A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798, in the ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries [chiefly by W. Wilson]. And illustrated with maps, charts, and views, drawn by Mr. William Wilson, and engraved by the most eminent artists : with a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands, and an appendix, including details never before published, of the natural and civil state of Otaheite / by a committee appointed for the purpose by the directory of the Missionary Society ; published for the benefit of the Society.

Date:
1799
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798, in the ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries [chiefly by W. Wilson]. And illustrated with maps, charts, and views, drawn by Mr. William Wilson, and engraved by the most eminent artists : with a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands, and an appendix, including details never before published, of the natural and civil state of Otaheite / by a committee appointed for the purpose by the directory of the Missionary Society ; published for the benefit of the Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The fhips proceeded to Mattavae, and anchored there on the 24th of Augufl; a friendly interview immediately took place with Otoo and his family, which remained in the fame Rate as formerly. Captain Cook delivered into his charge an Englifh bull, three cows, a horfe, a mare, and fome fheep, which had been conveyed from England with very great trouble, in the hope of rendering effential fervice to thefe hofpitable iflanders. The Spanifh bull had been tranfported from Teiarraboo to Mattavae on the way to Bolabola; the fovereign of that ifland having fent an emiffary, who pretended to infpiration, to procure the bull from Waheadooa. Captain Cook arriving in time to flop its progrefs, committed this animal alfo, which was of a capital breed, to the cuftody of Otoo. Various domeftic fowls were likewife left with him, and garden-feeds planted in fome ground cleared for the purpofe. Otoo had belides in his poffeflion the gander that had been given ten years before by Captain Wallis to Oberea. This lady had died fince the former vifits of the Refolution. The body of Te, the king’s uncle, and minister of Rate, who had then been dead four months, was Rill preferved from putrefaction. Hete-hete had arrived at Mattavae but a fhort time before his Englilli friends, to whom he fhewed an unabated attachment; but he declined the ufe of fome clothing which they had brought out as a prefent to him. Omae having aCted as imprudently in the difpofal of his property at this place as at Teiarraboo, the delign of eRablifliing him at Otaheite was relinquifhed. Intelligence being received from Eimeo, that Maheine had again revolted from Motooaro, and had obliged him to take refuge in the mountains, Otoo earneRly entreated Captain Cook to take an active part in the quarrel, but he prudently declined to interfere. Human facrifices were offered at Attahooroo to infure fuccefs to the expedition, and Towha and Potatto again conducted the fleet belonging to their diflriCts to attack Maheine. They found him, however, fo well prepared to receive them, that, after repeatedly applying to Otoo for reinforcements, without procuring any, they concluded a peace on 4