l66 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



much liked by thefe iflanders; for feveral of 

 them manifefled a great deal of concern, in be- 

 wailing his lofs. 



Under the apprehenlion that they would re- 

 taliate upon us, the Admiral ordered every per- 

 fon belonging to the expedition to remain with- 

 in the inclofure where the traffic was carried on. 



Our fliips were now fufficiently fupplied with 

 all the provifions that thefe iOanders could fur- 

 nifli us. As there was no longer any thing to 

 be fe:ired from the confequences of competi- 

 tion, hardware was diftributed to the fhips' 

 companies, in order that they might procure 

 ihemfelves a few articles; but the natives then 

 raifed their commodities to a very high price, 

 often tenfold that at which they fold them 

 before. 



We faw in their poireflion a large iron fhark- 

 hook, which they had had the fkill to fafhion 

 like thofe which they make with bones, and 

 pieces of tortoife-fhell, mother of pearl, and 

 other animal fubftanccs, the form of which may 

 be fcen, in P/at^ XXXII, Fig. 27 and 28. The 

 line, at the end. of which they had faftcned it, 

 was doubtlefs intended for fifiiing in deep 

 water; for they had fixed to it a pretty large 

 piece of alabafler, cut in the fliapc of a cone. 

 (See Plate XXXI L Pig. 25 and 26J. 



Titifa^ and feveral other chiefs, were not free 



from 



