32 CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 



the hair, or the clothes, they grappled without the least 

 art, till one was thrown on his back; this conquest was 

 applauded by some words from the old men, and there 

 huzzas.* 



When this entertainment was over, they were informed 

 that some hogs and a quantity of bread-fruit were preparing 

 for their dinner, which intelligence was the more agreeable 

 as their appetites were at this time exceedingly keen. But 

 instead of dining either on shore or on board the boat, they 

 had the mortification of going as far as the ship by the 

 desire of the chief. As soon as the chief was known to be on 

 board the ship, the people brought plenty of bread-fruit, 

 cocoa-nuts, and other provisions, to the fort. 



On Tuesday the 9th, in the forenoon, Oberea paid them a 

 visit, accompanied by her favourite Obadee ; she presented 

 them with a hog and some bread-fruit. 



The forge being now set up, and frequently at work, be- 

 came not only a new object of admiration to the Indians, 

 but afforded the captain an additional opportunity of con- 

 ferring obligations on them, by permitting the smith, during 

 his leisure hours, to convert the old iron, which they were 

 supposed to have procured from the Dolphin, into different 

 kinds of tools. 



The natives, after repeated attempts, finding themselves 

 incapable of pronouncing the names of the English gentle- 

 men, had recourse to new ones formed from their own 

 language. Captain Cook was named Toote ; Hicks, Hete ; 

 Gore, Toura ; Solander, Tolano ; Banks, Opane ; Green, 

 Treene ; and so on for the greatest part of the ship's crew. 



The next evening Mr. Banks was under the disagreeable 

 necessity of reprimanding, in strong terms, Tubora Tumaida 

 for having the insolence to snatch his gun from him, and 

 firing it in the air a thing which surprised Mr. Banks 

 greatly, as he imagined him totally ignorant of the use of 

 it and as their safety depended on keeping them in that 

 state, he told him, with threats, that his touching his piece 

 was the greatest of insults. The Indian made no reply, but 

 set off with his family to his house at Eparre. He being a 

 useful man, Mr. Banks, accompanied by Mr. Molineux, 

 thought fit to go after him, and they found him among a 

 number of people, greatly dejected. However, as Mr. 

 Banks judiciously caused all animosity to cease, they 

 brought him back to supper ; after which the chief and his 

 wife both slept in his tent. Soon after, Mr. Banks suspected 



* " The conqueror never exalted over the conquered, neither did 

 the conquered repine at his ill-luck, but the whole was carried on 

 with great good humour." Extract, Captain Cook's Journal, 

 Admiralty Records. 



