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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 3
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Set up the 2 Clocks; one in the Tent wherein Mr.Green and I lay, and the other in the Observatory.

This evening Tootaha sent a man again for the Axe and Shirt, and we sent him word by the same man that Mr.Banks and I would come and see him to-morrow and bring them along with us, for it now became necessary that we should take some steps to reconcile this man to us in order to procure a sufficient supply of Bread fruit, and Cocoa Nuts, which we have not had for these 2 days past, owing, as we apprehend, to Tootaha not being reconciled to us, or otherwise the people take this method to shew their resentment of the Treatment their Chief meet with.
Friday, 5th.

Early this morning Tootaha sent some of his people to put us in mind of our promise, and these seem'd very uneasy until we set out, which Mr.Banks, Dr.Solander, and myself did about 10 o'clock in the Pinnace, having one of these men with us.

As soon as we came to Appara, the place where Tootaha resided, we saw a great number of People at the landing place near his House; one among them, who had a large Turban about his Head, and a long white stick in his Hand, drove the others from the landing place by beating them with his Stick, and throwing stones at them, and at the same time directed us whereabouts to land.

After we had landed he conducted us to the Chief, but in this there was no order, everyone crowded upon us crying out "Tyo Tootaha," this Tootaha was our Friend.


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