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1 7 ?7- ones; rafps; files; and knives, are much fought after. 
I_ CX-J Rec * clot ^ ? an 6 linen, both white and coloured; looking- 
glalfes, and beads, are alfo in eftimation; but, of the latter, 
thofe that are blue, are preferred to all others; and white 
ones are thought the leaf; valuable. A firing of large blue 
beads would, at any time, purchafe a hog. But it muft be 
obferved, that fuch articles as are merely ornaments, may 
be highly efteemed at one time, and not fo at another. 
When we firft arrived at Annamooka, the people there 
would hardly take them in exchange even for fruit; but 
when Feenou came, this great man fet the fafhion, and 
brought them into vogue, till they rofe in their value to 
what I have juft mentioned. 
In return for the favourite commodities which I have 
enumerated, all the refrefhments may be procured that the 
iflands produce. Thefe are, hogs, fowls, fifh, yams, bread¬ 
fruit, plantains, cocoa-nuts, fugar-cane, and, in general, 
every fuch fupply as can be met with at Otaheite, or any of 
the Society Iflands. The yams of the Friendly Iflands are ex¬ 
cellent, and, when grown to perfection, keep very well at fea. 
But their pork, bread-fruit, and plantains, though far from 
defpicable, are, neverthelefs, much inferior in quality to the 
fame articles at Otaheite, and in its neighbourhood. 
Good water, which fhips, on long voyages, ftand fo much 
in need of, is fcarce at thefe iflands. It may be found, it is 
true, on them all; but, lfill, either in too inconfiderable 
quantities, or in fituations too inconvenient, to ferve the 
purpofes of navigators. However, as the Blands afford 
plenty of provifions, and particularly of cocoa-nuts, fhips 
may make a tolerable fhift with fuch water as is to be got ; 
and if one is not over-nice, there will be no want. While 
we lay at anchor, under Kotoo, on our return from Hapaee, 
I fome 
