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^ "ix* ^' been treated with every luxury the ifland afforded, and 

 ' — - — ' that in a moft friendly manner. A remarkable circum'- 

 February, ftance, related by Mr. Goulding, a volunteer in the fer- 

 '^ ^' vice, {hews the great regard the natives have for their 

 dogs : in walking a confiderable way along the fhore, ha 

 met with an Indian and his wife ; ihe had two puppies, 

 one at each breaft : the oddity of the circumftance induced 

 him to endeavour to purchafe one of them, which the 

 woman could not,, by all his perfuafions or temptations, 

 be induced to part with ; but the fight of fome nails had 

 fuch powerful attradlions upon the man, that he infifted 

 upon her parting with one of them ;. at laft, with every 

 fign of real forrow fhe did, giving it at the fame time an 

 affedionate embrace. Although he was at this time a con- 

 fiderable way from the fhip, the woman would not part 

 with him till they arrived where the boat was lying to 

 take him on board, and juft upon his quitting the fhore 

 fhe very earneCbly intreated to have it once more before 

 they parted ; upon his complying with which, fhe imme^ 

 diately placed it at the breaft, and after fome time re- 

 turned it to him again. 



This day, at my requef!, two chiefs that were on board 

 from Wymoa exercifed with their Ipears ;■ the dexterity and 

 aflonifhing expertnefs' fhewn by them- wonderfully furprifed 

 every one on board ; one of them, whofe name was Na-maa- 

 te-e-rae, that is, blind of one eye, is a well-made man of 

 about five fcelj fix inches high,, his fkin much affeded by his 

 immoderate drinking of yava ; and though he appears to be 

 a perfon of very little property, is yet much refpeded, 

 and his company courted by all the principal men of the 

 ifland. I fuppofe the attention paid him proceeds from 

 his having been,, and ftill remaining, a great warrior -, the 

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