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>779- this morning, lying at the entrance of the cave; and fame 



^ e /_ r) J. of our people went, and threw a mat over it. Soon after 



which they faw fome men carrying him off on their fhoul- 



ders, and could hear them Tinging, as they marched, a 



mournful fong. 



The natives, being at laft convinced that it was not the 

 want of ability 10 punifh them, which had hitherto made 

 us tolerate their provocations, defifted from giving us any 

 farther moleftation ; and, in the evening, a Chief called 

 Eappo, who had feldom vifited us, but whom we knew to 

 be a man of the very firfl confequence, came with prefents 

 from Terreeoboo to fue for peace. Thefe prefents were re- 

 ceived, and he was difmiffed with the fame anfwer which 

 had before been given, that, until the remains of Captain 

 Cook fhould be reilored, no peace would be granted. We 

 learned from this perfon, that the flefli 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 

 amongfl the inferior Chiefs ; and that thofe of Captain Cook 

 had been difpofed of in the following manner : the head, to 

 a great Chief, called Kahoo-opeon ; the hair to Maia-maia ; 

 and the legs, thighs, and arms to Terreeoboo. After it 

 was dark, many of the inhabitants came oil' with roots and 

 other vegetables ; and we alio received two large prefents of 

 the fame articles from Kaireekeea. 



Mday i Tnc r 9 tn was chiefly taken up in fending and receiving 



the meffa-ges which palled between Captain Clcrke and Ter- 

 lxeoboo. Eappo was very prcfling, that one of our officers 

 ihould go on fhore ; and, in the mean time, offered to re- 

 main as an hoftagc on board. This rcquelt, however, it 

 was not thought proper to comply with; and he left us 

 with a promifc of bringing the bones the next day. At 



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