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1779. We remained the whole night undifturbed, except by the 
1 FeWry ; f bowlings and lamentations which were heard on fhore: 
Monday 15. and early the next morning, Koah came along-iide the Re- 
folution, with a prefent of cloth, and a fmall pig, which he 
delired leave to prefent to me. I have mentioned before, 
that I was fuppofed, by the natives, to be the fon of Captain 
Cook; and as he, in his life-time, had always fuffered 
them to believe it, I was probably conlidered as the Chief, 
after his death. As foon as I came on deck, I queftioned 
him about the body; and, on his returning me nothing but 
evafive anfwers, I refufed to accept his prefents ; and was 
going to difmifs him, with fome expreflions of anger and 
refentment, had not Captain Clerke, judging it belt, at all 
events, to keep up the appearance of friendfhip, thought 
it more proper, that he fhould be treated with the ufual re- 
fpelt. 
This treacherous fellow came frequently to us, during 
the courfe of the forenoon, with fome trifling prefent or 
Other ; and, as I always obferved him eyeing every part of 
the fliip with great attention, I took care he ihould fee we 
were well prepared for our defence. 
He was exceedingly urgent, both with Captain Clerke and 
myfelf, to go on fhore, laying all the blame of the deten¬ 
tion of the bodies on the other Chiefs; and alluring us, that 
every thing might be fettled to our fatisfaltion, by a per- 
l'onal interview with Terreeoboo. However, his conduit 
was too fufpicious to make it prudent to comply with this 
requeft; and indeed a fait came afterward to our know¬ 
ledge, which proved the entire falfehood of his pretences. 
For we were told, that, immediately after the altion in 
which Captain Cook was killed, the old king had retired 
to a cave in the fteep part of the mountain, that hangs over 
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