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s 779- cularly, mention the unbounded and conflant friendfhip of 
, rchu ^/, their priefts. 
On my part, I fpared no endeavours to conciliate their af¬ 
fections, and gain their efteem; and I had the good fortune 
to fucceed fo far, that, when the time of our departure was 
made known, I was ftrongly folicited to remain behind, not 
without offers of the molt flattering kind. When I excufed 
mylelf, by faying, that Captain Cook would not give his 
confent, they propofed, that I fliould retire into the moun¬ 
tains ; where, they faid, they would conceal me, till after 
the departure of the fhips; and on my farther affuring 
them, that the Captain would not leave the bay without me, 
Terreeoboo and Kaoo waited upon Captain Cook, whofe foil 
they fuppoled I was, with a formal requeft, that I might be 
left behind. The Captain, to avoid giving a pofltive refu- 
fal, to an offer fo kindly intended, told them, that he could 
not part with me, at that time, but that he fliould return to 
the ifland next year, and would then endeavour to fettle the 
matter to their fatisfadlion. 
Thurfday 4. Early in the morning of the 4th, we unmoored, and failed 
out of the bay, with the Difcovery in company, and were 
followed by a great number of canoes. Captain Cook’s de- 
flgn was to finifli the furvey of Owhyhee, before he viflted 
the other iflands, in hopes of meeting with a road better 
flieltered, than the bay we had juft left; and in cafe of not 
lucceeding here, he purpofed to take a view of the South 
Eaft part of Mowee, where the natives informed us we 
fliould find an excellent harbour. 
Friday 5. We had calm weather all this and the following day, 
which made our progrefs to the Northward very flow. We 
were accompanied by a great number of the natives in 
their canoes; and Terreeoboo gave a frefh proof of his 
1 friendfliip 
