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people; which they alfo agreed to. Accordingly we Hop- , 777 . 
ped ferving grog, except on Saturday nights; when the 
companies of both fhips had full allowance of it, that they 
might drink the healths of their female friends in England; 
left thefe, amongft the pretty girls of Otaheite, fhould be 
wholly forgotten. 
The next day, we began fome neceflary operations; to Thurfday 14, 
infpedt the proviftons that were in the main and fore hold; 
to get the calks of beef and pork, aftd the coals, out of the 
ground tier; and to put fome ballaft in their place. The 
caulkers were fet to work to caulk the fhip, which ihe ftood 
in great need of; having, at times, made much water oil 
our pafiage from the Friendly Illands. I alfo put on fliore 
the bull, cows, horfes, and flieep, and appointed two men 
to look after them while grazing ; for I did not intend to 
leave any of them, at this part of the illand. 
During the two following days, it hardly ever ceafed Friday 15. 
raining. The natives, neverthelefs, came to us from every Saturday 16. 
quarter, the news of our arrival having rapidly fpread. 
Waheiadooa, though at a diftance, had been informed of it; 
and, in the afternoon of the 16th, a Chief, named Etorea, 
under whofe tutorage he was, brought me two hogs as a 
prefent from him; and acquainted me, that he liimfelf 
would be with us the day after. And fo it proved; for I 
received a meftage from him the next morning, notifying Sunday 1 7 . 
his arrival, and defiring I would go aftiore to meet him. 
Accordingly, Omai and I prepared to pay him a formal vifit. 
On this occafion, Omai, aflifted by fome of his friends, 
dreffed liimfelf; not after the Englifh fafhion, nor that of 
Otaheite, nor that of Tongataboo, nor in the drels of any 
country upon earth; but in a ftrange medley of all that he 
was poftefted of. 
Thus 
