The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. V. Being the First of the Third VoyageCook, James
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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. V. Being the First of the Third Voyage
Cook, James
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century
_Yesterday_, Taeninnahoi, Ninnahoi.
_One_, Tahaee, Atahay.
_Two_, Rooa, Erooa.
_Three_, Toroo, Toroo.
_Four_, Faa, Ahaa.
_Five_, Reema, Ereema.
_Six_, Ono, Aono.
_Seven_, Heetoo, Aheitoo.
_Eight_, Waroo, Awaroo.
_Nine_, Eeva, Aeeva.
_Ten_, Angahoora, Ahooroo.
The New Zealanders to these numerals prefix _Ma_; as,
_Eleven_, Matahee.
_Twelve, &c. &c._ Marooa, &c. &c.
_Twenty_, Mangahoora.
BOOK II.
FROM LEAVING NEW ZEALAND TO OUR ARRIVAL AT OTAHEITE, OR THE SOCIETY
ISLANDS.
CHAP. I.
PROSECUTION OF THE VOYAGE.—BEHAVIOUR OF THE TWO NEW ZEALANDERS ON
BOARD.—UNFAVOURABLE WINDS.—AN ISLAND CALLED MANGEEA DISCOVERED.—THE
COAST OF IT EXAMINED.—TRANSACTIONS WITH THE NATIVES.—AN ACCOUNT OF
THEIR PERSONS, DRESS, AND CANOE.—DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND.—A SPECIMEN
OF THE LANGUAGE.—DISPOSITION OF THE INHABITANTS.
On the 25th, at ten o’clock in the morning, a light breeze springing up
at N. W. by W., we weighed, stood out of the Sound, and made sail
through the strait, with the Discovery in company. We had hardly got the
length of Cape Tierawhitte, when the wind took us aback at S. E. It
continued in this quarter till two o’clock the next morning, when we had
a few hours’ calm. After which we had a breeze at N.; but here it fixed
not long, before it veered to the E., and after that to the S. At
length, on the 27th at eight o’clock in the morning, we took our
departure from Cape Palliser, which, at this time, bore W., seven or
eight leagues distant. We had a fine gale, and I steered E. by N.
We had no sooner lost sight of the land than our two New Zealand
adventurers, the sea-sickness they now experienced giving a turn to
their reflections, repented heartily of the step they had taken. All the
soothing encouragement we could think of, availed but little. They wept
both in public and in private; and made their lamentations in a kind of
song, which, as far as we could comprehend the meaning of the words, was
expressive of their praises of their country and people, from which they
were to be separated for ever. Thus they continued for many days, till
their sea-sickness wore off, and the tumult of their minds began to
subside. Then these fits of lamentation became less and less frequent,
and at length entirely ceased. Their native country and their friends
were, by degrees, forgot, and they appeared to be as firmly attached to
us, as if they had been born amongst us.
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