ed at Ulietea, and her leak being stopped, the Endeavour sailed on
August 9. As Bolabola was difficult of access, Captain Cook gave up his
intention of touching there. To gratify Tupia, however, he fired a shot
towards the island, though it was seven leagues distant. The object of
Tupia appeared to be that of showing his resentment against the king of
that island, as well as of exhibiting the power of his new allies.

To the six islands which had been visited or seen, namely, Ulietea,
Otaha, Bolabola, Huaheine, Tubai, and Maurua, Captain Cook gave the name
of the Society Islands. Otaheite was not included in the group, but
continued to be known as King George's Island. [Note 1.]

The voyagers were much disappointed in finding that they could not keep
their live-stock. The hogs would not eat European grain of any sort,
nor bread-dust; and the fowls were seized with a disease which made them
hold their heads between their legs till they died.

Nothing worthy of notice occurred till the 13th, when an island, called,
by Tupia, Oheteroa, was seen. The next morning Mr Gore was sent in the
pinnace to attempt a landing, accompanied by Mr Banks, Dr Solander,
and Tupia. As the boat approached the land a number of natives, armed
with long lances, appeared. The main body sat down, while two walked
abreast of the boat as she pulled along the shore. At length they
leaped into the water and swam towards the boat, but were left behind.
Two others followed, but were soon distanced. At last, one man, running
on, got up to the boat. Mr Banks, wishing to gain the goodwill of the
natives by kind treatment, urged Mr Gore to take him in; but he
declined doing so. On the English attempting to land, soon after this,
several natives came off in a canoe and boarded the boat, evidently with
the intention of capturing her; indeed, it was not till muskets were
fired over their heads that the savages leaped out and swam ashore. As
no harbour or good landing-place was discovered in the circuit of the
island, and as the natives were everywhere hostile, the attempt to land
was abandoned. The clothing of the inhabitants was considered superior
to that of the natives of the islands before visited. The cloth of
which their dresses were made was richly coloured. One piece of red or
yellow was crossed on the breast, and sewed round the waist as a sash.
They had also head-dresses of white or lead-coloured cloth, shaped like
a small turban; a