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tolerable plenty, but they were all cocksj and old ; the chap. 
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natives likewife brought goats alongfide for fale, and . / 
fome of them brought cats and oifered them in barter. 
Captain Sever purchafed a fine mal.e and milch goat 
with two kids. . 
Cocoa nuts are a never failing article at this place, 
and the bread-fruit, which was fo fcane when the 
Endeavour was here at the fame feafon of the year, was 
now exceedingly plentiful, and in high perfeclion, as 
was the Otaheite apple ; plantains, both ripe and greeny, 
and taro, the natives brought in great quantities, but ' ■ 
yams and fweet potatoes were very fcarce. They pur- 
chafed feven or eight dozen of pumkins^ and a quan- 
tity of chilipods, which were fome of the produce of. 
the Refolution's garden, and one of the Indians brought 
fome cabbage leaves on board, but the cabbages, as well 
as fundry other vegetables, were gone to ruin for Avant 
of proper care and attention. The natives could not 
be enticed to eat any of the pumkins, and the chilipods > 
they faid poifoned them, . 
It already has been obferved, that no ftiip of any 
nation had vilited this iiland fince Captain Cook, and • 
from appearances, the iron which the natives obtainal : 
at that time was pretty well exhaufted, as the only iron . 
now feen was the blade of a table-knife ; neither did 
they : 
