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Huahine

a kind of Oily hasty pudding is made which our people relishd very well especialy fryd

The men here are large made & stout one we measurd was 6ft 3 high & well made the women very Fair more so than at Otahite tho we saw none so hansome both Sexes seem'd to be less timid as well as less curious the firing of a gun frightned them but they did not fall down as our Otahite freinds at first generaly did. On one of their people being taken in the fact of stealing & seizd upon by the hair they did not run away but coming round inquird into the cause & seemingly at least approving of the Justice of recomended a beating for the offender which was immediately put in practise

When they first came on board the ship they seemd struck with a sight so new & wonderd at every thing that was shewn to them but did not seem to search & inquire for matters of curiosity even so much as the Otahite people did tho they had before seen almost every thing we had to shew them

20. At noon today come to an anchor at Ulhietea in a bay Calld by the natives Oapoa the entrance of which is very near a small Islet Calld Owhattera. Some Indians soon came on board expressing signs of fear they were two Canoes each of which brought a woman I suppose as a mark of confidence

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Ulhietea

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