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the bay, which was acceffible only by the help of ropes, i- 79 . 
and where he remained for many days, having his victuals 
let down to him by cords. 
When Koah returned from the fhips, we could perceive 
that his countrymen, who had been collected, by break of 
day, in vaft crowds on the fhore, thronged about him with 
great eagernefs; as if to learn the intelligence he had ac¬ 
quired, and what was to be done in confequence of it. It is 
very probable, that they expected we fhould attempt to put 
our threats in execution ; and they feemed fully refolved to 
Hand their ground. During the whole morning, we heard 
conchs blowing in different parts of the coaft; large parties 
were feen marching over the hills; and, in fliort, appear¬ 
ances were fo alarming, that we carried out a ffcream anchor, 
to enable us to haul the fhip abreaft of the town, in cafe of 
an attack; and Rationed boats off the North point of the 
bay, to prevent a furprize from that quarter. 
The breach of their engagement to reftore the bodies of 
the llain, and the warlike pofture, in which they, at this 
time, appeared, occafioned frefh debates amongfh us con¬ 
cerning the meafures next to be purfued. It was, at laR, 
determined, that nothing fhould be buffered to interfere 
with the repair of the maft, and the preparations for our 
departure; but that we fhould, neverthelefs, continue our 
negociations for the recovery of the bodies. 
The greateft part of the day was taken up in getting the 
fore-maft into a proper iltuation on deck, for the carpenters 
to work upon it; and in making the neceffary alterations in 
the commiflions of the officers. The command of the ex¬ 
pedition having devolved on Captain Clerke, he removed 
on board the Refolution, appointed Lieutenant Gore to he 
Captaiil of the Difcovery, and promoted Mr. Harvey, a mid- 
K 2 fhipman, 
