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served one man to fall ; and the Captain went with 

 the surgeon, who was sent for to the man, whom 

 they found expiring. His left arm was shattered ; 

 and from hence the ball had entered his body by 

 the short ribs, one of which was broken. What 

 rendered this incident the more affecting was, that 

 the man who bent the bow was not shot, but one 

 who stood by him. The natives were thrown into 

 such consternation, that they brought abundance of 

 fruit, which they laid down at his feet."* No pu- 

 nishment stated for this outrage upon humanity. 



" While the boat's crew of the Adventure were at 

 dinner on shore, some of the natives stole or snatch- 

 ed from them some fish and bread, for which 

 offence they received some blows. A quarrel en- 

 sued immediately ; and two of the New Zealand- 

 ers were shot dead,"&c. " It appears (observes the 

 historian or compiler, on this occasion,) that there 

 was no premeditated plan of bloodshed ; and that, 

 if these thefts had not been rather too hastily resent- 

 ed, all mischief would have been avoided."! 



" During our stay here, (says the journal of " an 

 officer,") more capital thefts were committed, and 

 more Indians punished, than in all the Friendly 

 Isles besides. One was punished with 72 lashes 

 for stealing only a knife ; another with 36 for en- 

 deavouring to carry off two or three drinking- 

 glasses; three were punished, with three dozen 

 each, for heaving stones at the wooders ; but, what 

 was still more cruel, a man, for attempting to carry 

 off an axe, was ordered to have his arm cut to the 

 bone, which he bore without complaining. It is not 

 to be wondered at, that, after such wanton acts of 

 cruelty, the inhabitants should grow outrageous. "J 

 An attempt is made by the compiler of the voyage 



^ Collection of Voyages, vol. 2. p, 619. t Cook's Third Voyage, Col- 

 lection, p. 1304, 5. vol. 4. i Ibid= 1432. 



