PORTER'S JOURNAL. 
went from place to place examining, with great curiosity, the ope¬ 
rations within the camp; and as they were all entirely new to them 
they appeared to view them with admiration; but as it was a sub¬ 
ject they could not fully comprehend, they made no inquiries, but 
silently turned their attention to the next object which attracted 
them. In this manner they wandered from my tent to the sail- 
makers, the coopers, carpenters, armourers and bakers, and even 
the turning of the grindstone occasioned no less wonder than the 
rest. They were like children pleased with novelties, which they 
could not comprehend. Taiheataioa appeared to be an intelligent, 
and had no doubt been a handsome woman; she bore the traces of 
beauty in her features, and the beauty of her children and grand¬ 
children, whose features strongly resembled hers, left no doubt ip 
my mind as to what she had been. Her manner was dignified, 
and her gestures graceful. I found she possessed that vanity which 
is so much attributed to her sex, and that she evinced no little 
pleasure at being complimented on the strong resemblance of her 
grand-daughters to herself. I made them presents of several 
small articles, which gave them much pleasure, and the old wo« 
man frequently reminded me that as I had exchanged names with 
Gattanewa, I was now her husband, and (pointing to the others) 
that those were my children and grand-children, who looked up 
to me for protection. But when I in a joking way, insisted on 
enjoying all the privileges of a husband, she pointed to her grand¬ 
daughters, informing me that they would suit me better, and they 
showed by their ogling and smiles to be of the same opinion. 
On the morning of the 29th the party being on shore, consist¬ 
ing chiefly of the crew of the Essex Junior and the detachment 
of marines, each man being furnished with an Indian to carry his 
arms, and spare Indians to carry provisions and other articles, I 
gave the order to march. Gattanewa arrived at the moment of 
my giving the order; and informed me that his daughter, who was 
married to a chief of the Happahs had just descended the moun¬ 
tains and had come as an envoy to beg that I would grant them 
peace—-the detachment had marched, every arrangement had been 
made: I apprehended that the Happahs only wanted to gain 
time: I had met with considerable provocation from them, and 
they still kept their hostile position on the mountains. From the 
