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Their 'ears indeed, like those of children, were
always ready to express any passion that was ftrong
ty excited, and like those of children they also
appeared to be forgotten as soon as Ted ; of which
the following among many others, is a remarkable
instance. Very early in the morningof the 28th,
even before it was day, a great number of them
came down to the fort, and Terapo being observ
ed among the women on the outside of the gate,
Mr. Banks went out and brought her in ; he saw
that the tears then flood in her dyes, and asloon as
ffie entered they began to flow in great abundance;
he enquired earneftiy the cause, but instead of an
swering (he took from under her garment a Shark's
tooth, and struck it fix or seven times into her
head with great force; ^ profufion of blood fol
lowed, and fne talked loud, but in a most melan
choly tone, for some minutes, without at all re
garding his enquiries, which he repeated with
still more impatience and concern, while the other
Indians, to his great furprize, talked and laughed,
without taking the least notice of her distress.
But her own behaviour was still more extraordi
nary. As soon as the bleeding was over, (lie
looked up with a smile, and began to colled sortie
Snail pieces of cloth, which during her bleeding
(he had thrown down to catch the blood; as soon
as (he had picked them all up, (he carried them
cut of the tent, and threw them into the sea,
carefully dispersing them abroad, as if die wished
to prevent the fight of them from reviving the re
membrance of what (he had done. She then plun
ged into the river, and after having washed her
whole body, returned to the tents with the fame
gaiety and cheerfulnefs as if nothinghad happened.
It is not indeed strange that the borrows of these
artless people Tould be tianfient, any more than
that their passions should be suddenly and strongly
expressed: what they feel they have never been
taught either to disguise or suppress, and having
no habits of thinking which perpetually recal the
past, and anticipate the future, they are affeded
by all the changes of the passing hour, and refle&
the colour of the time, however frequentlyit may
vary: they have no project which is to be pursued
front day to day, the fubjed of unremitted anxiety
and solicitude, that firft rushes into the mind when
they awake in the morning, and is last difmifled
when they deep at night. Yet if we admit that
they are upon the wholetappier than we, wemuft
admit that the child is happier than the man, and
that we are losers by the perfection of our nature,
tire increase of our knowledge, and the enlarge
ment of our views.
Canoes were continually coming in during all
this forenoon, and the tents at the fort were
crowded with people of both sexes from diffeient
parts of the island. I was myfelf busy on board
the (hip, but Mr. Mollineux, our master, who
was one of those that made the last voyage in the
Dolphin, went on ihore. As soon as he entered
Mr. Banks's tent he fixed his eyes upon one of the
women, who was fitting there with great compo
sure among the rest, and immediately declared her
to be the person who at that time was supposed to
be Queen of the island : sue also, at the fame time,
acknowledged him to be one of the strangers whom
ihe had seen before. The attention of all present
was now diverted from every other objed, and
wholly engaged in conquering a person who had
made so diftinguiTed a figure in the accounts that
had been given of this island by its firft difeoverers;
and we soon learnt that her name was Oberea.
She seemed to be about forty years of age, and
was not only tail, but of a large make; her Tin
was white, and there was an uncommon intelli
gence and sensibility in her eyes: (he appeared to
have been handsome when (he was young, but at
this time little more than memorials of her beauty
were left.
As soon as her quality was known, an offer was
made to conduct her to the Tip. Of this Are rea
dily accepted, and came on board with two men
and several women, who seemed to be all of her
family; I received her with such marks of distinc
tion as I thought would gratify her most, and was
not sparing of my presents, among which this au
gust personage seemed particularly delighted with
a child's doll. After some time spent on board, I
attended her back to the shore; and as soon as
we landed, (he preferred me with a hog, and se
veral bunches of plantains, which (he caused to be
carried from her canoes up to the fort in a kind of
procession, of which (he and myfelf brought up
the rear. In our way to the fort we met Tootahah,
who, though not King, appeared to be at this
time inverted with the sovereign authority ; he
seemed not to be well pleased with the diftinAion
that was shewed to the lady, and became fojealous
when (he produced her doll, that to propitiate him
it was thought proper to compliment him with
another. At this time he thought fit to prefer a
doll to a hatchet ; but this preference arose only
fem a childish jealousy, which could not be sooth
ed but by a gift of exactly the fame kind with that
which had been presented to Oberea ; for dolls in
a very Tort time were considered as trifles of no
value.
The men who had visited us from time to time
had, without scruple, eaten of our provisions; but
the women had never yet been prevailed upon to
taste a morfcl. To-day, however, though they
refufed the most pressing felicitations to dine with
the Gentlemen, they afterwards retired to the
Servants apartment, and eat of plantains very hear
tily; a mystery of female oecondmy here, which
none of us could explain.
On the 29th, not very early in the forenoon,
Mr. Banks went to pay his court to Oberea, and
was told that fire was still asleep under the awning
of her canoe : thither therefore he went, intending
to call her up, a liberty which he thought he
might take, without any danger of giving offence:
but', upon looking into her chamber, to bis great
astonishment, he found her in bed with a handsome
young fellow about fve and twenty, whole name
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Oas O^adeb: he retreated with some build and
enmufon, but was soon made to understand, that
such amours gave no occasion to Icandal, ano that
Obadee was universally known to have been fe
ledcd by her as the object other private favours.
The lady being too polite to fuffer Mr. Banks to
wait long in her antichamber, drefTed herfelf with
more than usual expedition, and as a token of spe
cial grace, clothed him in a suit of fine cloth and
proceeded with him to the tents. In the evening,
Mr. Banks paid a visit to Tubourai Tamaide, as
he had often done before, by candle light, and
was equally grieved, and furprized to find him and
his family in a melancholy mood, and most of
them in tears : he endeavoured in vain to difeo
ver the cause, and therefore his stay among them
was but short. When he reported this circum
stance to the officers at the fort, they recollected
that Owhaw had foretold, that in four days we
should tire our great guns; and as this was the eve
of the third day, the situation in which Tubourai
Tamaide and his family had been found, alarmed
them. The centries therefore were doubled at
the fort, and the gentlemen slept under arms; at
two in the morning, Mr. Banks himfelf went
round the point, but found every thing so quiet,
that he gave up all suspicions of mifehief intended
by the natives as groundless. We had however
another source of security; our little fortification
was now complete. The north and south (ides
confided ofa bank of earth four feet and an half
high on the inside, and a ditch without ten feet
broad and fix deep; on the weft fide, facing the
bay, there ^as a bank ofearth four feet high, and
pallifaddes upon that, but no ditch, the works
here being at high water mark; on the east fide,
upon the bank of the river, was placed a double
row of water cades, filled with water; and as this
was the weakest fide, the two four pounders were
planted there, and fix swivel guns were mounted
so as to command the only two avenues from the
woods. Our garrison confided of about five and
forty men with final! arms, including the officers,
and the gehrlemen who resided on Tore; and our
sentries were as well relieved as in the bed regula
ted frontier in Europe.
We continued our vigilance the next day, tho'
we had no particular reason to think it necessary ;
but about ten o'clock in the morning, Tomio came
running to the tents, with a mixture of grief and
fear in her countenance, and taking Mr. Banks, to
whom they applied in every emergency and dis
tress, by the arm, intimated that Tubourai Ta
maide was dying, in consequence of something
which our people had given him to eat, and that
he must instantly go with her to his house. Mr.
Banks set out without delay, and found his Indian
friend leaning his head against a post, in an atti
tude of the utmost langour and despondency; the
people about him intimated that he had been vo
miting, and brought out a leaf folded up with
great care, which they said contained some of the
poison, by the deleterious effects of which he was
now dying. Mr. Banks hastily opened the leaf,
and upon examining its contents found them to be
no other than a chew of tobacco, which the Chief
had begged of some of our people, and which they
had indiscreetly given him: he had observed that
they kept it long in the mouth, and being desirous
of doing the fame, he had chewed it to powder,
and swallowed the spittle. During the examina
tion of the leaf and its contents, he looked up
at Mr. Banks with the most piteous afpe&, and
intimated that he had but a very short time to live.
Mr. Banks, however, being now master of his
disease, directed him to drink plentifully of cocpa
nut milk, which in a Tort time put an end to his
sickness and apprehensions, and he spent the day
at the fort with that uncommon flow of chearful
nefs and good-humour, which is always produced
by a sudden and unexpected relief from pain either
of body or mind.
Captain Wallis having brought home one of the
adzes which these people, having no metal of any
kind, make of stone, Mr. Stevens, the Secretary
to the Admiralty, procured one to be made of iron
in imitation of it, which I brought out with me,
to Tew how much we excelled in making tools
after their own faTion : this I had not yet pro
duced, as it never happened to come into my mind.
But on the firft of May, Tootahah coming on
board about ten o'clock in the forenoon, expressed
a great curiosity to fee the contents of every chest
and drawer that was in my cabin; as I always
made a point of gratifying him, I opened them im
mediately, and having taken a fancy to many
things that he saw, and collected them together,
he at last happened to cast his eye upon this adze ;
he instantly snatched it up with the greatest eager
ness, and putting away every thing which he had
before selected, he aiked me whether I would let
him have that: I readily consented; and, as ifhe
was afraid I Tould repent, he carried it off im
mediately in a transport ®f joy, without making
any other request, which whatever had been our
liberality was seldom the case.
About noon, a Chief, who had dined with me
a few days before, accompanied by some of his
women, came on board alone: I had observed
that he was, fed by his women, but I made no
doubt, that upon occasion he would coridefeend to
feed himfelf: In this, however, I found myfelf
mistaken. When my noble guest was seated, and
the dinner upon the table, I helped him to some
victuals : As I observed that he did not immediate
ly begin his meal, I prefled him to eat: but he
still continued to fit motionlefs' like a statue, with
out attempting to put a Angle morsel into his mouth,
and would certainly have gone without his dinner,
if one of the servants had not fed him.
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TO BE SO L D,
A PAIR of excellent bay horses, full 15 hands
high. They may be seen at Mr. Perkin's (ta
ble in Sixth-street.
For N A W R 1,
The SHIP
MI N E R V A,
ft'\ FRANCE FEARISS,
W^^» M ?™ 3
CHE is a fine flout vessel, has
^ excellent accommodations
for passengers, and will certain
ly fail with the firft flaxfeed Tips, great part of her
cargo being already engaged. For freight er pas
sage apply to the Captain on board at Neill's wharf,
below the Drawbridge, or to Joseph Wilson in
Chefnut-ftreet.
For N E W R Y,
The SHIP
B ETS E Y,.
SAMUEL KYLE, Master;
FT AS the greatest part of
h er cargo ready to take on
board, and will fail with all
convenient speed. For freight
or passage apply to Joseph Carson, in Market
ftreet, or to the Captain on board, at Samuel
Mifflin, Efqr's. wharf.
N. B. Just imported in said Tip, and to be fold
by Jos ephCaßsoN, a large quantity of Iriffi linens,
from 35. to ss. per yard ; a few tons of smiths coal;
a few groce of black quart bottles, and a few
hogTeads of Liverpool I e?r.
November 30, 1773.
WHEREAS a certain BENJAMIN
SMITH was taken prisoner at the sign
of theT^ke of Cumberland, in Leacock township,
Lancaster county, on the Bth day of September lalt,
for stealing a saddle and bridle out of the borough
of Lancaster, belonging to the fubferiber; and said
Smith made his escape and left at the aforefaid
house a grey horse, and some cloaths, such as jackets,
ihirts and flockings, which were advertised in the
Gazette immediately after, and no person since has
appeared to claim any of them : This is therefore
to give public notice, that they will be fold in three
weeks from this date, for the colt and charges that
have accrued, by
JAMES MERCER.
December 20, 1773.
TO BE SOL D,
By PUBLIC VENDUE, to the highest bid
der, on Monday the tenth of January next,
rirtHEGRIST MILL, SAWMILL
£ and PLANTATION, late the property
of John Bainbridge, situated upon Rocky Brook,
in the township of Windsor, county of Middlesex,
and province of New-Jersey. The plantation con
tains about 56 acres of excellent land, on which
are erected, besides the mills, two good frame dwel
ling houses, a blacksmith's ffiop, store houses, &c.
The grist mill is in good order, has two pair of
Hones, one of them French burr, and Hands upon
as fine a Hream as any in the province, for in the
drielt season, it was never known to fail ; and be
ing in the heart of a fine wheat country, it has eve
ry advantage for carrying on the business exten
sively. The saw mill is likewise in good order.
This Hand is also one of the belt in the province
for a Hore, one having been kept there for many
years past ; and as it lays about midway between
Philadelphia and New-York, the communication to
both these places (the stages from Burlington and
Bordentown going twice a week) renders the trans
portation of goods to and from either of them ex
tremely convenient, and at a small expence. The
purchaser, upon paying down one third of the pur
chase money, may have a reasonable time for pay
ment of the remainder, with interest, giving Secu
rity if required. The sale to begin at twelve o'clock
in the forenoon, on the premises, where the sub
scribers purpose to attend, and will give a good title
to the purchaser, and immediate poffeilion.
JOHN IMLAY,
ISAAC WIKOF F, and
CURTIS CLAY.
Gloucester, Weft New-Jersey, Dec. 15, 1773.
In OTICE is hereby given, pursuant
^ to an a& made for the relief of insolvent
debtors, passed in the 12th year of George the 3d,
to the creditors of Joseph Elliott and Andrew
Hicky, now confined in the county gaol at Glou
cester, to Tew cause, if any they have, why an
alignment of their estates should not refpeaively be
made, and the debtors refpe&ively discharged, on
the 18th day of January next enfuihg the date here
of; which day we the fubferibers, two of the Judges
of the inferior court of Common Pleas in and for
said county, do appoint to be attended, pursuant to
the said a&, at the house of William Hvgg,
innholder, in the town pf Gloucester.
MICHAEL FISHER, ?.
SAMUEL HARRISON,^ ^^^s.
Philadelphia, 11th Month, %tb, 1773.
TO BE LE T,
For a Term of years, and entered on immediately.
~ N extraordinary MERCHANT MILL,
fl situated in the Borough of Wilmington, on
Brandywine Creek, below the Bridge, on a never
failing stream. Said mill has two water wheels,
two pair of burr Hones, and every thing cornpleat
for the manufacturing of Superfine flour: Shallops
of a considerable burthen may load or unload with
out any difficulty, it being performed by water.
With said mill will be let, a commodious brick
dwelling house, Coopers Top, and Hable; also, a
garden, with other appurtenances suitable to accom
modate a tenant. The situation of the above
mentioned Mill, need not be more particularly de
scribed, as it is well known to many, and has the
advantage for the sale of flour of two considerable
markets, viz. Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Any person inclining to rent the fame, may know
the terms, by applying to the fnbferibers in Phi
ladelphia, or to JOSEPH TATNALL,
near the premises, who will fliew the fame.
PHOEBE MORTON, ? Executors to the Es-
JOHN MORTON, J tate of Sam. Morton.
Strawberry Alley, Philadelphia, Ofl. 10, 1773.
IF the heir at law of Richard Noble,
formerly a Surveyor in Pennsylvania, will apply
to the fubferiber, he may hear of something to liis
advantage : Or if any person can give information
of the family, it may do them a kindness; and be
thankfully received, by
THOMAS HARRISSON.
'Philadelphia, November ?,, 1773,
TEN POUNDS REW A R 1),
I f^T AS LOST, on Saturday Evening, in this 4
VV city, a small linen PURS E, containing
thirty-five Half-Johannefes. Whoever has found
the fame, and will bring; it to the fubferiber at
Pottfgrove, or to Mr. David Potts, merchant,
in Water-street, Tall receive the above reward.
JACOB MILLER.
T~S M I STI~N ~G,
The first Volume of
Mrs. CENTLIVER'S WORKS.
THE person who has it will much oblige the
owner, by returning it, or leaving it with the
Printer hereof; otherwise the sett will be broke, and
cannot be replaced in America.
IMPORTED in the Snow Neptune, Thomas
Wallace, master, from Lisbon,
FIVE Hrong SERVANT MEN, three of
whom are tradesmen, viz. a taylor, a Toe
maker and a weaver. For particulars apply to Jou*
Wilcocks, Esq; or to the said master on board,
at Hamilton's wharf.
"TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, out of the pas
ture of the fubferiber, living in the town Tip of
Tredyffrin, Chester county, on the 30th of O&ober
last, a dark bay MARE, about fourteen hands
high, and about five years old ; Te paces and trots,
has no white about her, neither brand nor ear
mark, the hair of her body commonly turned back
wards in the winter, looks cross or angry if any per
son goes near her, has a remarkable small head, and
a lively look. Any person apprehending the thief,
and Securing him in any of his Majesty's gaols, Tall
have FIVE DOLLARS reward, and FIVE
DOLLARS for the mare, with reasonable
charges if brought home, paid bv
CHRISTIAN WQRKISOR.
November 3, 1773.
FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD,
gTOLEN out of the meadow of the fubferiber,
J last Friday night, a dark brown MARE; the
is near thirteen hands high, and seven or eight years
old, has no brand, her mane has lately been cut,
file has a whitish spot on her back occasioned by the
saddle, one of her hind feet is white near the lower
joint, and the is a good pacer. Whoever takes up
tne said mare, and secures her so that the owner
may have her again, Tall have the above reward,
and reasonable charges, paid by
CONRAD SEIP.
Living near Earton.
October 21st, 1773.
TO BE SOL D or LET,
At a very reasonable rate,
AL A R G E traft of land, situate in Augusta
county, in the colony of Virginia, about eight
or nine miles from Staunton (the county toun) oil
which said tra& is a fine never failing stream of
Spring water, never difeommoded by frofts or frefli
es, having several fine falls within 30 or 4.0 feet of
each other, suitable for water works : Also another
very fine stream, suitable for such purports, emptying
itfelf into Middle river, about fifty yards below
the lower Falls, and within half a mile of it is also
a large body of iron ore, reckoned by the best jud
ges to be extraordinary good, with much timber on
the lame land. The whole appears to be an excel
lent situation, as well on account of the good iron
ore, the nearness and plenty of timber, the falls of
the water as other natural advantages for carrying
on the most fuccefsful iron works compleatly, to the
greatest advantage, as a like plenty of timber and
iron ore on the neighbouring adjoining lands, to
be now had at the easiest rates, will be a never fail
ing Supply to such works in time to come. Easy ac
cert may be had to a sea port, as it lies on the tra
ding roads back from Holfton and Green Briar ri
vers, and is not quite 115 miles down to the next sea
port in Virginia ; the extreme cheapness of all kinds
of provision in those parts, recompences well for
the said distance, and will render any gentleman's
undertaking of and erecting iron works there very
easy and profitable to himfelf, as it also lies in the
direct way of the trade of iron, for the back parts,
where in the new back Settlements it is most wanted.
The terms will be made easy, and all portible encou
ragement and assistance given to the undertaker,
who on receiving the premises will admire the many
natural advantages of the situation, for fuccefsfully
carrying on iron works there, in the compleateft
manner to the bed advantage. Further informati
on may be had of the owner John Poage, Deputy
Surveyor of Augusta county aforefaid, living on
the premises. JOHN PO AGE.'
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY the 21st day of the Tenth
month (called October) 1773, from the fub
feriber, living near Cantwell's Bridge, in Newcaffle
county upon Delaware, an IriT Servant man named
PATRICK GORE, about 21 years of age,
five feet eight or nine inches high, of a thin visage
pale complexion grey eyes and black hair which he
Sometimes ties ; had on when he went away, a good
fur hat, grey coating coat trimed with a figured
pewter cap'd button with bone moulds and cat
gut eyes, a light coloured cloth jacket without
Sleeves, an old white ihirt with new wristbands not
Hitched, a pair of velvet breeches lined with Tam
my, and buttons on the knee-bands, old ribbed
worked hose, darned about the heels, and a pair
of good neats leather Toes, with brass buckles : Ac
he took with him near 6/. in money, it is likely he
may change his Hockings, and some other part of
his eloathing. He spells badly, but writes a good
hand, and under Hands figures. It is likely he may
endeavour to get to Baltimore Town, Philadelphia,
or New-York, and try to get to be clerk, or Tip
himfelf for Ireland, as he came from that country
about two years ago. Whoever takes up said ser
vant and brings him home, or secures him in any
gaol, so that his master may have him again, Tall
have the above reward, paid by
ISAAC STARR.
T O BE SOL'D?"
A GOOD and compleat GRIST MILL,
on a never failing stream of water, about nine
miles from Elkridge Landing, and eighteen from
Baltimore, in a fine settlement for country custom,
and will answer well for a merchant mill, being in
a fine wheat country : The mill has been finiTed a
twelve month, and is in good order. Any perfort
inclinable to purchase, may know" the terms at any
time by applying to the fubferihers, living near the
said mill.
CHARLES G. RIDGELEY.
BENJAMIN GRIFFITH.