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1777- them. They are made fo as to tie upon the forehead with- 
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«_ _ out any crown, and have the form of a femicircle, whofe 
radius is eighteen or twenty inches. But a drawing which 
Mr. Webber has made of Poulaho, drefted in one of thefe 
bonnets, will convey the befh idea of them. The Chief 
ftayed on board till the evening, when he left us ; but his 
brother, whofe name was alfo Futtafaihe, and one or two, or 
more, of his attendants, continued in the fhip all night. 
Thurfday 29. At day-break, the next morning, I weighed with a fine 
breeze, at Eaft North Eaft, and ftood to the Westward, 
with a view to return to Annamooka, by the track we 
had already experienced. We were followed by feveral 
failing canoes, in one of which w'as the king. As foon 
as he got on board the Refolution, he inquired for his 
brother, and the others who had remained with us all 
night. It now appeared, that they had ftayed without his 
leave; for he gave them, in a very few words, fuch a re¬ 
primand as brought tears from their eyes; and yet they 
were men not lefs than thirty years of age. He was, 
however, foon reconciled to their making a longer ftay; 
for, on quitting us, he left his brother, and five of his at¬ 
tendants, on board. We had alfo the company of a Chief, 
juft then arrived from Tongataboo, whofe name was Too- 
boueitoa. The moment he arrived, he fent his canoe 
away, and declared, that he and five more, who came 
with him, would fleep on board; fo that I had now my 
cabin filled with vifiters. This, indeed, was fome incon¬ 
venience ; but I bore with it more willingly, as they brought 
plenty of provifions with them, as prefents to me; for 
which they always had fuitable returns. 
About one o’clock in the afternoon, the Eafterly wind was 
fucceeded by a frefh breeze at South South Eaft. Our courfe, 
now 
