Of bread and elephant fish, which were offered them, they refused to taste, but shewed that they were fond of birds, as an article of food.

Two pigs, which the captain had brought on shore, having come within their reach, they seized them by the ears, as a dog would have done, and would have carried them off immediately, apparently with no other intention than to kill them.

Our commander being desirous of knowing the use of the stick which one of the Indians had in his hands, he signified, by signs, his wishes to that purpose.

His intimations so far succeeded, that one of them set up a piece of wood as a mark, and threw at it at the distance of about twenty yards.

There was but little reason to commend his dexterity; for, after repeated trials, he was still very wide from his object.
Omai, to convince the natives how much our weapons were superior to theirs, then fired his musket at the mark by which they were so greatly terrified, that, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the English to quiet their minds, they ran instantly into the woods.
After the retreat of the Indians, Captain Cook, judging that their fears would prevent their remaining near enough to observe what passed, ordered the two pigs, being a boar and sow, to be carried about a mile within the head of the bay, and saw them left there, by the side of a fresh water brook.