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which did not tend to lefienmy fufpicions. I muft confefs, 1779. 
I had long harboured an unfavourable opinion of this man. 
The priefts had always told us, that he was of a malicious 
dilpofition, and no friend of ours; and the repeated detec¬ 
tions of his fraud and treachery, had convinced us of the 
truth of their reprefentations. Add to all this, the Ihocking 
tranfadtion of the morning, in which he was feen aching 
a principal part, made me feel the utmoffc horror at find¬ 
ing myfelf fo near him; and as he came up to me with 
feigned tears, and embraced me, I was fo diftruftful of 
his intentions, that I could not help taking hold of the 
point of the pabooab , which he held in his hand, and 
turning it from me. I told him, that I had come to de¬ 
mand the body of Captain Cook; and to declare war 
againft them, unlefs it was inftantly reftored. He allured 
me this fhould be done as foon as polfible'; and that he 
would go himfelf for that purpofe ; and, after begging of 
me a piece of iron, with much afiurance, as if nothing 
extraordinary had happened, he leaped into the fea, and 
fwam afhore, calling out to his countrymen, that we were 
all friends again. 
We waited near an hour, with great anxiety, for his re¬ 
turn ; during which time, the reft of the boats had ap¬ 
proached fo near the Ihore, as to enter into converfation 
with a party of the natives, at fome diftance from us; by 
whom, they were plainly given to underftand, that the body 
had been cut to pieces, and carried up the country ; but of 
. this circumftance I was not informed, till our return to the 
fiiips. 
I began now to exprefs fome impatience at Koah’s delay ; 
upon which the Chiefs prefied me exceedingly to come on 
fliore ; alluring me, that if I would go myfelf to Terreeoboo^ 
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