHAVIOUR OF THE LIEU- 

 TENANT OF MARINES. DANGEROUS SITUATION OF THE 



PARTY -AT THE MORAL BRAVERY OF ONE OF THE NA- 

 TIVES. CONSULTATION RESPECTING FUTURE MEASURES. 



DEMAND OF THE BODY OF CAPTAIN COOK. EVASIVE 



AND INSIDIOUS CONDUCT OF KOAH, AND THE CHIEFS. 



INSOLENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE NATIVES. PROMOTION 



OF OFFICERS. ARRIVAL OF TWO PRIESTS WITH PART OF 



THE BODY. EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOUR OF TWO BOYS. 



BURNING OF THE VILLAGE OF KAKOOA. UNFORTU- 

 NATE DESTRUCTION OF THE DWELLINGS OF THE PRIESTS. 

 RECOVERY OF THE BONES OF CAPTAIN COOK. DEPAR- 

 TURE FROM KARAKAKOOA BAY. 



It has been already related that four of the marines 

 who attended Captain Cook were killed by the 

 islanders on the spot. The rest, with Mr. Philips, 

 their lieutenant, threw themselves into the water, 

 and escaped, under cover of a smart fire from the 

 boats. On this occasion, a remarkable instance of 

 gallant behaviour, and of affection for his men, was 

 shown by that officer. For he had scarcely got into 

 the boat, when, seeing one of the marines, who was 

 a bad swimmer, struggling in the water, and in 

 danger of being taken by the enemy, he immediately 

 jumped into the sea to his assistance, though much 

 wounded himself; and after receiving a blow on the 

 head from a stone, which had nearly sent him to the 

 bottom, he caught the man by the hair, and brought 

 him safe off. 



Our people continued for some time to keep up a 

 constant fire from the boats (which, during the whole 

 transaction, were not more than twenty yards from 

 the land), in order to afford their unfortunate com- 



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