February. 



4 o AVOYAGETO 



'779- being joined by the crew of the pinnace, which was waiting 

 for Captain Cook, a fcufile enfued, in which Pareea was 

 knocked down, by a violent blow on the head, with an oar. 

 The natives, who were collected about the lpot, and had hi- 

 therto been peaceable fpeetators, immediately attacked our 

 people with fuch a fhower of Hones, as forced them to re- 

 treat, with great precipitation, and fwim olF to a rock, at 

 fome diitance from the fhore. The pinnace was immedi- 

 ately ranfacked by the iilanders ; and, but for the timely in- 

 terpolation of Pareea, who feemed to have recovered from 

 the blow, and forgot it at the fame inftant, would foon have 

 been entirely demolifhed. Having driven away the crowd, 

 he made figns to our people, that they might come and take 

 poirefTion of the pinnace, and that he would endeavour to 

 get back the things which had been taken out of it. After 

 their departure, he followed them in his canoe, with a mid- 

 shipman's cap, and fome other trifling articles of the plun- 

 der, and, with much apparent concern at what had hap- 

 pened, aikcd, if the Orono would kill him, and whether he 

 would permit him to come on board the next day ? On be- 

 ing allured, that he ihould be well received, he joined nofes 

 (as their cuftom is) with the officers, in token of friendlhip, 

 and paddled over to the village of Kowrowa. 



When Captain Cook was informed of what had palled, he 

 exprefled much uncafinefs at it, and as we were returning 

 on board, " I am afraid," laid he, " that thefe people will 

 oblige me to life fome violent mcafurcs ; for," he added, 

 " they mull not be left to imagine, that they have gained an 

 advantage over us." However, as it was too laic to take 

 any fleps this evening, he contented himfelf with giving 

 orders, that every man and woman on board fliould be 

 immediately turned out of the iliip. As foon as this order 



was 



