(Footnote.  Tyo and Ehoah are words of the same signification, i.e. friend.)

The Otaheite breed of hogs seems to be supplanted by the European.  Originally they were of the China sort, short and very thick-necked; but the superior size of the European have made them encourage our breed.

Thursday 30.

At break of day Tinah and his wife came again to the ship and, as their attendants were numerous, I provided a breakfast for them of broiled and roasted pork, which they preferred to tea.  Our arrival being known all over the island, we had this day a great number of strangers on board who came from the most remote parts, and in the forenoon some hooks and thimbles were cut out from the blocks.  This induced me to order all the natives out of the ship except the chiefs and their attendants.  In executing these orders a daring fellow attacked the sentinel but escaped among the crowd.  Everyone knew the consequence of offending the sentinel and were exceedingly alarmed at the appearance of anger I thought necessary to assume.

Among those who visited us today were two chiefs of great consequence, Marremarre and his son Poohaitaiah Otee, Earees of the districts of Itteeah and Attahooroo.  Otee was fed at dinner in the same manner as Tinah.  It was evident that the attention which I showed to these chiefs seemed to give uneasiness to Tinah.  At sunset my visitors took leave and were carried on shore by one of the ship’s boats, which has always been regarded as a mark of distinction, and on that account preferred by them to going in their own canoes.  At their request a race was rowed between our five-oared cutter and one of their double canoes with four paddles.  Great exertions were used on both sides but the cutter first reached the shore.  In their return to the ship Oreepyah stopped them till a large piece of cloth that he had sent for was brought; which he tied to the boat-hook and desired should be carried off as a trophy of their victory.

Friday 31.

The next morning at sunrise Moannah came on board with a message from Tinah to acquaint me that he was mattow (afraid to see me) till he had recovered some things that had been stolen from the ship and which he had sent after.  I knew there was something wrong, as no canoes came off to us and, on looking about, we found the buoy of the best bower anchor had been taken away, I imagine for the sake of some iron hoops that were on it.  That this might not create any coolness I sent a boat to Tinah to invite him and his friends to come on board; which they immediately did and were no longer under any apprehensions.  I had made an appointment with Oreepyah for him to go with me to Oparre this morning; but the accident just mentioned caused him to break his engagement, he having gone, I was informed, in search of what had been stolen.