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him him into his canoe, inftantly put her off, and paddled away with the utmoft fpeed;feveral mufquets were immediately difcharged at the people in the canoe, and one otthem receiving a wound, they all let go the boy, who before was held down in thebottom of the canoe. Tayota, taking the advantage of their confternation, immediatelyjumped into the fea, and fwam back towards the Endeavour. He was taken on boardwithout having received any harm ; but his ftrength was fo much exhaufted with theweight of his clothes, that it was with great difficulty he reached the ffiip. In confe-quence of this attempt to carry off Tayota, Captain Cook called the cape off which ithappened Cape Kidnappers. Its diftance from Portland Ifland is about thirteen leagues,forming the fouth point of a bay, which the captain named Hawke’s Bay, in honour ofSir Edward, who then prefided at the Admiralty board.

As every circumftance that tends to elucidate the manners and cuftoms of thefepeople mull attratt the attention of the curious reader, we cannot omit Tayota’s beha-viour upon recovering from his fright, occafioned by his being kidnapped. He pro-duced a fiffi, and acquainted Tupia, that he defigned to make an offering of it to his God ,or Eatua, as a teftimonial of his gratitude for his deliverance. Tupia approved of hisintention, and by his direction the fiffi was call into the fea. This is an evident proof,that even thefe unenlightened favages, by the mere impulfe of nature, believe in theexiftence of a particular providence.

The Endeavour now paffed a fmall ifland, white and high, fuppofed to be inhabitedonly by fiffiermen. as it appeared quite barren, and was named Bare Ifland. On th e17th, Captain Cook gave the name of Cape Turnagain to a head-land. This cape isremarkable for a fir a turn of clay of a bright brown colour; its prominence graduallydiminiffies towards the north fide, but to the fouth its defcent is not fo regular.

The land between this cape and Kidnapper’s Bay is unequal, and refembles thehigh downs of England. There appeared numerous inhabitants, and feveral villages-Wednefday the 18 th, the Endeavour came abreaft of a peninfula in Portland Ifland,named Terakako, when a canoe with five Indians came up to the ffiip. Two chiefswho were in this canoe came aboard, where they remained all night, and were treated-with great civility. The chiefs would neither eat nor drink, but the fervants made dpfor their mailers’ abflinence by their voracious appetites. The three boys had g' ve *Jthefe natives an account of the hofpitality and liberality of the Engliffi, which hadprevailed upon them to pay this vifit.

Thurfday the 19th, the Endeavour paffed a remarkable head-land, which Cap tairlCook named Gable-End Foreland. It is diftinguiffied by a rock, in the ffiape or achurch fpire, which is very near it. Here three canoes came up, and one Indian cameon board; he received fome fmall prefents, and retired to his companions. He w° rea new garment of white filky flax, with a border of black, red, and white. ,

Many of the Indians had pieces of green ftone round their necks, by way of nec 'laces; they were tranfparent, like an emerald, and appeared, on examination, t0 ^fpecies of nephritic ftone, of which all their ornaments of this kind confifted- »Banks and the other gentlemen obtained feveral pieces of it. ,

On the 20th they anchored in a bay, about two leagues to the north of the forelan *The natives in canoes invited them hither, and behaved very amicably. r ^ ere ,.h 1peared to be two chiefs, who came on board. They received prefents of linen, w 1 ^gave them much fatisfaclion; but they did not hold fpike-nails in fuch eftimationthe inhabitants of fome of the other iflands. The captain, Mr. Banks , and Dr. Solan ^went on ffiore, and were courteoufly received by the inhabitants, who did not apP _in numerous bodies to avoid giving offence. The captain had the pleafure to find ^