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the day. An hour before sunset the inhabitants 
had amused themselves with exercising the lance, 
dancing, and various kinds of merriment. Of 
this cheerful scene Bligh and his men were 
beholders and partakers every fine evening. 
But on Friday, the 3d of April, all was silent. 
They had now passed three-and- twenty plea- 
sant weeks at Otaheite ; and on Saturday the 
4th, the ship, as if loth to leave, was towed out 
of the harbour. Tinah was on board to the last. 
He much wished for a salute with the great guns 
on his departure. This indulgence could not be 
granted, for fear of disturbing the bread-fruit 
plants : but as a parting token of regard, the 
Bounty people manned ship with all hands, and 
gave him three cheers. Soon afterwards the 
sea-breeze came, and they stood off to sea, steer- 
ing towards the island of Huaheine. 
On the 9th, they saw a water-spout, which 
passed within ten yards of the stern of the 
Bounty. After touching at the island of Wy- 
tootackee, and arranging some friendly inter- 
views with the natives, Bligh anchored at 
Annamooka for water. Here some instances of 
theft occurred; and the natives insulted the 
watering party, forcibly taking a spade from 
them. A boat's grapnel was also stolen. In 
consequence of these robberies, some of the 
chiefs were detained on board; but Bligh, de- 
spairing of the return of the property, let the 
poor men go, they having denied all knowledge 
of the crimes imputed, and beaten themselves 
about the face and eyes, weeping an c[ lamenting. 
At last, the parting from Annamooka was 
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