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his mufquets, the ftocks of which they broke, and ^ ^J^^^ ^• 
took the powder and buried it in the fand : he added, tV"^^::! 
that the confii£l had been very fierce, and that great 
numbers were llaia on both frdes, nor were they friends 
even at this time. Three of the natives wlio came 
on board, had the os Jrontis fra6tured in a terrible man- 
ner, but they were then perfectly recovered of their 
wounds. The houfe that Captain Cook had built for 
Omai was ftill in being, and v/as covered by a very large 
one built after the country fafliion ; it was taken poffef- 
fion of by the chief of the iiland. With refpedl to the 
horfes, the mare had foaled, but died foon afterwards, 
as did the foal, the horfe was ftill living though of no 
benefit: thus were rendered fruitlefs the benevolent 
intentions of his Majefty, and all the pains and trouble 
Captain Cook had been at in preferving the cattle, 
during a tedious pafTage to thefe iflands. 
Having recruited their flock of provifions, and added a 
large quantity of yams and fugar cane, and the wind 
coming to the eaftward (which had not been the cafe 
more than four or five days fince their firfl anchoring : 
in Matavai Bay) they on the 2d of Auguft took leave Saturday 2. 
of their friends, and flood to the northward until noon, 
when they fleered north-weft. They carried away from 
thefe hofpitable iflands, fixty hogs, weighing from feventy 
to two hundred and twenty pounds each, befides near fifty 
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