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THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
CHAP. III. 
Sufpicious Behaviour of the Natives , on our Return to Kara - 
kakooa Bay.—Theft on board the Difcovery , and its Confe - 
quences.—The Pinnace attacked , and the Crew obliged to 
quit her.—Captain Cook's Obfervations on the Occajion .— 
Attempt at the Obfervatory.—The Cutter of the Difcovery 
Jlolen.—Meaf wes taken by Captain Cook for its Recovery.— 
Goes on Shore , to invite the King on board.—The King 
being flopped by his IVife , and the Chiefs , a Contefl arifes .—- 
News arrives of one of the Chiefs being killed , by one of 
our People.—Ferment on this Occajion.—One of the Chiefs 
threatens Captain Cook , and is Jhot by him.—General At¬ 
tack by the Natives.—Death of Captain Cook.—Account of 
the Captain's Services , and a Sketch of his Character. 
W E were employed the whole of the nth, and part of 1779. 
the nth, in getting out the foremall, and fending 
it, with the carpenters, on fhore. Befides the damage Tkfdayn 
which the head of the maft had fuflained, we found the pnday l2, 
heel exceedingly rotten, having a large hole up the middle 
of it, capable of holding four or five cocoa-nuts. It was 
not, however, thought neceffary to fliorten it; and for¬ 
tunately, the logs of red toa-wood, which had been cut at 
Eimeo, for anchor-flocks, were found fit to replace the 
fprung parts of the fifhes. As thefe repairs were likely to 
F 2 take 
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