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from off the deck. They were foon miffed, and the thieves 1777* 
purified; hut a little too late. I applied, therefore, to fig , 
Feenou, who, if he was not king, was at leaft vefted with 
the higheft authority here, to exert it, in order to have 
my things reftored. He referred me to Earoupa; who 
put me off, from time to time; and, at laft, nothing was 
done. 
In the morning of the 23d, as we were going to un- Friday *3. 
moor, in order to leave the ill and, Feenou, and his prime- 
minifter Taipa, came along-ffde in a failing canoe, and in¬ 
formed me, that they were fetting out for Vavaoo, an 
iffand, which, they faid, lies about two days fail to the 
Northward of Hapaee. The objedt of their voyage, they 
would have me believe, was to get for me an additional 
fupply of hogs, and fome red-feathered caps for Omai, to 
carry to Otaheite, where they are in high efteem. Feenou 
affured me, that he fliould he back in four or five days; 
and defired me not to fail till his return, when, he pro- 
mifed, he would accompany me to Tongataboo. I thought 
this a good opportunity to get fome knowledge of Vavaoo, 
and propofed to him to go thither with the fhips. But he 
feemed not to approve of the plan; and, by way of divert¬ 
ing me from it, told me, that there was neither harbour, 
nor anchorage about it. I, therefore, confented to wait, in 
my prefent ftation, for his return ; and he immediately 
fet out. 
The next day, our attention was, for fome time, taken Saturday 24, 
up with a report, induftrioufly fpread about by fome of the 
natives, that a fhip, like ours, had arrived at Annamooka 
fince we left it; and was now at anchor there. The pro¬ 
pagators of the report were pleafed to add, that Toobou, the 
Chief of that iffand, was haftening thither to receive thefe 
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