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x 7 7 7 . At night, we were entertained with, the bomai , or night 
t ^ ne ' dances, on a fpace before Feenou’s temporary habitation* 
They lafted about three hours; in which time we had about 
twelve of them performed, much after the fame manner as 
thofe at Hapaee. But, in two, that were performed by wo¬ 
men, a number of men came and formed a circle within 
their’s. And, in another, confiftiftg of twenty-four men, 
there were a number of motions with the hands, that we 
had not feen before, and were highly applauded. The 
mulic was, alfo, once changed, in the courfe of the night 
and in one of the dances, Feenou appeared at the head of 
fifty men who had performed at Hapaee, and he was well 
dreffed with linen, a large piece of gauze, and fome little 
pictures hung round his neck. But it was evident, after 
the diverfions w r ere clofed, that we had put thefe poor 
people, or rather that they had put themfelves, to much 
inconvenience. For being drawn together on this unin¬ 
habited part of their ifland, numbers of them were obliged 
to lie down and fleep under the bullies, by the lide of a 
tree, or of a canoe; nay many either lay down in the 
open air, which they are not fond of, or walked about all 
the night. 
The whole of this entertainment was conducted with far 
better order, than could have been expe£ted in fo large an 
affemhly. Amongft fuch a multitude, there mull: be a 
number of ill-difpofed people; and we, hourly, experienced 
it. All our care and attention did not prevent their plun¬ 
dering us, in every quarter; and that, in the moll daring 
‘ and inlolent manner. There was hardly any thing that they 
did not attempt to Heal; and yet, as the crowd was always 
fo great, I would not allow the fentries to fire, left the inno¬ 
cent Ihould fuffer for the guilty. They once, at noon day, 
ventured 
