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and where he remained for many days, having his victuals '779- 



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let down to him by cords. > „— '^j 



When Koah returned from the mips, we could perceive 

 that his countrymen, who had been collected, by break of 

 day, in vaft crowds on the more, thronged about him with 

 great eagernefs ; as if to learn the intelligence he had ac- 

 quired, and what was to be done in confequence of it. It is 

 very probable, that they expected we mould attempt to put 

 our threats in execution ; and they feemed fully refolvcd to 

 Hand their ground. During the whole morning, we heard 

 conchs blowing in different parts of the coaft ; large parties 

 were fecn marching over the hills ; and, in fhort, appear- 

 ances were fo alarming, that we carried out a ftream anchor, 

 to enable us to haul the Ihip abreaft of the town, in cafe of 

 an attack ; and flationed boats off the North point of the 

 bay, to prevent a furprife from that quarter. 



The breach of their engagement to rcftore the bodies of 

 the flain, and the warlike poflure, in which they, at this 

 time, appeared, occafioned frefh debates amongft us con- 

 cerning the meafures next to be purfued. It was, at laft, 

 determined, that nothing fhould be fuffered to interfere 

 with the repair of the mad, and the preparations for our 

 departure ; but that we fhould, neverthelefs, continue our 

 negociations for the recovery of the bodies. 



The grcateft part of the day was taken up in getting the 

 fore-maft into a proper fituation on deck, for the carpenters 

 to work upon it ; and in making the necefTary alterations in 

 the commifTions of the officers. The command of the ex- 

 pedition having devolved on Captain Clerke, he removed 

 on board the Refolution, appointed Lieutenant Gore to be 

 Captain of the Difcovery, and promoted Mr. Harvey, a mid- 



K 2 mipman, 



