tobacco growing without culture and many
pumpkin vines. The breadfruit trees and coconut trees at this time were
full of fruit.

I went on board to dinner and Moannah accompanied me. In the afternoon I
returned to Poeeno's with some additional seeds to improve the little
garden I had begun to make in the forenoon. While I was giving directions
I received a message from Tinah inviting me to come to him at his brother
Oreepyah's house, which was near the beach. At this place I found a great
number of people collected who, on my appearance, immediately made way
for me to sit down by Tinah. The crowd being ordered to draw back, a
piece of cloth about two yards wide and forty-one yards in length was
spread on the ground; and another piece of cloth was brought by Oreepyah,
which he put over my shoulders and round my waist in the manner the
chiefs are clothed. Two large hogs, weighing each above two hundred
pounds, and a quantity of baked breadfruit and coconuts were then laid
before me as a present, and I was desired to walk from one end of the
cloth spread on the ground to the other, in the course of which Tyo and
Ehoah* were repeated with loud acclamations. This ceremony being ended
Tinah desired I would send the things on board, which completely loaded
the boat; we therefore waited till she came back and then I took them on
board with me; for I knew they expected some return. The present which I
made on this occasion was equal to any that I had made before; but I
discovered that Tinah was not the sole proprietor of what he had given to
me for the present I gave was divided among those who, I guessed, had
contributed to support his dignity; among whom were Moannah, Poeenah, and
Oreepyah; Tinah however kept the greatest part of what I had given and
everyone seemed satisfied with the proportion he allotted them.

(*Footnote. Tyo and Ehoah are words of the same signification, i.e.
friend.)

The Otaheite breed of hogs seems to be supplanted by the European.
Originally they were of the China sort, short and very thick-necked; but
the superior size of the European have made them encourage our breed.

Thursday 30.

At break of day Tinah and his wife came again to the ship and, as their
attendants were numerous, I provided a breakfast for them of broiled and
roasted pork, which they preferred to tea. Our arrival being known all
over the island, we had this day a great number of strangers on board who
came from the most remote