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him two days after in the ifland of Tongataboo. 

 Having begged us to fliew them the effedls of 

 our fwivels and carronades, they teftified at this 

 light equal terror and admiration. 



When we arrived on fnore, we obferved with 

 furprife that the market was very well fupplied, 

 although it had on the preceding days been at- 

 tended by three times the number of iflanders. 

 "Ewery thing went on there in the greateft 

 order. 



It was conftantly the fame officer (Lagran- 

 diere) who treated with them for the fupplies 

 for our fliips. He congratulated himfelf ex- 

 ceedingly on having thought of getting pieces 

 of iron hoops made into the fliape of joiners* 

 chifels, and of turning them to good account 

 in his traffic w'ith thcfe inhabitants. Yet we 

 had on board feme very good tools, which had 

 been purchafed in Europe to give them. We 

 could not conceive why the fatisfadtion which 

 he fhould have felt in procuring them durable 

 inftruments, did not get the better of every 

 other confideration. 



In rambling over the interior of the ifland, 

 we faw a barber, who was (jccup'ed in fliaving, 

 in his way, one of the chiefs. The latter was 

 feaced, and leaning with his back againfi his 

 habitation. The barber having for a razor 

 xhe two valves of a pajticuiar fpecics of fneil, 



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