of the coast; giving the name Cape Tumagain to the last point of land then observed. On Wednesday, two chiefs came on board from a canoe, and being very kindly treated, as they had heard others had been, resolved to stay all night in the ship, together with their servants; their canoe being hoisted on deck. Next morning, when they took their departure, they were surprised to find themselves so far from home.
On the 20th, the Endeavour anchored in a bay called Tegadoo, to the north of Poverty Bay; and during two days spent there, the natives shewed much friendship, and traded honestly with fish and sweet potatoes. Plantations of the latter, and of coccos and gourds, inclosed with fences of reeds, were visited by Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander. The natives lived chiefly on fish, with fern roots for bread. They had no animals but dogs, which, like the Tahitians, they used for food. The men, at least the chiefs, had their faces, as well as various parts of their bodies, tattooed, in spiral lines. The faces of the women, and of some of the men, were besmeared with a mixture of red ocre and oil, which was transferred to the noses of such as saluted them. The natives of both sexes were generally dressed in cloth made of the New Zealand flax, sometimes ornamented with pieces of the skins of dogs or of seals. They were more fierce than the Tahitians, but did not disgrace themselves by the same lasciviousness, and appeared remarkably vigorous and healthy. It was noticed as a token of their cleanliness, that every cluster of houses had a temple of Cloacina. In the afternoon of the 21st, while the boats were employed in getting water, Mr. Banks and his party, who were very successful in collecting
