CAPTAIN COOIC’S SECOND VOYAGE.

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the lanes that divided the plantations, were running about fome hogs and verylarge fowls, which were the only domedic animals they faw ; and thefe they did not feemwilling to part with, which determined them to leave this place.

The evening brought every one on board, highly delighted with the country, and thevery obliging behaviour of the inhabitants, who feemed to vie with each other in doingwhat they thought would give pleafure. After making the chief a prefent, confidingof various articles, and an affortment of garden-feeds, Captain Cook gave him to under-dand that they were going away, at which he feemed not at all moved. While he wasin the fhip, or in the boat, he continued to change fifh-hooks for nails, and engroffed thetrade in a manner wholly to himfelf; but when on fhore, he did not offer to make thelead exchange.

As foon as the captain was on board, they made fail down to Amderdam. Threemen belonging to Middleburg, who, by fome means or other, had been left on boardthe Adventure, now quitted her, and fwam to the fhore; not knowing that theyintended to flop at this ifle, and having no inclination, as may be fuppofed, to go awaywith them.

As foon as they opened the weft fide of the ifle, they were met by feveral canoes, eachconduced by three or four men. They came boldly alongfide, prefented them withfome Eava root, and then came on board, without farther ceremony, inviting them byall the friendly figns they could make to go to their ifland, and pointing to the placewhere they fhould anchor ; at lead they fo underdood them. After a few boards theyanchored in Van Diemen’s Road, little more than a cable’s length from the breakerswhich line the coad.

After breakfad Captain Cook landed, accompanied by Captain Furneaux, Mr. Forfler,and feveral of the officers; having along with them a chief, or perfon of fome note,whofe name was Attago, who had attached himfelf to the captain from the fird momentof his coming on board, which was before they anchored.

As foon as they were landed, all the gentlemen fet out into the country, accomp a *nied by fome of the natives. But the mod of them remained with Captain Furneauxand Captain Cook , who amufed themfelves fome time in didributing prefents among'*-the natives. ,

After walking a little way into the country they returned to the landing-place, an“there found Mr. Wales in a laughable though didrelfed fituation. The boats whichbrought them on fliore not being able to get near the landing-place, for want of a fu*'ficient depth of water, he pulled of his fhoes and dockings to walk through ; and as foohas he got on dry land, he put them down between his legs to put on again, but theywere indantly fnatched away by a perfon behind him, who immediately mixed with thecrowd. It was impoffible for him to follow the man bare-footed over the fharp coralrocks which compofe the fhore, without having his feet cut to pieces. The boatput back to the fhip, his companions had each made his way through the crowd, andleft in this condition alone. The chief foon found out the thief, and recovered his fh°^and dockings. The old chief probably thinking they might want water on board,conduced them to a plantation hard by, and fhewed them a pool of frefh water, thougthey had not made the lead enquiry' after any. - ,

From hence they were conducted down to the fhore of Maria Bay, or north-eaft liof the ifle; where, in a boat-houfe, was fhewn a fine large double canoe not yet launcneThe chief did not fail to make them fenfible it belonged to himfelf. ,

Mr. Forder and his party fpent the day in the country botanifing, and feveral ofofficers were out fhooting. All of them were very civilly treated by the natives. ^