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appear, that some of them, who were on deck when 

 the town was in flames, seemed to admire the sight, 

 and frequently cried out, that it was maitai, or very- 

 fine. 



The next morning Koah came off as usual to the 

 ships. As there existed no longer any necessity for 

 keeping terms with him, I was allowed to have my 

 own way. When he approached toward the side of 

 the ship, singing his song, and offering me a hog, and 

 some plantains, I ordered him to keep off, cautioning 

 him never to appear again without Captain Cook's 

 bones, lest his life should pay the forfeit of his fre- 

 quent breach of promise. He did not appear much 

 mortified with this reception, but went immediately 

 on shore, and joined a party of his countrymen, who 

 were pelting the waterers with stones. The body of 

 the young man, who had been killed the day before, 

 was found this morning, lying at the entrance of the 

 cave ; and some of our people went and threw a mat 

 over it. Soon after which they saw some men carry- 

 ing him off on their shoulders, and could hear them 

 singing, as they marched, a mournful song. 



The natives, being at last convinced that it was 

 not the want of ability to punish them, which had 

 hitherto made us tolerate their provocations, desisted 

 from giving us any farther molestation ; and, in the 

 evening, a chief called Eappo, who had seldom 

 visited us, but whom we knew to be a man of the 

 very first consequence, came with presents,. from 

 Terreeoboo to sue for peace. These presents were 

 received, and he was dismissed with the same answer 

 which had before been given, that, until the remains 

 of Captain Cook should be restored, no peace would 

 be granted. We learned from this person, that the 

 flesh of all the bodies of our people, together with the 

 bones of the trunks, had been burnt ; that the limb 

 bones of the marines had been divided amongst the 

 inferior chiefs ; and that those of Captain Cook had 

 been disposed of in the following manner : the head 



