THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
part of the collar-bone, and paffed out obliquely backward. 
We were fure, from the ftate of the wound, that he was 
the perfon who had been fired at by one of the fentinels, 
three days before; though politive orders had been given, 
that none of them fhould load their pieces with any thing 
but fmall fliot. We gave fome directions to his friends 
how to manage the wound, to which no application had 
been made; and they feemed pleafed, when we told them 
it would get well in a certain time. But, on our going 
away, they afked us to fend the wounded man fome yams, 
and other things for food; and in fuch a manner, that we 
could not help thinking they confidered it to be our duty 
to lupport him, till he fhould get well. 
In the evening we eroded the bay to our ftation, in a 
canoe, which Futtafaihe had exercifed his prerogative in 
procuring, by calling to the firft that paffed by. He had 
alfo got a large hog at this place; and brought a fervant 
from his houfe with a bundle of cloth, which he wanted 
us to take with us, as a prefent from him. But the boat 
being fmall, we objected; and he ordered it to be brought 
over to us the next day.” 
I had prolonged my Hay at this ifland, on account of the 
approaching eclipfe; but, on the 2d of July, on looking 
at the micrometer belonging to the board of longitude, I 
found fome of the rack work broken, and the inftrument 
ufelefs till repaired; which there was not time to do be¬ 
fore it was intended to be ufed. Preparing now for our 
departure, I got on board, this day, all the cattle, poultry, 
and other animals, except fuch as were deftined to remain. 
I had designed to leave a turkey-cock and hen; • but having 
now only two of each undifpefed of, one of the hens, 
through the ignorance of one of my people, was ftrangled, 
and 
3^S 
1777. 
July. 
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