A VOYAGE TO 
^1779. our people went, and threw a mat over it. Soon after which 
tlie y f aw f ome men carrying him off on their fhoulders, 
and could hear them flnging, as they marched, a mourn¬ 
ful fong. 
The natives, being at laft convinced that it was not the 
want of ability to punifh them, which had hitherto made 
us tolerate their provocations, defifted from giving us any 
farther moleftation; and, in the evening, a Chief called 
Eappo, who had feldom vifited us, but whom we knew to 
be a man of the very firft confequence, came with prefents 
from Terreeoboo to fue for peace. Thefe prefents were re¬ 
ceived, and he was difmifTed with the fame anfwer which 
had before been given, that, until the remains of Captain 
Cook fhould be reftored, no peace would he granted. We 
learned from this perfon, that the fleih of all the bodies of 
our people, together with the bones of the trunks, had 
been burnt; that the limb bones of the marines had been 
divided among!! the inferior Chiefs; and that thofe of 
Captain Cook had been difpofed of in the following man¬ 
ner : the head, to a great Chief, called Kahoo-opeon; the 
hair to Maiha-maiha; and the legs, thighs, and arms to 
Terreeoboo. After it was dark, many of the inhabitants 
came off with roots and other vegetables; and we alfo 
received two large prefents of the fame articles from Kai- 
reekeea. 
Friday 19. The 19th was chiefly taken up in fending and receiving 
the meffages which paffed between Captain Clerke and Ter¬ 
reeoboo. Eappo was very prefling, that one of our officers 
fhould go on fhore; and, in the mean time, offered to re¬ 
main as an hoftage on board. This requeft, however, it 
was not thought proper to comply with; and he left us 
with a promife of bringing the bones the next day. At 
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