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Cook's name). They faid TooTE had defired OTOO, whenever any English fhip came, to fhew the picture, and it would be acknowledged a token of friendship.

The next morning early, I received a meffage from OTOO, to inform me of his arrival from the back of the ifland, and requefting I would fend a boat for him, which I immediately did, with an officer to conduct him on board. He came with numerous attendants, and expreffed much fatisfaction at our meeting. After introducing his wife to me, we rubbed our noses together, which is the customary manner of faluting.

I was surprised to find, that, inftead of Oroo, the name by which he formerly went, he was now called TINAH. The name of TINAH's wife was IDEAH: with her was a woman, dreffed with a large quantity of cloth, in the form of a hoop, which was taken off and prefented to me, with a large hog, and fome bread-fruit. I then took my visitors into the cabin, and after a short time produced my prefents in return.

The prefent I made to TINAH (by which name I fhall hereafter call him) confifted of hatchets, fmail adzes, files, gimblets, faws, looking-glaffes, red feathers, and two fhirts. To IDEAH I gave ear-rings, necklaces, 3 Q 2

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and beads; but fhe expreffed her defire for the utensils

of iron.

Much converfation took place among them on the value of the different articles, and they appeared extremely fatisfied; fo that they determined to fpend the day with me.

In the evening TINAH defired me to fire fome of the great guns: this I readily complied with, and, as the fhot fell into the fea at a great diftance, all the natives expreffed their approbation by loud fhouts and acclamations.

I had a large company at dinner; for, befides TINAH and his wife, there was Orow, the father of TINAH, OREPYAH, and WHYDOAH, two of his brothers, PAENO, and feveral other chiefs.

TINAH is a very large man, much above the common ftature, being not less than fix feet four inches in height, and proportionably ftout: his age about thirty-five. His wife (IDEAH) I judged to be about twenty-four fhe is likewife much above the common years of age: fize of the women of Otaheite, and has a very animated and intelligent countenance.

WHYDOAH, the younger brother of TINAH, was

highly spoken of as being a great warrior, and had alfo the reputable character of being the greatest drunkard in the country; and indeed, to judge from the withered appearance of his fkin, he must have used the ava to excess.

TINAH was fed by one of his attendants, who fat by him only for that purpose, this being a particular cuftom among fome of the fuperior chiefs; and I muft do him the juftice to say, he excelled in this as his brother did in drinking, as he kept his attendant in conftant employment; there was indeed little reafon to complain of want of appetite in any of the guests.

As the women are not allowed to dine in

company with the men, IDEAH dined with some of her companions, about an hour afterwards, in private, except that her husband TINAH favoured them with his company, and feemed to have entirely forgotten that he had already dined.

TINAH continued with me the whole afternoon, in the course of which he eat (having requested it) four times of pork, befides his dinner.

In the morning I returned TINAH's vifit. I made him understand, that my vifit was defigned as a particular compliment to him, and gave him a fecond pre

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fent, equal to the first, which he received with great pleasure; and to the people of consequence, that were about him, I alfo prefented fome article or other. There were a great number of children; and, as I took notice of the little ones that were in arms and gave them beads, both small and great, but with much drollery. and good humour, endeavoured to profit by the occafion. Boys, and even grown up perfons, were caught up in arms and brought to me, which created much laughter; so that in a short time I got rid of all I had brought on fhore.

My next object was to go to Opur, to see if NELSON could be able to procure any plants there, but I gave the credit of my visit to young Oroo, the eldest fon of TINAH, and who had taken his name.

I prepared a magnificent present for this youth, who was reprefented to me as a perfon of the highest rank in the island.

TINAH, understanding from my converfation that I intended vifiting fome of the neighbouring islands, very earnestly requested I would not think of leaving Mata"Here," faid he, "you fhall be supplied plentifully with every thing you want. All here are your "friends, and friends of King GEORGE: if you go to

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"the other iflands, you will have every thing stolen "from you." I replied, that, on account of their good will, and from a defire to ferve him and his country, King GEORGE had fent out those valuable prefents to him; and will not you, TINAH, fend fomething to King George in return? "Yes," he said, "I will fend "him any thing I have ;" and then began to enumerate the different articles in his power, among which he mentioned the BREAD-FRUIT. This was the exact point to which I wished to bring the converfation; for I had given directions to every one on board not to make known to the islanders the purpose of our coming, left it might enhance the value of the bread-fruit plants, or occafion other difficulties; and, feizing an opportunity which had every appearance of being undefigned and accidental, I told him the bread-fruit trees were what I was fure King GEORGE would like; upon which he promised me a great many should be put on board, and feemed much delighted to find it fo eafily in his power to fend any thing that would be well received by King GEORGE.

The next day I fent Mr. CHRISTIAN with a party to erect our tent, and soon after followed him myself. With the confent of TINAH, MOANNAH, and POENO,

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