and being joined by the crew of the pinnace, which was 
waiting for Captain Cook, a fcuffie enfued, in which Pareea 
was knocked down, by a violent blow on the head, with 
an oar. The natives, who were collected about the fpot, 
and had hitherto been peaceable fpedtators, immediately 
attacked our people with fuch a fhower of Hones, as forced 
them to retreat, with great precipitation, and fwim off to 
a rock, at fome diftance from the fhore. The pinnace was 
immediately ranfacked by the illanders; and, but for the 
timely interpolation of Pareea, who feemed to have reco¬ 
vered from the blow, and forgot it at the fame inftant, 
would foon have been entirely demolifhed. Having driven 
away the crowd, he made ligns to our people, that they 
might come and take poffeffion of the pinnace, and that 
he would endeavour to get back the things which had been 
taken out of it. After their departure, he followed them 
in his canoe, with a midffiipman’s cap, and fome other 
trifling articles of the plunder, and, with much apparent 
concern at what had happened, afked, if the Orono would 
kill him, and whether he would permit him to come on 
board the next day ? On being allured, that he fliould be 
well received, he joined nofes (as their cuftom is) with the 
officers, in token of friendlhip, and paddled over to the 
village of Kowrowa. 
When Captain Cook was informed of what had paffed, he 
expreffed much unealinefs at it, and as we were returning 
on board, “ I am afraid,” faid he, “ that thefe people will 
oblige me to ufe fome violent meafures; for,” he added, 
<s they muff not be left to imagine, that they have gained 
an advantage over us.” However, as it was too late to take 
any fteps this evening, he contented himfelf with giving- 
orders, that every man and woman on board ffiould be 
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