“On the 6th of February, we were overtaken by a gale of wind; and the next night, the Resolution had the misfortune of springing the head of her foremast, in such a dangerous manner, that Captain Cook was obliged to return to Keragegooah,[1] in order to have it repaired; for we could find no other convenient harbour on the island.  The same gale had occasioned much distress among some canoes that had paid us a visit from the shore.  One of them, with two men and a child on board, was picked up by the Resolution, and rescued from destruction; the men, having toiled hard all night in attempting to reach the land, were so much exhausted that they could hardly mount the ship’s side.  When they got upon the quarter-deck, they burst into tears, and seemed much affected with the dangerous situation from which they had escaped; but the little child appeared lively and cheerful.  One of the Resolution’s boats was also so fortunate as to save a man and two women, whose canoe had been upset by the violence of the waves.  They were brought on board, and, with the others, partook of the kindness and humanity of Captain Cook.

“On the morning of Wednesday, the 10th, we were within a few miles of the harbour; and were soon joined by several canoes, in which appeared many of our old acquaintance, who seemed to have come to welcome us back.  Among them was Coo,aha, a priest; he had brought a small pig and some cocoa nuts in his hand, which, after having chaunted a few sentences, he presented to Captain Clerke.  He then left us, and hastened on board the Resolution, to perform the same friendly ceremony before Captain Cook.  Having but light winds all that day, we could not gain the harbour.  In the afternoon, a chief of the first rank, and nearly related to Kariopoo, paid us a visit on board the Discovery.  His name was Ka,mea,mea:  He was dressed in a very rich feathered cloak, which he seemed to have brought for sale, but would part with it for nothing except iron daggers.  These the chiefs, some time before our departure, had preferred to every other article; for, having received a plentiful supply of hatchets and other tools, they began to collect a store of warlike instruments.  Kameamea procured nine daggers for his cloak; and, being pleased with his reception, he and his attendants slept on board that night.

“In the morning of the 11th of February, the ships anchored again in Keragegooah bay, and preparation was immediately made for landing the Resolution’s foremast.  We were visited but by few of the Indians, because there were but few in the bay.  On our departure, those belonging to other parts had repaired to their several habitations, and were again to collect from various quarters before we could expect to be surrounded by such multitudes as we had once seen in that harbour.  In the afternoon, I walked about a mile into the country to visit an Indian friend, who had, a few days before, come near twenty miles, in a small canoe, to see me, while the ship lay becalmed.