So 
A VOYAGE TO 
1 779* opening of the bundle. We found in it both the hands 
. Fe -^-iy.j of Captain Cook entire, which were well known from a 
remarkable fear on one of them, that divided the thumb 
from the fore-finger, the whole length of the metacarpal' 
bone ; the fkull, but with the fcalp feparated from it, and 
the bones that form the face wanting; the fcalp, with the 
hair upon it cut fhort, and the ears adhering to it; the 
bones of both arms, with the fkin of the fore-arms hang¬ 
ing to them ; the thigh and leg-bones joined together, but 
without the feet. The ligaments of the joints were entire; 
and the whole bore evident marks of having been in the 
fire, except the hands, which had the fiefli left upon them, 
and were cut in feveral places, and crammed with fait, ap¬ 
parently with an intention of preferring them. The fcalp 
had a cut in the back part of it, but the fkull was free 
from any fraefture. The lower jaw and feet, which were 
wanting, Eappo told us, had been feized by different Chiefs, 
and that Terreeoboo was ufing every means to recover 
them. -' 
Sunday 21. The next morning, Eappo, and the king’s fon, came on 
board, and brought with them the remaining bones of Cap¬ 
tain Cook; the barrels of his gun, his fhoes, and fome 
other trifles that belonged to him. Eappo took great pains 
to convince us, that Terreeoboo, Maiha-maiha, and himfelf 
were moft heartily defirous of peace; that they had given 
us the moft convincing proof of it in their power; and that 
they had been prevented from giving it fooner by the other 
Chiefs, many of whom were ftill our enemies. He lament¬ 
ed, with the greateft forrow, the death of fix Chiefs we 
had killed, fome of whom, he faid, were amongft our beft 
friends. The cutter, he told us, was taken away by Pareea’s 
people; very probably in revenge for the blow that had 
been 
