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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, I 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. 
10th. 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 Yoote, Dr. Solander Yorano, Mr. Hicks Hete, Mr. 
Gore Toarro, Mr. Molineux Boba (from his Christian name 
Robert), Mr. Monkhouse Mato, I myself Tapane. In this 
manner they have names for almost every man in the ship. 
11th. Cocoanuts were brought down so plentifully this 
