Thirty years later still, Surgeon-Major Thomson heard natives relating round a fire how the French had broken into their _tapu_ sanctuaries and put their chiefs in irons.

And then there were the deeds of De Surville.

Apart from certain odd features in Crozet's narrative, it may be remarked that he errs in making the Maoris act quite causelessly.

The Maori code was strange and fantastic, but a tribal vendetta always had a reason.
[Footnote 1: _Out-Out_.] Thus did the Dutch, English, and French in succession discover New Zealand, and forthwith come into conflict with its dauntless and ferocious natives.

The skill and moderation of Cook may be judged by comparing his success with the episodes of De Surville's roughness and the troubles which befel Tasman, Furneaux, and Marion du Fresne.