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visited them some years before. But their 
first inquiries of the voyagers were, if they 
were Tyos, which signifies, friends ; and 
whether they came from Pretanie, (Britain.) 
Having become satisfied on these two im- 
portant points, they instantly crowded the 
deck in such numbers, that Bligh could 
scarcely find his own people. He had pre- 
pared and written down certain rules to be 
observed by all his men for facilitating a trade 
for provisions, and establishing a good under- 
standing with the natives. Immediately on 
anchoring, these orders were stuck up on the 
mizen-mast. It was against the rules, to 
purchase curiosities, or provisions, except by 
application to a person duly appointed as a 
purveyor. With respect to curiosities, it 
appears that none struck the seamen so for- 
cibly as a roasted pig, and some bread-fruit ; 
and these came in abundance. 
Having passed about six pleasant months 
in the island, and collected plants, the party 
took leave of their friends at Otaheite, and, 
after touching at Annamooka for water &c., 
put to sea again April 27, 1789. Bligh, in 
his " Voyage to the South Seas," published a 
