But if this should ever be the case with those who remain and settle among them, it is generally otherwise with respect to travellers and transient visitors.

In such a situation as was that of our navigators, a connexion with the women of the natives, betrays more men than it saves.

'What else,' says the captain, 'can reasonably be expected, since all their views are selfish without the least mixture of regard or attachment?
My own experience, at least, which hath been pretty extensive, hath not pointed out to me one instance to the contrary.' Amongst the persons who occasionally visited the English, was a chief of the name of Kahoora, who, as Captain Cook was informed, had headed the party that cutoff Captain Furneaux's people, and had himself killed Mr.Rowe, the officer who commanded.

This man our commander was strongly solicited to put to death, even by some of the natives; and Omai was perfectly eager and violent upon the subject.

To these solicitations the captain paid not the least degree of attention.