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A VOYAGE TO 



9- made an offering of a pig with the ufual folcmnities. The 

 pig was then ftrangled, and a fire being kindled, it was 

 thrown into the embers, and after the hair was finged off, it 

 a\ as again prefented, with a repetition of the chanting, in 

 the manner before defcribed. The dead pig was then held 

 for a ihort time under the Captain's nofe ; after which it 

 was laid, with a cocoa-nut, at his feet, and the performers 

 fat down. The ava was then brewed, and handed round ; 

 a fat hog, ready dreffed, was brought in ; and we were fed 

 as before. 



During the reft of the time we remained in the bay, 

 whenever Captain Cook came on fliorc, he was attended by 

 one of thefe priefts, who went before him, giving notice 

 that the Orono had landed, and ordering the people to pro- 

 ftrate themfelves. The fame perfon alfo conftantly accom- 

 panied him on the water, Handing in the bow of the boat, 

 with a wand in his hand, and giving notice of his approach 

 to the natives, who were in canoes, on which they im- 

 mediately left off paddling, and lay down on their facestill 

 lie had paffed. Whenever he flopped at the obfervatory 

 Kaireekeea and his brethren immediately made their ap- 

 pearance with hogs, cocoa-nuts, bread-fruit, £<c. and pre- 

 fented them with the ufual folcmnities. It was on thefe 

 occafions that fome of the inferior chiefs frequently re- 

 qucftcd to be permitted to make an offering to the Orono. 

 When this was granted, they prefented the hog themfelves, 

 generally with evident marks of fear in their countenances ; 

 whilft Kaireekeea and the priefts chanted their accuftomed 

 hymns. 



The civilities of this fociety were not, however, confined 



to mere ceremony and parade. Our party on fhore received 



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