or LA PEROUSE. I5I 



figns made by the other, and the former after- 

 wards in his turn makes figns, which the latter 

 tries to repeat in the like manner. We faw 

 two of them in the midfl: of a group at a fliort 

 diilance from our market, who difplayed fo 

 much quicknefs at this fort of exercife, that 

 our eyes could fcarcely follow their motions. 



Citizen Legrand, who had been fent the day 

 before from the Efperance, to endeavour to dif- 

 cover fome outlets to leeward, returned in the 

 evening, after having explored two towards the 

 north. 



On the 4th, I fet out early in the morning, 

 with all the other naturalifts belonging to the 

 expedition, to go to the Idand of Tongataboo. 

 Some of the natives would carry us thither in 

 their little canoes ; but moft of us, not trim- 

 ming them properly, overfet thefe ticklifh 

 boats at the moment of our departure : we 

 then rcfolved to go on board their double 

 canoes, which they managed with (kill. The 

 maft was ftcpped in the canoe that was to lee- 

 ward ; they hoiiled their fail, and foon put us 

 on ffiore. 



We were obliged to debark upwards of fix 

 hundred yards from the beach, on account of 

 the flioalnefs of the water. The natives carried 

 us on Ihore on their back, and afterwards 

 ihewed us the habitation of Tocbouy the King's 

 L 4 brother. 



