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the death of all the Otaheitan men, " part by 
jealousy among themselves, and others by 
the remaining Englishmen." 
In 1794 we read of " a great desire in 
many of the women to leave the island : and 
of a boat built on purpose to remove them, 
launched, and upset." In August, the same 
year, " a grave was dug, and the bones of 
all the white men that had been murdered 
were buried." In November, " a conspiracy 
of the women to kill all the white men, when 
asleep in their beds, was discovered. They 
were all seized, a disclosure ensued, and all 
were pardoned." Nov. 30th, " the women 
attacked the white men, but no one was 
hurt. They were once more- pardoned, and 
threatened the next time with death." 
" 1795, May QtL The first two canoes, 
for the purpose of catching fish, were made. 
Saw a vessel close in with the island. Muti- 
neers much alarmed. Vessel stood out to 
sea Dec. 27th. 
" 1797. Endeavoured to procure a quan- 
tity of meat for salting, and to make syrup 
from the ti-plant and sugar-cane. 
