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diflant from lliore about half a mile. On approaching ^5^^° 
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the bay, they could perceive a prodigious number of the ' — ^ — ' 
natives on Point Venus, and round the beach^ and feveral '^^^ 
canoes put off from the fnore, the Indians waving pieces 
of white cloth and making iigns for them to come into 
the bay. When anchored they had only three men in 
one watch, and two in the other befides the mates, and 
two of thefe ailing ; the reft of the crew were in a truly : 
deplorable ftate. - 
Their firft care was naturally to procure fome 
refrelliments, and it was a pleafing circumftance for . 
them to fee the natives flock round the iliip, 
calling out " Tayo I'ayo^' which fignifies friends ; and 
" Patri no Jutti^'' Cook's JJjtp ; and bringing in very great 
plenty cocoa nuts, bread-fruit, plantains and taro, and a 
fruit known by the name of the Otaheite apple ; they 
alfo brought fome hogs and fov/ls. All the Indians ap- 
peared glad to fee them, and difpofed of their various 
commodities on very moderate terms, and indeed their 
whole behaviour indicated the moil friendly intentions. 
In the evening, the Chief of Matavai came on boardp 
and in him Lieutenant Watts recolleded an old friend : . . 
the Chief was greatly pleafed to fee Mr. W^atts, as he was 
the only perfon in the lliip who had been here before, Ex- 
cept the fteward, who had been before the mail in the 
Refolution ; therefore, when Mona (which was 'the 
chief's name) faw his old acquaintaric^,' he explained'"" to 
his 
