194 CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 



ducing only four small fish, they in some measure made up 

 for this deficiency by shooting several birds. 



Being little wind this morning, they weighed and warped 

 the ship into the cove, and there moored. Here the forge 

 was erected, and the ship and rigging repaired. The 

 Captain gave orders that vegetables should be boiled every 

 morning with oatmeal and portable broth for breakfast, and 

 with peas and broth every day for dinner for the whole 

 crew, over and above their usual allowance of salt meat. 



In the afternoon, as Mr. Wales was setting up his observa- 

 tory, he discovered that several trees, which were standing 

 when they last sailed from this place, had been cut down 

 with saws and axes. It was therefore now no longer to be 

 doubted that the Adventure had been in this cove after they 

 had left it. 



Nothing remarkable happened till the 24th, when, in the 

 morning, two canoes were seen coming down the sound ; but 

 as soon as they perceived the ship, they retired. After 

 breakfast they went in a boat to look for them ; and as they 

 proceeded along the shore, they shot several birds. The 

 report of the muskets gave notice of their approach ; and 

 the natives discovered themselves in Shag Cove, by halloo- 

 ing to them. The moment they landed, they knew them. 

 Joy then took place of fear ; and the rest of the natives 

 hurried out of the woods, and embraced them over and over 

 again, leaping and skipping about like madmen ; but it was 

 observed that they would not suffer some women, whom 

 they saw at a distance, to come near them. After they had 

 made them presents of hatchets, knives, and what else they 

 had with them, they gave in return a large quantity of fish, 

 which they had just caught. 



Next morning early, the inhabitants paid them a visit 

 on board, and brought with them a quantity of fine fish, 

 which they exchanged for Otaheitean cloth. 



On the 28th, a party went shooting to West Bay, and 

 came to the place where they left the hogs and fowls ; but 

 saw no vestiges of them, nor of anybody having been there 

 since. In the evening, they got on board with about a 

 dozen and a half of wild fowls, shags, and sea-pies. The 

 sportsmen who had been out in the woods near the ship, 

 were more successful among the small birds. 



On the 6th of November, their old friends having taken up 

 their abode near them, one whose name was Pedro (a man 

 of some note) made the Captain a present of a staff of 

 honour, such as the chiefs generally carry. In return, he 

 dressed him in a suit of old clothes, of which he was not 

 a little proud. Having got this person, and another, in a 

 communicative mood, he began to inquire of them if the 



