CAPTAIN COCK’S SECOND VOYAGE.
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all wethers, a thing he was made acquainted with. The prefents he got at this inter-view entirely removed his fears, and opened his heart fo much, that he fent for threehogs, which he prefented to them ; one of them was very fmall.
They now took leave, and informed him they /hould quit the ifland the next day;at which he feemed much moved, and embraced the captain feveral times.
On the ilt of September, the Ihips unmoored. Our old friend Pottatou, his wife*or miftrefs, and fome more of his friends, came in order to vilit the captain. Theybrought him a prefent of two hogs, and fome fi/h ; and Mr. Pickerfgill got two morehogs, by exchange, from Oamo: for he went in the boat as far as Paparra , where hefaw old Oberea. She feemed much altered for the worfe, poor, and of little confe-quence. The wind, which had blown wefterly all day, having drifted at once to theeaft, they put to fea; and difmiffed their friends fooner than they wilhed to go; butwell fatisfied with the reception they had met with.
Some hours before they got under fail, a young man, whofe name was Poreo, cameand defired the captain would take him with him; he confented, thinking he mightbe of fervice on fome occafions. Many more offered themfelves, but he refufed totake them. This youth afked for an axe and a fpike-nail for his father, who was thenon board. He had them accordingly, and they parted juft as they were getting underfail, more like two ftrangers than father and fon. This raifed a doubt whether it was fo iwhich was farther'confirmed by a canoe, conduced by two men, coming alongfide, asthey were /landing out of the bay, and demanding the young man in the name 01Otoo. He, now faw that the whole was a trick to get fomething from him ; w £knowing that Otoo was not in the neighbourhood, and could know nothing of thematter. Poreo feemed, however, at firft undetermined whether he /hould go or ft a f >but he foon inclined to the former. The captain then told them to return the axeand nails, and then he /hould go (and fo he really /hould); but they faid theya/hore, and fo departed. Though the youth feemed pretty well fatisfied, he could norefrain from weeping when he viewed the land aftern. ~
As foon as they were clear of the bay, and their boats in, they dire&ed their courtfor the ifland of Huaheine, where they intended to touch. They made it the nexday, and fpent the night making /hort boards under the north end of the ifland. •*day-light in the morning of the 3d, they made fail for the harbour of Owharre; 111which the Refolution anchored, about nine o’clock, in twenty-four fathoms water*^Several of the natives by this time had come off, bringing with them fome of the pro*du&ions of the ifland; and as foon as the /hips were in fafety, Captain Cook landewith Captain Furneaux, and was received by the natives with the utmoft cordiality*Some prefents were diftributed among them; and, prefently after, they brought dowhogs, fowls, dogs, and fruits, which they willingly exchanged for hatchets, nai ^beads, &c. The like trade was foon opened on board the /hip; fo that they hafair profpett of being plentifully fupplied with fre/h pork and fowls; and, to p e0 Pin their fituation, this was no unwelcome thing. -
Early the next morning, Lieutenant Pickerfgill failed with the cutter on a tra ,!party, towards the fouth end of the ifle. Captain Cook alfo fent another tra 1 &party on Zhore near the /hips, with which he went himfelf, to fee that it was propconduced at the firft fetting out, a very neceffary point to be attended to.
On the 4th, Captain Cook wanted to go to Oree, the King; but was told hecome to him; which he accordingly did, fell upon his neck, and embraced ^This was by no means ceremonious; the tears, which trickled plentifully ^°, WI ^ er evenerable old cheeks, fufficiently befpoke the language of his heart. His friends