to show the picture, and it would be acknowledged as a token
of friendship. The youngest brother of Otoo, named Whydooah, visited me
this afternoon: he appeared stupefied with drinking ava. At sunset all
our male visitors left the ship.

Tuesday 28.

The next morning early I received a message from Otoo to inform me of his
arrival and requesting that I would send a boat for him; which I
immediately did with an officer (Mr. Christian) to conduct him on board.
He came with numerous attendants and expressed much satisfaction at our
meeting. After introducing his wife to me we joined noses, the customary
manner of saluting, and to perpetuate our friendship he desired we should
exchange names. I was surprised to find that instead of Otoo, the name by
which he formerly went, he was now called Tinah. The name of Otoo, with
the title of Earee Rahie, I was informed had devolved to his eldest son
who was yet a minor, as is the custom of the country. The name of Tinah's
wife was Iddeah: with her was a woman dressed with a large quantity of
cloth in the form of a hoop, which was taken off and presented to me with
a large hog and some breadfruit. I then took my visitors into the cabin
and after a short time produced my presents in return. The present I made
to Tinah (by which name I shall hereafter call him) consisted of
hatchets, small adzes, files, gimblets, saws, looking-glasses, red
feathers, and two shirts. To Iddeah I gave earrings, necklaces, and
beads; but she expressed a desire also for iron, and therefore I made the
same assortment for her as I had for the husband. Much conversation took
place among them on the value of the different articles and they appeared
extremely satisfied, so that they determined to spend the day with me and
requested I would show them all over the ship, and particularly the cabin
where I slept. This though I was not fond of doing I indulged them in;
and the consequence was as I had apprehended that they took a fancy to so
many things that they got from me nearly as much more as I had before
given them. Afterwards Tinah desired me to fire some of the great guns:
this I likewise complied with and, as the shot fell into the sea at a
great distance, all the natives expressed their surprise by loud shouts
and acclamations.

I had a large company at dinner; for besides Tinah and his wife there was
Otow, the father of Tinah, Oreepyah, and Whydooah, two of his brothers,
Poeeno, and several other chiefs