g A VOYAGE TO 



board ; probably not choofing, from a fenfe of decency, to 

 be prefent at the opening of the bundle. We found in it 

 both the hands of Captain Cook entire, ■which were well 

 known from a remarkable fear on one of them, that di- 

 vided the thumb from the fore-finger, the whole length of 

 the metacarpal bone; the fkull, but with the fcalp fepa- 

 rated from it, and the bones that form the face wanting; 

 the fcalp, with the hair upon it cut fhort, and the ears ad- 

 hering to it ; the bones of both arms, with the fkin of the 

 fore-arms hanging to them ; the thigh and leg-bones joined 

 together, but without the feet. The ligaments of the joints 

 were entire ; and the whole bore evident marks of having 

 been in the fire, except the hands, which had the flefli left 

 upon them, and were cut in feveral places, and crammed" 

 with fait, apparently with an intention of preferving them. 

 The fcalp had a cut in the back part of it, but the fkull was 

 free from any fracture. The lower jaw and feet, which 

 were wanting, Kappo told us, had been feized by different 

 Chiefs, and that Tcrrccoboo was ufing every means to re- 

 cover them. 



The next morning, Eappo, and the king's fon, came on 

 board, and brought with them the remaining bones of Cap- 

 tain Cook ; the barrels of his gun, his fhoes, and fomc other 

 trifles that belonged to him. Eappo took great pains to 

 convince us, that Terreeoboo, Maiha-maiha, and himfelf 

 were mofl heartily dcfirous of peace ; that they had given 

 lis the mofl convincing proof of it in their power ; and that 

 they had been prevented from giving ic fooner by the other 

 Chiefs, many of whom were flill our enemies. He lament- 

 ed, with the grcatcft forrow, the death of fix Chiefs we 

 had killed, fome of whom, he fa id, were amonglt our 

 bcfl friends. The cutter, he told us, was taken away by 



Pareea's 



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