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behind along with Paapaaa and Towanoha ; my man re- ^ ^^-^ ^• 



turned with the boat, but the other two chofe to remain ' ^ 



on fliore a day or two amongft their new friends, and I December, 

 underftood they were greatly carefTed by the natives in ^°"'^*y^i' 

 general. 



Besides hogs and vegetables, the natives brought bafs 

 and grafs rope to barter, which we purchafed, as it was 

 likely to prove ufeful for various purpofes. The natives, 

 finding we encouraged this traffic, were very bufy on fhore 

 manufaduring rope, which they did very expeditioufly, 

 and brought off whole coils made of green ruflies and grafs ; 

 this we bought for the purpofe of rounding the cables, 

 and the bafs for running rigging. 



The natives continued to bring us an abundant fupply 

 of fine hogs, fruit, and roots, and a large party were 

 conftantly employed in killing and faking pork for fea- 

 ftore. In the forenoon of the 28th we obferved a number Thurfdayz?, 

 of canoes come round the Eaftern point of the bay, and 

 foon afterwards my good friend Abbenooe came on board, 

 but fo much reduced, and fo covered with a white fcurf, 

 from the immoderate ufe of the yava, that I fcarcely knew 

 him. He brought two canoes loaded with different kinds 

 of provifions, as a prefent for the two fhips : after ftaying 

 a fhort time with me, he went on board the Queen Char- 

 lotte with the prefent he intended for captain Dixon ; and 

 returning again in the evening, took up his lodgings 

 with us. 



On the 29th the wind blew very frefh from the Eaft Friday 29. 

 North Eaft, with freq^uent heavy fqualls from the land, 



which 



