against Gourey, the great dog, as he called the goat; and could not be pacified, till the shirt was washed and dried for him. The dog being the principal beast in New Zealand, the natives applied the term to every quadruped on board; just as, for a similar reason, the Tahitians, even at this day, designate all quadrupeds imported by Europeans as hogs, distinguishing each by an appropriate epithet; the goat being the horned hog; the sheep, the inoffensive hog; the horse, the man-carrying-hog, &c.
During his stay here, Capt. Cook was visited by several different families, or small tribes, in succession. On the 4th of June, while some of one family were on board, another more numerous came to the place; and when one of their double canoes approached, the natives on board were greatly alarmed, and wanted the British to fire on them, as they were their enemies. But the Captain, on the contrary, invited the strangers on board; and their chief, after performing the usual ceremonies, came into the ship with some of his people; when peace was immediately established on all sides. About an hundred of this new tribe, with six canoes, being at Motuara, the Captain, with Mr. Forster and others, went in a boat to visit them, and met with a very friendly reception. Some presents were given them, and their attention was directed to the gardens planted on the island. The party soon returned on board, where they spent the remainder of the 4th, being His Majesty's birthday, in festivity. Capt. Furneaux and his officers were entertained on board the Resolution, and the crews of both ships had a double allowance, that they might participate in the general joy.
