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off the yams to us ; which at length he reluctantly af- 

 fented to, and after receiving a prefent that feemed to 

 pleafe him highly, he took leave of me in the moft janua/y. 

 iriendly manner, as did his fon and the attending chiefs ; " ^^ ^' 

 to each of whom, on parting, I gave a fmall prefent, and 

 they went on fliore with the greateft appearance of fa- 

 tisfadlionv 



Amongst the perlbns of confequenee who attended 

 Taaao on his farewel viftt, was his uncle Neeheowhooa : 

 his wounds were getting better, and he feemed quite at a 

 lofs how to exprefs his gratitude and thankfulnefs ; he 

 begged permifiion to come on board every day to have them 

 dreffed, and feemed to think they would foon be healed. 

 After attending his nephew on ihore, he returned with a 

 large double canoe full of hogs, for a prefent to the furgeon 

 and myfelf, as a token of his gratitude. I took the hogs 

 on board, but we declined receiving them as a prefent, 

 though it was with fome difficulty I prevailed on the old 

 warrior ta receive any thing in exchange. I defired him 

 to come daily on board to have his wounds dreffed, which. 

 pleafed him very much, and he went on fhore highly fa- 

 tisfied with the treatment he received. 



On the 7th the king in a large double canoe, attended Sunday 7, 

 hy feveral others, left the bay and. fet off for Apoonoo. 

 Abbenooe ftill remained on board the King George, and 

 we found him a moft ufeful oerfon : if ever any little, 

 difpute arofe in our traffic with the nativ^es, he always; 

 fettled it to general fatisfadion... 



