Cook
persuaded the king to escort a party to his residence, which was found to
be pleasantly situated on an inlet where most of the chiefs resided,
surrounded by neatly fenced plantations; but they were informed that
Mariwaggee had gone to see the ships. This was found to be untrue, but
the next day he appeared, accompanied by a large number of both sexes,
and Cook at once landed with some presents for him, only to find he was
accompanied by another chief, to whom something had to be given as well.
Fortunately the two were easily satisfied, and the present was divided
between them. Mariwaggee was found to be the father of Feenough, and the
father-in-law of the king. He gave a grand entertainment of singing and
dancing in honour of the strangers, which commenced about eleven in the
morning and lasted till between three and four in the afternoon, and
wound up with a presentation of a large number of yams, each pair of the
roots being tied to a stick about six feet long, and decorated with fish.
Cook says it was hard to say which was the most valuable, the yams for
food or the sticks for firewood; but, as for the fish, "it might serve to
please the sight, but was very offensive to the smell, as some of it had
been kept two or three days for this occasion." More singing and dancing
then took place, and then the English gave a display of fireworks, which
"astonished and highly entertained" the natives.

Being afraid that some of his live stock might be stolen, Cook tried to
interest some of the chiefs in them by presenting the king with a bull
and cow and some goats; to Feenough a horse and mare, and to Mariwaggee a
ram and two ewes. Some one, however, was not satisfied, and a kid and two
turkey cocks were stolen; and as thefts had been frequent and very
daring, including an attempt to steal one of the anchors of the
Discovery, which would have been successful had not one of the flukes of
the anchor got fixed in one of the chain plates, Cook determined to put
his foot down. He seized three canoes, and, hearing Feenough and some
other chiefs were in a house together, he placed a guard over them and
informed them they would be detained till the stolen goods were returned.
They took the matter coolly, and said that everything should be returned.
Some of the things being produced, Cook invited his prisoners on board
ship to dine, and when they came back the kid and a turkey were brought,
so the prisoners and canoes were released