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lofs of his eye, one informed me, he met with in battle ^ ^j^f^ ^' 

 by a ftone flung from a fling ; but this accident does not ^ — p— ' 

 prevent him from being a moft expert warrior ; his manner February. 

 of exercifing gave us fufficient proofs to the contrary. He °° *^^* 

 took his fliand about three or four yards from the cabin-door, 

 unarmed; the other perfon fl:ood at about eight or tea 

 yards difl:ance from him, provided with five fpears ; upon 

 the fignal being given for commencing adtion, a fpear was 

 thrown with the utmofl: force at Na-maa-te-e-rae, which 

 he avoided by a motion of the body, and caught it as it 

 pafl^ed him by the middle : with this fpear he parried the 

 refl: without the leafl: apparent concern ; he then returned 

 the fpears to his adverfary, and armed himfelf with a 

 Pa-ho-a; they were again thrown at him, and again par- 

 ried with the fame eafe. One of the fpears ftruck a con- 

 fiderable way into the bulk-head of the cabin, and the 

 barbed part was broken off in endeavouring to get it out. 

 The remarkable coolnefs he fhewed at the time the fpears 

 were cafl; at him, proved at once his courage and ex- 

 pertnefs. All who were fpediators of the fight fhud- 

 dered at the danger he feemed expofed to, and were afto- 

 niflied to fee with what eafe he parried every thing that 

 was cafl: at him^ 



This day I gave the third watch leave to go on fliore; the Tuefday 6« 

 reft: of the people varioufly employed; moderate breezes 

 and fine weather.. Being on fhore myfelf, with my old 

 friend Abbenooe, I obferved in the village of Wymoa, 

 about three hundred yards from the beach, a firing of four 

 or five houfes, tolerably large, in very good order, with- 

 out inhabitants; on my afking Abbenooe the reafon of 

 their being tabooed, he informed me that they were houfes. 



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