THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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various colours, wrought in the fame manner with their 1779. 
cloaks. Their eyes were made of large pearl oyfters, with , ^ nnar1 '', 
a black nut fixed in the centre; their mouths were fet with 
a double row of the fangs of dogs,, and, together with the 
reft of their features, were ftrangely diftorted. The third 
canoe was filled with hogs and various forts of vegetables- 
As they went along, the priefts in the centre canoe fung 
their hymns with great folemnity; and after paddling round 
the fhips, infiead of going on board, as was expecfted, they 
made toward the fhore at the beach where we were fta- 
tioned 
As foon as I law them approaching, I ordered out our 
little guard to receive the king; and Captain Cook, perceiv¬ 
ing that he was going on fhore, followed him, and arrived, 
nearly at the fame time. We conducted them into the tent, 
where they had fcarcely been feated, w^hen the king rofe 
up, and in a very graceful manner threw over the Captain’s 
fhoulders the cloak he himfelf wore, put a feathered helmet 
upon Ins head, and a curious fan into his hand.. He alfo 
fpread at his feet five or fix other cloaks, all exceedingly, 
beautiful, and of the greateft value. His attendants then 
brought four very large hogs, with fugar-canes, cocoa-nuts,, 
and bread-fruit; and this part of the ceremony was con¬ 
cluded by the king’s exchanging names with Captain Cook,, 
which, amongft all the iflanders of the Pacific Ocean, is 
efteemed the ftrongeft pledge of friendfhip. A proceflion of 
priefts, with a venerable old perfonage at their head,, nowe 
appeared, followed by a long train of men leading large 
hogs, and others carrying plantains, fweet potatoes, See. 
By the looks and geftures of Kaireekeea, I immediately 
* Tl > Is curious ceremony is reprefented in the annexed' print. The. prefents were 
made to Captain Cook after he went on fhore. 
Yql. III*. D knew 
