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turn the fame day, I fent one, with two petty officers, 1 777- 
Mr. Roberts and Mr. Shuttleworth; one to remain with , 
the boat, in cafe fire could not get to the place, while 
the other fhould go with the guides, and one or two of our 
people. 
Late in the evening, the boat returned, and the officers 
informed me, that after proceeding as far in the boat as 
rocks and fhoals would permit, Mr. Shuttleworth, with two 
marines, and one of the guides, landed and travelled to 
Watea, to the houfe of Hamoa, where the people of the 
place amufed them for fome time, by telling them, that 
the goat would foon be brought, and pretended they had 
fent for it. It however never came ; and the approach of 
night obliged Mr. Shuttleworth to return to the boat with- 
out it. 
I was now very forry, that I had proceeded fo far ; as I 
could not retreat with any tolerable credit, and without giv¬ 
ing encouragement to the people of the other illands we had 
yet to vifit, to rob us with impunity. I afked Omai and the 
two old men, what methods I fhould next take ; and they, 
without hefitation, advifed me to go with a party of men 
into the country, and fhoot every foul I fhould meet with. 
This bloody counfel I could not follow; but I refolved to 
march a party of men crofs the ifland; and, at day-break 
the next morning, fet out with thirty-five of my people, ac- Thurfdayp, 
companied by one of the old men, by Omai, and three or 
four of his attendants. At the fame time, I ordered Lieu¬ 
tenant Williamfon, with three armed boats, round the Wef- 
tern part of the ifland, to meet us. 
I had no fooner landed with my party, than the few na¬ 
tives who fiill remained in the neighbourhood, fled before 
us. The firft man that we met with upon our march, 
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