THE PACIFIC OGEAN. 



Captain Cook, he told him, that he was Jakanee * to the king ' '779- 

 of the illand, who was at that time engaged on a military 

 expedition at Mowee, and was expected to return within 

 three or four days. A few prefents from Captain Cook 

 attached him entirely to our interefts, and he became ex- 

 ceedingly ufeful to us in the management of his country-, 

 men, as we had foon occafion to experience. For we had 

 not been long at anchor, when it was obferved that the 

 Difcovery had fuch a number of people hanging on one 

 fide, as occafioned her to heel confiderably ; and that the 

 men were unable to keep off" the crowds which continued 

 prefling into her. Captain Cook, being apprehenfive that 

 fhe might fufTer fomc injury, pointed out the danger to 

 Pareea, who immediately went to their afliftance, cleared 

 the fhip of its incumbrances, and drove away the canoes 

 that furrounded her. 



The authority of the chiefs over the inferior people ap- 

 peared, from this incident, to be of the moil defpotic kind. 

 A fimilar inftance of it happened the fame day on board the 

 Resolution; where the crowd being fo great, as to impede 

 the neceflary bufinefs of the (hip, we were obliged to have 

 recourfe to the afliftance of Kanccna, another of their chiefs, 

 who had likewife attached himfelf to Captain Cook. The 

 inconvenience we laboured under being made known, he 

 immediately ordered his countrymen to quit the velTel ; and 

 we were not a little furprized to fee them jump overboard, 

 without a moment's hefitation ; all except one man, who 

 loitering behind, and (hewing fome unwillingnefs to obey* 



* We afterward met with feveral others of the fame denomination.; but whether it 

 be an office, or fome degree of affinity, we could never learn with certainty. 



B 2 Kaneena 



