1^6- A VOYAGE TOTHE 



^ ^ix^ ^ which prevented the king from coming off to the fhips ; 



' — - — ' but the weather growing moderate towards night, Abbe- 

 December, nooe went on fhore early the next morning, and returned 



.atur ay 30. ^^ ^.^^^ o'clock, in Company with Taaao and moft of the 

 principal chiefs belonging to the ifland. His majefty; 

 brought me a very handfome prefent, confifling of hogs, 

 taro, cocoa-nuts, and plantains, together wi'ch cloth, 

 mats, and feveral elegant feathered cloaks ; all which he " 

 infilled on my receiving : accordingly they were got into 

 ; the fhip, and I made him an ample return. 



Paapaaa and Towanoha being now on boardj I took 

 an opportunity of introducing them to the king^ agree- 

 ably to Taheeterre's requeft : previous to this, I gave them 

 a few trifling articles which they prefented to him, and 

 were received with great affability and kindnefs, and he 

 affured me that they fhould be under his immediate 

 protediion. 



According to my expe(£lation, I found that Abbenooe 

 was a man highly efteemed by the king, who confulted 

 him on every occaiion. 



Taaao appears to be about forty-five years old, ftout 

 and well made, and feemed the beft difpofed man that 

 we had met with amongft the iflands. He offered me his 

 friendlliip in the moft earneft manner, and affured me 

 that we fhould be well fupplied with every thing this 

 and the adjacent iflands afforded : he requefted Abbenooe 

 to remain on board, in order to prevent any difputes 

 arifing between our people and the natives in the courfe of 

 their trafEc. 



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