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The female sex, to whom hogs'-flesh is forbidden, 

 eat dogs' instead, which are, for this reason, fed only 

 with fruits. It is the peculiar feature of these 

 dogs, which belong to the species of our badger, 

 that they never attach themselves to man, and are 

 therefore reckoned among hogs. 



The l'2th of October. My intention of leaving 

 Woahoo to-morrow was frustrated by Kareimoku, 

 who begged me to stay here some days. He had 

 the next day a taboo, which did not end till the 

 day following, and therefore would not be able 

 to accompany me ; besides this, he represented to 

 me that my voyage would be unfortunate if I be- 

 gan it before the taboo. As he had alw^ays treated 

 me with so much friendship, I could not refuse 

 this request. The ship was prepared to get under 

 sail; all the provisions were taken in; and, when at 

 last there were a number of animals on board, such 

 as hogs, dogs, pigeons, cats, &c., the Rurick per- 

 fectly resembled Noah's Ark. 



The 14th of October. We were ready at sun- 

 rise to leave the harbour. The captains of the 

 American ships, whose names I here mention with 

 gratitude, William Davis, John Ebbets, Thomas 

 Brown, and Thomas JMeek, had sent their long- 

 boats to tow me out. Kareimoku soon appeared : 

 he had just come out of the moral. He called to 

 me Aroha! and said, that the god, at his incessant 

 prayers, had promised to protect us on our voyage, 

 that we might reach our own country with quite 



