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stored him to his good temper. The savages 

 brought us taro roots and water-melons, for which 

 they were paid very dear, and we learnt from them 

 that Tamaahmaah was at that time at Owhyee. 

 Towards noon a faint sea-wind arose, by which we 

 proceeded along the coast to the S. I wished to 

 reach Karakakooa Bay, where I hoped to find 

 Tamaahmaah, to conclude with him a bargain 

 for fresh provisions. At sunset we had, however, as 

 is generally the case here, a dead calm, and were 

 still far from our destination. 



The 28th, in the morning, a faint land-wind 

 brought us to the low point of land behind which 

 lies Teiatatooa Bay, the same where the king had 

 received me so kindly the preceding year. Two 

 chiefs, who were just sailing out to fish, visited us, 

 and were recognised by us as old acquaintances : 

 they told us that Tamaahmaah was in this bay j 

 and, after they had succeeded in deceiving us, they 

 sailed off much rejoiced. Soon after we saw 

 a second canoe sailing up to us with incredible 

 swiftness. I immediately ordered the ship to lie 

 to, and we saw in the boat our old fellow-traveller, 

 Mr. Elliot de Castro, who had seen the Rurick 

 through a telescope, and hastened to us. As we 

 had already sailed by Tamaahmaah*s residence, 

 I had the ship put about, and we steered to the 

 bay in which the king then was, on account of 

 the boneto fishery. I accepted, with much plea- 

 sure, Mr. Elliot's offer to go in his boat, as I should 



