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should, nevertheless, continue our negociations for 

 the recovery of the bodies. 



The greatest part of the day was taken up in 

 getting the fore-mast into a proper situation on deck, 

 for the carpenters to work upon it; and in making 

 the necessary alterations in the commissions of the 

 officers. The command of the expedition having 

 devolved on Captain Clerke, he removed on board 

 the Resolution, appointed Lieutenant Gore to be 

 Captain of the Discovery, and promoted Mr. Harvey, 

 a midshipman, who had been with Captain Cook in 

 his two last voyages, to the vacant lieutenancy. 

 During the whole day, we met with no. interruption 

 from the natives; and, at night, the launch was 

 a^ain moored with a top-chain ; and guard-boats 

 stationed round both ships as before. 



About eight o'clock, it being very dark, a canoe 

 was heard paddling toward the ship ; and as soon as 

 it was seen, both the sentinels on deck fired into it. 

 There were two persons in the canoe, and they im- 

 mediately roared out " Tinnee" (which was the way 

 in which they pronounced my name), and said they 

 were friends, and had something for me belonging 

 to Captain Cook. When they came on board, they 

 threw themselves at our feet, and appeared exceed- 

 ingly frightened. Luckily neither of them was 

 hurt, notwithstanding the balls of both pieces had 

 gone through the canoe. One of them was the per- 

 son whom I have before mentioned under the name 

 of the Taboo man, who constantly attended Captain 

 Cook with the circumstances of ceremony 1 have al- 

 ready described ; and who, though a man of rank in 

 the island, could scarcely be hindered from perform- 

 ing for him the lowest offices of a menial servant. 

 After lamenting, with abundance of tears, the loss of 

 the Oro?io, he told us that he had brought us a part 

 of his body. He then presented to us a small bundle, 

 wrapped up in cloth, which he brought under his 



