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me, telling me at the same time that they would soon be 

 ready, and how good a dinner we should have. In about 

 half an hour all was taken up, but Dootahah began to 

 repent of his intended generosity (he thought,- 1 suppose, 

 that a hog would be looked upon as no more than a dinner, 

 and consequently no present made in return) ; he therefore 

 changed his mind, and ordering one of the pigs into the 

 boat, sent for us, who soon collected together, and getting 

 our knives prepared to fall to, saying that it was civil of 

 the old gentleman to bring the provisions into the boat, 

 where we could with ease keep the people at a proper dis- 

 tance. His intention was, however, very different from 

 ours, for instead of asking us to eat, he asked to go on 

 board of the ship, a measure we were forced to comply 

 with, and row four miles with the pig growing cold under 

 our noses before he would give it to us. On board, how- 

 ever, we dined upon this same pig, and his Majesty ate very 

 heartily with us. After dinner we went ashore. The sight 

 of Dootahah reconciled to us acted like a charm upon the 

 people, and before night, bread-fruit and cocoanuts were 

 brought for sale in tolerable quantity. 



10 fh. This morning Captain Cook planted divers seeds 

 which he had brought with him in a spot of ground turned 

 up for the purpose ; they were all bought of Gordon at Mile 

 End, and sent in bottles sealed up. Whether or no that 

 method will succeed, the event of this plantation will 

 show. 



We have now got the Indian name of this island, 

 Otahite, so therefore for the future I shall call it. As for 

 our own names the Indians find so much difficulty in pro- 

 nouncing them that we are forced to indulge them in calling 

 us what they please, or rather what they say when they 

 attempt to pronounce them. I give here the list : Captain 

 Cook is Toote, Dr. Solander Torano, Mr. Hicks Hete, Mr. 

 Gore Toarro, Mr. Molineux Boba (from his Christian name 

 Eobert), Mr. Monkhouse Mato, I myself Tapane. In this 

 manner they have names for almost every man in the ship. 



llth. Cocoanuts were brought down so plentifully this 



