Captain Cook's original voyages round the world, performed by royal authority - containing the whole of his discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c., with memoirs of his life, and (14768274871)

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Title: Captain Cook's original voyages round the world, performed by royal authority : containing the whole of his discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c., with memoirs of his life, and particulars relative to his unfortunate death
Year: 1815 (1810s)
Authors: Cook, James, 1728-1779
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779 Voyages around the world
Publisher: Woodbridge (East Suffolk) B. Smith
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives



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himself, morai, with their assistants, went and satTowha seemed displeased, thinking it rather down by those who were upon the beach,extraordinary, that one who had constantly carrying the two bundles with them. Theydeclared himself the friend of their Island, here renewed their prayers; during which,should now refuse to fight against its ene- the plantain leaves were taken, one by one,mies. Before we separated, Towha gave to at various times, from off the dead body ;Otoo two or three red feathers, tied up in a which, being wrapped up in cocoa-leaver andtuft, and a half-starved dog was put into a small branches, was now taken out of thecanoe that was to accompany us. Our party canoe, and laid upon the beach. The priestswow reimbarked, taking with us a priest, placed themselves round it; some standing,wlirt was to assist at the offering of the hu- and others sitting ; and one, ormoreof^them,.man sacrifice?. About two oclock, we land- repeated sentences for about tea minutest6 -c* K Ni
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AND ROUND THE WORLD, 64S Tl>e botly was no\r stripped of the leavesnr.d branches, and placed parallel with thesea-shore. Tiien one of the priests standingnt the feel of the cor;)se, pnmonnced a lon<^prayer, in whi(*h he was joined ocoasionallyl)y others, each of them hoidintr a tnft of redfeathers in his hand. While this prayer wasrepeatincf, some hair was pulled oiKthe headof the intended sacrifice, and the left eye%vas taken out ; both which beins? wrappedv.)i in a green leaf, were presented to tiie king,\v\\o, however, did not touch them, but i^aveto the man who brou^rht them to him, thetnft of red feathers which he had receivedfroniTowlm. This, with the eye and hair,were taken to the priests. Not long: afterthis the king sent them another bunch offeatliers. In tlie course of this last cererrio-i»y, a king-fisher making a noise, Otoo,turning to Capt. Cook, said, That is thel<)atooa ; and he seemed to consider it as afavourable prognostic. The corpse was thencarried a litt