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they acted as interpreters between Mr. Lange and the officers, .while fome of the failors,who underftood Portuguefe, converfed with fuch of the Raja’s attendants as fpoke thatlanguage. The chief part of the dinner was mutton, which the Raja having tailed,he begged an Engliffi fheep, and the only one which they had left was given him. Hethen alked for a dog, and Mr. Banks gave him his greyhound ; and a fpying-glafs wasprefented to him, on Mr. Lange’s intimating that it would be acceptable.
The vifitors now told Captain Cook , that there was great plenty of fowls, hogs,Iheep and buffaloes on the illand, numbers of which ffiould be conveyed to the feaffiore on the following day, that he might purchafe what was neceffary for the recoveryof the fick, and for fea-ftores. This welcome news gave great fpirits to the company,and the bottle went fo brilkly round, that Mr. Lange and his companions became almollintoxicated. They had, however, the refolution to exprefs a defire to depart, beforethey were quite drunk. Meffrs. Solander and Banks went affiore with the vifitors,who were faluted at their departure with nine guns, which they returned with threecheers.
On the following day the captain, attended by feveral gentlemen, went on fhore toreturn the Raja’s vifit; but their principal intention was, to buy the refrelhments whichhad been mentioned the preceding day. When they landed, they were chagrinedto find that the cattle had not been driven down to the beach. They went on to thetown.
The Raja was at the houfe of affembly, furrounded by many of his principal fub-jefts; and Mr. Lange alfo attended. Captain Cook having informed them that hehad loaded his boat with goods, which he wilhed to exchange for neceffary refreffi-ments, permiffion was given to land his effefts. The Captain now endeavoured tomake an agreement for the hogs, fheep, and buffaloes, which were to be paid for incaffi; but this bufinefs was no fooner hinted at than Mr. Lange took his leave, havingfirft told the captain that he mull make his agreement with the natives ; and adding,that he had received a letter from the Governor of Concordia, in Timor , the contentsof which ffiould be difclofed at his return.
They were invited to dine with the Raja, but he did not partake of the entertain-ment, as it was not cuftomary here to fit down with their guelts. They began theirdinner, which confifted of pork and rice, very excellent of their kinds, ferved up inthirty-fix diffies, and three earthen bowls, filled with a kind of broth, in which thepork had been boiled. The fpoons were formed of leaves, but were fo fmall,' that thehunger of the guefts would fcarcely allow them patience to ufe them.
When dinner was ended, the captain invited the Raja to drink wine with him ; butthis he declined, faying, that the man who entertained company ffiould never get drunktrith his guefts.
When the bottle had circulated fome'time, Captain Cook began to enquire after thecattle that were promifed to be driven down to the beach ; when Mr. Lange informedmm, that in the letter which he had received from the Governor of Concordia, in-ftfu&ions were given, that if the ffiip ffiould touch at the illand, and be in want ofPfovifions, ffie ffiould be fupplied ; but that he was not to permit her to remain longerthan was abfolutely neceffary. That no prefents were to be made to the natives oflow rank, nor even left with their fuperiors to be divided among them after the ffiip”ad failed ; but, he added, that any trifling civilities received from the Indians, might
acknowledged by a prefent of beads, or any other articles of fmall value. It is aVer y probable conje&ure, that the whole of this ftory was of Mr. Lange’s own manu-facture,