As soon as we were clear of the bay, and our boats in, I directed my course for the island of Huaheine, where I intended to touch.  We made it the next day, and spent the night, making short boards under the north end of the island.  At day-light, in the morning of the 3d, we made sail for the harbour of Owharre; in which the Resolution anchored, about nine o’clock, in twenty-four fathoms water.  As the wind blew out of the harbour, I chose to turn in by the southern channel, it being the widest.  The Resolution turned in very well, but the Adventure, missing stays, got ashore on the north side of the channel.  I had the Resolution’s launch in the water ready, in case of an accident of this kind, and sent her immediately to the Adventure.  By this timely assistance, she was got off again, without receiving any damage.  Several of the natives, by this time, had come off to us, bringing with them some of the productions of the island; and as soon as the ships were both in safety, I landed with Captain Furneaux, and was received by the natives with the utmost cordiality.  I distributed some presents among them; and they presently after brought down hogs, fowls, dogs, and fruits, which they willingly exchanged for hatchets, nails, beads, &c.  The like trade was soon opened on board the ships; so that we had a fair prospect of being plentifully supplied with fresh pork and fowls; and to people in our situation, this was no unwelcome thing.  I learnt that my old friend Oree, chief of the isle, was still living, and that he was hastening to this part to see me.

Early next morning, Lieutenant Pickersgill sailed with the cutter, on a trading party, toward the south end of the isle.  I also sent another trading party on shore near the ships, with which I went myself, to see that it was properly conducted at the first setting out, a very necessary point to be attended to.  Every thing being settled to my mind, I went, accompanied by Captain Furneaux and Mr Forster, to pay my first visit to Oree, who, I was told, was waiting for me.  We were conducted to the place by one of the natives; but were not permitted to go out of our boat, till we had gone through some part of the following ceremony usually performed at this isle, on such like occasions.  The boat in which we were desired to remain being landed before the chief’s house, which stood close to the shore, five young plaintain trees, which are their emblems of peace, were brought on board separately, and with some ceremony.  Three young pigs, with their ears ornamented with cocoa-nut fibres, accompanied the first three; and a dog, the fourth.  Each had its particular name and purpose, rather too mysterious for us to understand.  Lastly, the chief sent to me the inscription engraved on a small piece of pewter, which I left with him in July 1769.  It was in the same bag I had made for it, together with a piece of counterfeit English coin, and a few beads, put in at the same time; which shews