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been given him; and that it had been broken up the next 1779. 
day. The arms of the marines, which we had alfo de- i Feb ^ uar >^ 
manded, he allured us, had been carried off by the common 
people, and were irrecoverable; the bones of the Chief 
alone having been preferved, as belonging to Terreeoboo 
and the Erees . 
Nothing now remained, but to perform the laft offices, 
to our great and unfortunate commander. Eappo was dif- 
miffed with orders to taboo all the bay; and, in the after¬ 
noon, the bones having been put into a coffin, and the fer- 
vice read over them, they were committed to the deep with 
the ufual military honours. What our feelings were on 
this occalion, I leave the world to conceive; thofe who 
were prefent know, that it is not in my power to exprefs 
them. 
During the forenoon of the 22d, not a canoe was feen Monday 22. 
paddling in the bay; the taboo , which Eappo had laid on it 
the day before, at our requeft, not being yet taken off. At 
length Eappo came off to us. We affured him, that we 
were now entirely fatisfied; and that, as the Orono was bu¬ 
ried, all remembrance of what had paffed was buried with 
him. We afterward defiredhim to take off the taboo , and 
to make it known, that the people might bring their pro- 
vilions as ufual. The ffiips were foon furrounded with 
- canoes, and many of the Chiefs came on board, expreffing 
great borrow at what had happened, and their fatisfaction 
at our reconciliation. Several of our friends, who did not 
viiit us, fent prefents of large hogs, and other proviftons. 
Amongft the reft came the old treacherous Koah, but was 
refufed admittance. 
As we had now every thing ready for fea, Captain Clerke 
imagining, that, if the news of our proceedings fhould 
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