een fired at by some of our
people; and, upon our wishing to see him, they conducted us to a house,
where we found a man who had been shot through the shoulder, but not
dangerously, as the ball had entered a little above the inner part of
the collar-bone, and passed out obliquely backward. We were sure, from
the state of the wound, that he was the person who had been fired at by
one of the sentinels three days before, though positive orders had been
given, that none of them should load their pieces with any thing but
small shot. We gave some directions to his friends how to manage the
wound, to which no application had been made; and they seemed pleased,
when we told them it would get well in a certain time. But, on our going
away, they asked us to send the wounded man some yams, and other things
for food, and, in such a manner, that we could not help thinking they
considered it to be our duty to support him till he should get well."

"In the evening we crossed the bay to our station, in a canoe, which
Futtafaihe had exercised his prerogative in procuring, by calling to the
first that passed by. He had also got a large hog at this place, and
brought a servant from his house with a bundle of cloth, which he wanted
us to take with us, as a present from him. But the boat being small, we
objected; and he ordered it to be brought over to us the next day."

I had prolonged my stay at this island, on account of the approaching
eclipse; but, on the 2d of July, on looking at the micrometer belonging
to the board of longitude, I found some of the rack work broken, and the
instrument useless till repaired, which there was not time to do before
it was intended to be used. Preparing now for our departure, I got on
board, this day, all the cattle, poultry, and other animals, except such
as were destined to remain. I had designed to leave a turkey-cock and
hen, but having now only two of each undisposed of, one of the hens,
through the ignorance of one of my people, was strangled, and died upon
the spot. I had brought three turkey-hens to these islands. One was
killed as above-mentioned, and the other by an useless dog belonging to
one of the officers. These two accidents put it out of my power to leave
a pair here; and, at the same time, to carry the breed to Otaheite, for
which island they were originally intended. I was sorry, afterward, that
I did not give the preference to Tongataboo, as the present would have
been of more value