So VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



CHAPTER XII. 



Depart lire from. Adventure Bay. TVe go to the 

 7iortlraard of N'eiv Zealand^ and pass quite 

 close to it. Tnterviezc zvith its lnhabita?its. 

 fVe discover several islands^ till then un.^ 

 knozrn, If e anchor atlongatalwoy one of the 

 Friendly Islands. Eagerness of the inhabi- 

 tants to come on hoard, and to procure us 

 fresh provisions. fie salt a great number of 

 hogs.- The islanders are vcrij much addicted 

 to theft. One of our sentinels is h nocked 

 dozen y during the night, by a native, who 

 steals his musket.- The offender is delivered up 

 to jldmiral D''Enlrecasteaux by King Toohou, 

 who returns him the musket that had been 

 stolen. QueenTineh comes on board. Toobou 

 gives an entertainment to the Admiral. -Queen 

 Ti)udL also gives him one. The smith of the 

 Recherche falls under the blozrs given him 

 with clubs by the natives, by whom he is 

 stripped in the open day^ in -sight of our ships. 

 JVe take on board some young plants of the 

 breadfruit tree, in order to enrich our co- 

 lonies with this valuable vegetable. 



On the itxh of February, v/c got under fail 

 from Adventure Bay, about eight o'clock in 



the 



