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had been collected for him. Specmiens of mats 

 and stuffs from Owhyee ; patterns of straw-hats, 

 &c., were not forgotten. 



While Kadu was engaged in packing up his bed- 

 clothes and linen, he carefully separated his winter 

 clothes, and offered them as a present to the sailor 

 who had attended him, which the latter however 

 refused. 



The sun had already set, when Kadu was 

 brought on shore with his treasures. Time would 

 not permit us to give him a written testimonial. Only 

 an inscription on a copper-plate, nailed to a cocoa- 

 tree at Otdia, records the name of the ship and the 

 date. 



Kadu was then installed before the assembled 

 inhabitants of Otdia, as our man to whom our 

 animals and our plantations were confided, and 

 who besides was charged with our presents to La- 

 mari. It was promised, that we, who had been 

 already three times at Radack, should return after 

 some time, to look after him, and to demand an 

 account. As a confirmation of our promise, and 

 as a sign of our power, (for we had hitherto only 

 given signs of mildness and friendship,) we fired off 

 two cannons and a sky-rocket when we returned 

 late in the evening to our ship. 



When we w^eighed anchor next morning, our 

 friend and companion was employed with the ani- 

 mals on the shore, and frequently cast his eyes 

 towards the departing vessel. 



One of the songs which Kadu frequently sung 



