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Before I failed, I had the following inscription cut upon 1777* 
the outfide of his houfe : 
Georgius T'ertius , Rex , 2 Novembris , 1777. 
i Refolutioriy Jac. Cook , Pr. 
Difcovery, Car. Clerke , Pr. 
On the fecond of November, at four in the afternoon, I November, 
took the advantage of a breeze, which then fprung up at Stmday z * 
Eall, and failed out of the harbour. Moft of our friends 
remained on board till the fhips were under fail; when, to 
gratify their curiofity, I ordered five guns to be fired. They 
then all took their leave, except Omai, who remained till 
we were at fea. We had come to fail by a hawfer faftened 
to the fhore. In cafting the fhip, it parted, being cut by 
the rocks, and the outer end was left behind, as thofe who 
call it off did not perceive that it was broken; fo that it 
became neceffary to fend a boat to bring it on board. In 
this boat, Omai went afhore, after taking a very affectionate 
farewel of all the officers. He fuftained himfelf with a 
manly refolution, till he came to me. Then his utmoft ef* 
forts to conceal his tears failed; and Mr. King, wffio went 
in the boat, told me, that he wept all the time in going 
alhore. 
It was no fmall fatisfa&ion to reflect, that we had brought 
him fafe back to the very fpot from which he was taken. 
And, yet, fuch is the ftrange nature of human affairs, that 
it is probable we left him in a lefs defirable fituation, than 
he was in before his connexion with us. I do not, by this, 
mean, that, becaufe he has tailed the fweets of civilized 
life, he mull become more miferable from being obliged to 
abandon all thoughts of continuing them. I confine myfelf 
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