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and reaching to the ankle ; her hair was rather 
lighter than that of the natives in general 5 and on 
her head she wore a light and elegant native bonnet, 
of green and yellow cocoa-nut leaves; each ear was 
perforated, and in the perforation two or three flowers 
of the fragrant Cape jessamin were inserted. She was 
accompanied by her sister, Pomare Vahine. Aimata, the 
young princess, only daughter of Pomare and the queen, 
who appeared about six years of age, was brought by 
her nurse, and followed by her attendants into the 
cabin. We delivered the few presents we had brought 
for them, regretting that we could not enter into con¬ 
versation. They spent about two hours on board; and 
then, followed by their numerous retinue, returned to 
the shore. 
Soon after sunrise the next morning, our vessel was 
surrounded with canoes, and provisions in abundance 
were offered for barter. Pomare also sent us a presents 
About nine o’clock, I saw crowds of natives repairing 
towards the place where the horse had been tied up, in 
charge of one of Pomare’s favourite chiefs ; and shortly 
afterwards he was led out, while the multitude gazed at 
him with great astonishment. Soon after breakfast, our 
captain landed with the saddle and bridle, and other 
presents, which Mr. Bernie, of Sydney, had sent out 
with the horse. They were delivered to Pomare, who 
requested that the saddle and bridle might be put on 
the horse, and that the captain would ride him. His 
wishes were complied with, and the multitude appeared 
highly delighted when they saw the animal walking and 
running along the beach, with the captain on his back. 
They called him buaa-horo-fenua and buaa-afai-taata; 
land-running pig, and man-carrying pig. About mid- 
