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A VOYAGE TO 
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September. 
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Saturday 13. 
Sunday 14. 
Monday 15. 
which had pafled at Oparre the preceding day, when Otoo, 
with all the folemnities obferved on fuch occalions, reftored 
to the friends and followers of the late king Tootaha, the 
lands and poffeftions, which had been withheld from them 
ever lince his death. Probably, the nev r facrifice was the 
concluding ceremony of what may be called the reverfal of 
attainder. 
The following evening, Otoo returned from exerciling 
this moft difagreeable of all his duties as fovereign; and, the 
next day, being now honoured with his company, Captain 
Clerke and I, mounted on horfeback, took a ride round the 
plain of Matavai, to the very great furprize of a great train 
of people wiio attended on the occalion, gazing upon us, 
with as much aftonifhment as if we had been centaurs. 
Omai, indeed, had, once or twice before this, attempted to 
get on horfeback; but he had as often been thrown off, 
before he could contrive to feat himfelf; fo that this was 
the firft time they had feen any body ride a horfe. What 
Captain Clerke and I began, was, after this, repeated every 
day, while we ftaid, by one or another of our people. And 
yet the curiolity of the natives continued hill unabated. 
They were exceedingly delighted with thefe animals, after 
they had feen the ufe that was made of them; and, as far 
as I could judge, they conveyed to them a better idea of the 
greatnefs of other nations, than all the other novelties, put 
together, that their European viliters had carried amongft 
them. Both the horfe and mare were in good cafe, and 
looked extremely well. 
The next day, Etary, or Olla, the god of Bolabola, who 
had, for feveral days pa ft, been in the neighbourhood of 
Matavai, removed to Oparre, attended by feveral failing ca¬ 
noes. We were told, that Otoo did not approve of his being 
fo 
