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offerings. Passing on along a rugged road, we reached 
Kaavaroa soon after 2 p. m. Kamakau received us 
kindly, spread out a mat for us to sit down on, handed 
us a calabash of good fresh water, (a great luxury on 
this side of the island,) and ordered a goat to be pre¬ 
pared for our refreshment. He appeared as zealous in 
his pursuit of truth, earnest in his desires after his 
own salvation, and concerned for that of his people, as 
when some of our party had formerly visited him. One 
or two inferior chiefs, from a district belonging to him, 
in the south part of the island, were sitting in the house 
when we entered. He afterwards began to talk with 
them on matters of religion, with a seriousness and 
intelligence which surprised us. 
In the afternoon Mr. Thurston and I climbed the 
rocks, which rise in a north-east direction from the 
village, and visited the cave in which the body of Cap¬ 
tain Cook was deposited, on being first taken from 
the beach. These rocks, which are entirely composed 
of lava, are nearly two hundred feet high, and in some 
parts very steep. A winding path of rather difficult 
ascent leads to the cave, which is situated on the face 
of the rocks, about half-way to the top. In front of it 
is a kind of ledge three or four feet wide, and immedi¬ 
ately over it the rocks rise perpendicularly for a yard 
or two, but afterwards the ascent is gradual to the 
summit. 
The cave itself is of volcanic formation, and appears 
to have been one of those subterranean tunnels so 
numerous on the island, by which the volcanoes in the 
interior sometimes discharge their contents upon the 
shore. It is five feet high, and the entrance about 
eight or ten feet wide. The roof and sides within are 
