Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . MAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. direct his course to Kamschatka, arriving there by the middle ofMay in the ensuing year. On the 26th of November, the twoships anchored at the archipelago of the Sandwich Islands anddiscovered several new members of the group. At Owhyhee,Cook found the natives more free from reserve and suspicionthan any other tribe he had met; nor did they even onceattempt a fraud or a theft. Cooks confidence, already great,was still further augmente
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . MAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. direct his course to Kamschatka, arriving there by the middle ofMay in the ensuing year. On the 26th of November, the twoships anchored at the archipelago of the Sandwich Islands anddiscovered several new members of the group. At Owhyhee,Cook found the natives more free from reserve and suspicionthan any other tribe he had met; nor did they even onceattempt a fraud or a theft. Cooks confidence, already great,was still further augmented by a singular, if not grotesque,,incident. The priests of the island resolved to deify the captain, underthe name of Orono. One evening, as he landed upon the beach,he was received by four men, who immediately swathed him inred cloth, and then conducted him to a sort of sacrificial altar,where, by means of an indescribable ceremony, consisting ofrapid speeches, offerings of putrid hogs and sugarcanes, invo- MAN UPON THE SEA. 449. WOMAN OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. cations, processions, chants, and prostrations, they conferred upon him a celestial character and the right to claim adoration. At the conclusion, a priest named Kaireekeea took part of the kernel of a cocoanut, which he chewed, and with which he then rubbed the captains face, head, hands, arms, and shoulders. Ever after this, when Cook went ashore, a priest preceded him, shouting that Orono was walking the earth, and calling upon the people to humble themselves before him. Presents of pigs, cocoanuts, and bread-fruit were constantly made to him, and an incessant supply of vegetables sent to his two ships: no return was ever demanded or even hinted at. The offerings seemed to be made in discharge of a religious duty, and had much the nature of tribute. When Cook inquired at whose charge all this munificence was displayed, he was told that the expense was borne by a great man, named Kaoo, the chief of 29 450 MAN UPON THE
Size: 1437px × 1740px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., booksubjectdiscoveriesingeography, booksubjectvoyagesandtravels
