OF LA PEROUSE. 



1^3 



bring us the culprit, on whom he would do 

 juftice in our prcfencc. He requefled to fee the 

 gunner that h?j] been wounded. The latter had 

 a very large wound in the head ; but fortunately 

 it exhibited no dangerous fymptoms ; for the 

 violence of the blow had been deadened by the 

 cap which he wore. Feenoii fliewed a great deal of 

 concern on feeing this wound : he made the 

 wounded man a I'refcnt of a piece of cloth, manu- 

 faciured from zYjz bark of the paper-mulberry, in 

 order that he might em.ploy it in the dreffing of 

 his wound; infatfl, this cloth po iTeiTe.; properties 

 which render it very fit for fuch a ufe, 



Ftcno'.L having ordered fcvcfal of the natives 

 of his fiiire to m.a'.e /v^i\-:, the latter immedi- 

 ately chewed fome thick roots of the pepper- 

 tree which bears the fame name, an J. this li- 

 quor was fcon prepared. lie drank of it the 

 hrft, and the remainder wa.. divided am.ong the 

 other inliabitaiits, who, as well a'a re-^nQii, afier- 

 w.-ids ate jjlantains. Out of refpecl to him, 

 they all kept iquat^'cJ on the deck, while he 

 v/ai fcated on the bench appropriated to the 

 o ffi I e r oft h. e w a t c ! ^ . 



We Ihewed thij chief fevoral engraviig-: of 

 the vov.igc-s of 'Japt.iin Cook. It was 's'.ih i-Jie 

 grer. eft icfpccc ihai he at ciifTerent time, n^en- 

 tioned the name of that celebrated nav;g;::or, 

 T\-hom he called -T::.' v. 1: is rcijK'.rkab'e, that 



VOL. ir. r ahhcL'.n:h 



