Excerpt from Cook's Third and Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Vol. 6
Sunday, the a4th, wewere not a little furprized to find, that not any canoes were permitted to put off, and that the natives were confined to their houfes. At length we were informed, that the bay was ta booed, and that intercourfe with us was interdicted, on account of the arrival of Terreeoboo, their, king. On the asth, we endeavoured by threats and promifes, to induce the inhabitants to revifit the fhips. Some of them were venturing to put off, when we) perceived a chief very active in driv ing them away to make him defift, a inufquet was fired over his head, which produced the defired effect; for refrefhments were foon after to be had as ufual. In the afternoon; the {hips were privately vifited by Terreeoboo, attended only by one canoe,' containing his wife and family. When he entered the fhip, he fell on his face,' as a mark of fubmif fion to the commodore, as did all his attendants; an'd'after having made an oration, which none of its underflood,/he prefented the captain with three.
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