for a final departure. No sooner had they put to sea than a violent gale arose, which so injured the foremast of the Resolution, (the ship in which Captain Cook commanded,) that it was found necessary to return again to the harbour to make some repairs. On their return to the bay, they had the mortification to learn that their arrival was as unwelcome to the natives as it was undesirable to themselves. Only a few canoes visited the ships, bringing provisions, for which they demanded a great price, and seemed inclined to take nothing in return but daggers or dirks. This looked unfavourably. It was evident the natives had not forgotten the violence lately committed on the Morai, and they had neither religion nor conscience to restrain them from revenging themselves.

Having stolen some small articles from the vessels, they at length proceeded so far as to carry away the cutter, a small boat belonging to the ship Discovery. A consultation having been held among the officers, as to the means which should be taken to get back the boat, it was determined that the old king Teraiobu should be persuaded to visit the ships, and that when there, he should be kept as a prisoner, until his people restored the boat. They also resolved to seize and destroy every canoe that should

attempt to leave the bay, if the cutter could not be recovered by peaceable means.

To effect these objects, Captain Cook went on shore with eleven of his men, having stationed armed boats across the bay, that they might afford him protection, or stop the canoes of the natives, as might appear necessary. On reaching the house of the king, Captain Cook found that he was ignorant of the theft that had been committed, and willing to accept the invitation given him to pass the day on board the ships, with his two young sons. They accordingly went towards the shore, when the wife of the king and some of the chiefs came up, and forbade his going farther. Some of the multitude that were by this time assembled, began to cry out that "Cook was going to kill their king," and one, more bold than the rest, advancing and brandishing a weapon he held in his hand, threatened the life of Cook. The commodore, perceiving that his person. was in danger, fired a blank cartridge at the savage, who, finding himself uninjured, again advanced with bolder threats. Captain Cook then shot him with a ball, and he was carried away by his friends, mortally wounded.

The concourse of natives now assembled was very great, consisting of chiefs and common people, covered with their warmats, and eager for battle. Seeing there was no possibility of gaining the object for

which they had come on shore, Cook ordered his men to retreat to the boats which were near. The other armed boats, having seen the dangers that surrounded their friends, had advanced to help them. Just as they were about to enter the boats, news was brought that a chief, much esteemed by the natives, had been shot by one of the boats in the bay. This greatly enraged them, and although Cook had no hand in his death, and was even ignorant of the fact, their fury was principally directed towards him. They even went so far as to assail him with stones, in consequence of which he turned and shot another savage dead. At the same time the forces who had come up in the boats, seeing their countrymen retreating, fired upon the natives. This was followed by a scene of wild confusion and horror. The infuriated multitude, still more enraged by the firing. of the men in the boats, and emboldened by the retreat of those on the shore, raising the most savage yells, rushed upon the latter in a body. These, turning about for self-defence, received a volley of stones from the natives, by which four of their number were killed, and four others badly wounded.

In the midst of this scene of dismay and death, Captain Cook, wishing to stop the effusion of blood, ran to the shore; and not being able to make himself heard in the midst of the tumult, waved his hat, as a

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