THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
made, I fliould certainly have complied with them. Our 
workmen, in my abfence, thought differently; for they 
took but little notice of fuch claims ; and the natives, when 
they found that we were determined to pay nothing, at laft 
ceafed to apply. But they made a merit of neceflity; and 
frequently afterward, took occalion to remind us, that they 
had given us wood and water out of friendfhip *. 
During the time I was at this village, Mr. Webber, who 
had attended me thither, made drawings of every thing that 
was curious, both within and without doors. I had alfo an 
opportunity of infpedting, more narrowly, the conftrudtion 
of the houfes, houfehold furniture, and utenlils, and the 
ftriking peculiarities of the cuftoms and modes of living of 
the inhabitants. Thefe fhall be defcribed in another place, 
in the beft manner I can, calling in to my afliftance the 
obfervations of Mr. Anderfon. When we had completed 
all our operations at this village, the natives and we parted 
very good friends; and we got back to the Blips in the 
afternoon. 
The three following days were employed in getting ready 
to put to fea; the fails were bent; the obfervatories and in- 
ftruments, brewing veflels, and other things, were moved 
from the fbore; fome fmall fpars, for different ufes, and 
pieces of timber, which might be occafionally fawn into 
boards, were prepared and put on board; and both Blips 
w'ere cleared, and put into a failing condition. 
Every thing being now ready, in the morning of the 
* Similar to the behaviour of the natives of Nootka, on this occafion, was that of ano¬ 
ther tribe of Indians, farther North, in latitude 57 0 i8 / , to the Spaniards, who had pre¬ 
ceded Captain Cook only three years, in a voyage to explore the coaft of America, North¬ 
ward of California. See the journal of that voyage, writ by the fecond pilot of the fleet, 
and publifhed by the Honourable Mr. Daines Barrington, to whom the literary world 
ewes fo many obligations. Mifcdlanies , p. 505, 506. 
26th, 
285 
1778. 
April. 
v _ _ _ ; 
Thurfday 23. 
Friday Z4. 
Saturday 25. 
Sunday 26^ 
