THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
fame time; and drew together as many people to look at 
her, as a man of war would, dreffed, in a European port. 
Thefe ftreamers of Omai were a mixture of Englifh, 
French, Spanifh, and Dutch, which were all the European 
colours that he had feen. When I was lalf at this iiland, I 
gave to Otoo an Englifh jack and pendant, and to Towha a 
pendant; which I now found they had preferved with the 
greateft care. 
Omai had alfo provided himfelf with a good flock of 
cloth and cocoa-nut oil, which are not only in greater 
plenty, but much better, at Otaheite, than at any of the 
Society Iflands; infomuch, that they are articles of trade. 
Omai would not have behaved fo inconfiftently, and fo 
much unlike himfelf, as he did, in many inltances, but 
for his lifter and brother-in-law, who, together with a few 
more of their acquaintance, engrofted him entirely to them- 
felves, with no other view than to ftrip him of every thing 
he had got. And they would, undoubtedly, have fucceeded 
in their fcheme, if I had not put a flop to it in time, by 
taking the moil ufeful articles of his property into my pof- 
fefhon. But even this would not have faved Omai from 
ruin, if I had buffered thefe relations of his to have gone 
with, or to- have followed us to, his intended place of fettle- 
ment, Huaheine. This they had intended; but I difap- 
pointed their farther views of plunder, by forbidding them 
to fhew themfelves in that iiland, while I remained in 
the neighbourhood; and they knew me too well not to 
comply. 
On the 28th, Otoo came on board, and informed me, that 
he had got a canoe, which he delired I would take with me, 
and carry home, as a prefent from him to the Earee rabie 
no Pretane ; it being the only thing, he faid, that he could 
fend 
7i 
1777. 
September. 
W— V — ■ / 
Sunday 28,. 
