of whose people had stolen the musket, and occasioned all this disturbance; and if I had them in my power I would destroy them, or any other belonging to Tiarabou.  This declaration pleased them, as I expected, from the natural aversion the one kingdom has to the other.  What I said was enforced by presents, which perhaps had the greatest weight with them.  Thus were things once more restored to their former state; and Otoo promised on his part, that the next day we should be supplied with fruit, &c. as usual.

We then returned with him to his proper residence at Oparree, and there took a view of some of his dock-yards (for such they well deserve to be called) and large canoes; some lately built, and others building; two of which were the largest I had ever seen in this sea; or indeed any where else, under that name.  This done, we returned on board, with Tee in our company; who, after he had dined with us, went to inform old Happi, the king’s father, that all matters were again accommodated.

This old chief was at this time in the neighbourhood of Matavai; and it should seem, from what followed, that he was not pleased with the conditions; for that same evening all the women, which were not a few, were sent for out of the ship, and people stationed on different parts of the shore, to prevent any from coming off; and the next morning no supplies whatever being brought, on my enquiring into the reason, I was told Happi was mataoued.  Chagrined at this disappointment as I was, I forbore taking any step, from a supposition that Tee had not seen him, or that Otoo’s orders had not yet reached Matavai.  A supply of fruit sent us from Oparree, and some brought us by our friends, served us for the present, and made us less anxious about it.  Thus matters stood till the afternoon, when Otoo himself came to the tents with a large supply.  Thither I went, and expostulated with him for not permitting the people in our neighbourhood to bring us fruit as usual, insisting on his giving immediate orders about it; which he either did or had done before.  For presently after, more was brought us than we could well manage.  This was not to be wondered at, for the people had every thing in readiness to bring, the moment they were permitted, and I believe thought themselves as much injured by the restriction as we did.

Otoo desiring to see some of the great guns fire from the ship, I ordered twelve to be shotted and fired towards the sea.  As he had never seen a cannon fired before, the sight gave him as much pain as pleasure.  In the evening, we entertained him with fire-works, which gave him great satisfaction.