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faying a word to any perfon. We then quitted 

 the afTembly / and \\c were acconnpanied to the 

 place of our landing by Feeiioti and Omalai^ who 

 caufed to be brought us a whole hog newly 

 drefled, with fonie fifh, yams and bread-fruit, 

 inviting us to fit down to make our meal; but 

 their hog was not above half done, according 

 to the cuftom of thefe people, for which rca- 

 i^on we preferred going on board to dinner. 



They immediately begged us to accept thefe 

 different diflies, which they direc9:ed to be 

 carried into our launch; while other natives, 

 executing the orders of Tcobou, filled it with 

 the eatables which they had juft taken from the 

 j)}ramids erecled for the Admiral. In a little 

 time every thing was ready for our departure. 



Our boats having been forced to put off frctn 

 the fliore, on account of the tide being out, 

 we could not reach them without cronincr a bank 

 of coral, nhich v/as covered with Mater for a 

 fpace of upwards of three hundred yards; but 

 we found fevera! very obliging native's, who, 

 not wilhing to let us v/et ourfclves, carried us 

 as far as fome rocks even with the water's edge, 

 againll which others came with their canoes to 

 convey us into our boats. 



Our bearers appeared very well fatisfied with 

 f.he articles wc gave them as a reward for 



their 



