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1777. we had introduced); and if it were not for the difficulty of 
clearing ground where potatoes had been once planted, 
there would not have been any now remaining. 
Sunday 16. On the 16th, at day-break, I fet out with a party of men, 
in five boats, to collecft food for our cattle. Captain Clerke, 
and feveral of the officers, Omai, and two of the natives, 
accompanied me. We proceeded about three leagues up 
the found, and then landed on the Eaft fide, at a place 
where I had formerly been. Here we cut as much grafs as 
loaded the two launches. 
As we returned down the found, we vifited Grafs Cove, 
the memorable fcene of the Maftacre of Captain Furneaux’s 
people. Here I met with my old friend Pedro, who was 
almoft continually with me the lafl time I was in this found, 
and is mentioned in my Hiftory of that Voyage *. He, and 
another of his countrymen, received us on the beach, 
armed with the pa-too and fpear. Whether this form of 
reception was a mark of their courtefy or of their fear, X 
cannot fay; but I thought they betrayed manifeft figns of 
the latter. However, if they had any apprehenfions, a few 
prefents foon removed them, and brought down to the 
beach two or three more of the family; but the greateft 
part of them remained out of light. 
Whilft we were at this place, our curiofity prompted us to 
inquire into the circumflances attending the melancholy 
fate of our countrymen ; and Omai was made ufe of as our 
interpreter for this purpofe. Pedro, and the reft of the na¬ 
tives prefent, anfwered all the queftions that were put to 
them on the fubjefl, without referve, and like men who 
are under no dread of punilhment for a crime of which 
they are not guilty. For we already knew that none of 
* Captain Cook’s Voyage, Vol. ii. p. 158, 159. 
them 
