JOG 



insisted on a compliance with the conditions formerly offer- 

 ed them, to wit, an exchange of presents, and peace with 

 myself and the tribes who had allied themselves to me* 

 They readily consented to these terms, and requested to 

 know the number of hogs I should require, stating that they 

 had lost but few, and should be enabled to supply us abun- 

 dantly. I told them 1 should expect from them four hun- 

 dred, for which, they would receive the customary presents 

 in return. These they assured me should be delivered 

 without delay. 



Flags were now sent to me again from all the tribes in 

 the island, even the most remote and inconsiderable, with 

 large presents of hogs and fruit, and we had never at any 

 time since we had been on the island experienced such 

 abundance. It was now the source of regret to me that I 

 was not supplied with salt, that we might be enabled to 

 have cured a quantity of pork for our sea stock, which we 

 might easily have done from the large supply on hand. 



Our enclosure, although spacious, was not sufficient to 

 contain the hogs we received. I therefore was under the 

 necessity of sending them on board the different ships in 

 as great numbers as could be kept there. Still, notwith- 

 standing we killed pork on shore for our people every day, 

 the number of hogs increased so fast that it became neces- 

 sary to turn them out of the enclosure, and let them run, 

 which was done after marking them by cutting ojfF the right 

 ear and slitting the left. I however previously informed 

 the inhabitants of the valley of my intentions, and the 

 mark I had put on them, in order that they might not kill 

 them, which they promised they would not do, but on the 

 contrary, would take care of them, and feed, and fatten 

 them against my return. The number that I in this man- 

 ner marked and turned loose did not fall short of five hun- 

 dred, my ships were all full, no more could be taken on 

 board, and a sufficient stock was reserved in the enclosure 

 to supply us as long as we should remain here. I did not 

 regret being overstocked, as it enabled me to leave so 

 many in this valley, which was in some measure a com- 

 pensation for those we had been supplied with by the in- 

 habitants. 



Peace now being established throughout the island, and 

 the utmost harmony reigning, not only between us and the 



