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Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa. A Present delivered by Tinah for his Majesty. Other Occurrences to the Time of the Ship's Departure from Otaheite. March. From the 5th to the 14th of this month the wind blew constantly from between the north-west and south-west with a great deal of rain. This was the longest continuance of westerly winds without interruption that we experienced.
They had taken with them eight stand of arms and ammunition; but what their plan was, or which way they had gone, no one on board seemed to have the least knowledge. I went on shore to the chiefs and soon received information that the boat was at Matavai; and that the deserters had departed in a sailing canoe for the island Tethuroa.
Whaneanea : North-North-East. Ohevatoutua : East by North. *Tethuroa : North by West. Oonnah : North by West. Obaha : North by West. Maataah : North by West. *Huiheine : Between the North and West. *Ulietea : Between the North and West. *Otaha : Between the North and West. *Bolabola : Between the North and West. *Tubai : Between the North and West. *Maurua : Between the North and West.
This morning, the weather being more moderate than it had been for some days past, Oreepyah sailed with two canoes for Tethuroa. Wednesday 14. Some business prevented Moannah from accompanying him but he followed the next day with two other canoes.
I sent directions off to the boat for one of my people to come on shore and for the boat to return to the place where I had landed. My next business was to secure the arms, which I delivered to Teppahoo to take charge of for the night. One musket and two bayonets were missing, which they said were lost by the canoe in which they came from Tethuroa having overset.
At daylight Oreepyah and Moannah set off in two canoes for Tethuroa, but the weather became so boisterous that they were obliged to return in the forenoon, and I was happy to see them get safe in as the sea ran very high without the harbour. From the first of this month the weather and winds had been much unsettled with a great deal of rain.
He told me that his mother, Oberreeroah, was arrived from the island Tethuroa, and begged that I would send for her in the morning and take care of her till he returned, which I willingly promised. Tuesday 25. This morning I sent a boat to Oparre, which returned in the afternoon with Oberreeroah and two women, her servants.
This afternoon I punished one of the seamen, Isaac Martin, with nineteen lashes for striking an Indian. This was a transgression of so serious a nature and such a direct violation of my orders that I would on no account be prevailed on to forgive it, though great intercession was made by some of the chiefs. Oreepyah and Moannah were not yet returned from Tethuroa.
Friday 23. I learnt from the deserters that at Tethuroa they had seen Oreepyah and Moannah, who had made an attempt to secure them.
For some time past Tinah had talked of going to the island of Tethuroa which lies eight or ten leagues north from Otaheite to fetch his mother; but I found I had only half understood him; for this morning he enquired when we were to sail there in the ship: however he seemed to feel no great disappointment at my not complying with his wish. Tethuroa he informed me is the property of his family.
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