Source 2c

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At 7, Cook landed at the town on the north side of the bay accompanied by Mr Phillips, Lieutenant of Marines, with nine of his party and Sergeant and Corporal and even Private, having the remainder in the boats under the command of Mr Willliamson, the 3rd Lieutenant, with orders to keep at a little distance with their oars ready. The Captain’s design was to bring Kalaniʻōpuʻu the King and keep him on board as prisoner until they returned the cutter. It was not Captain Cook’s intention to take him by force because of the multitude of Hawaiians that were present. He marched with the above party to the house where the King was, which might be at the distance of a hundred yards from the water’s edge. On his arrival at the house, he sent in the officer of marines to tell the King that he wanted him. The King immediately came to the Captain who was standing a few yards from the house. When the Captain asked him to go on board, he very readily accepted the invitation and was going down to the boats when his wife fell weeping and urged him not to go. The Hawaiians had until then behaved with the confidence of friendship as if nothing had happened, until they saw through the Captain’s design.

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…at 7 he landed at the town on the north side of the bay accompanied with Mr Phillips Lieutenant of marines with nine of his party & sergeant & corporal and even private having the remainder in the boats, under the command of Mr Willliamson the three ??? with orders to lay off at a little distance upon their oars, the Captain’s design was to bring off Terreaboo [Kalaniʻōpuʻu] the King and do keep him on board as prisoner until such time that they returned the cutter, it was not Captain Cook’s intention to take him off by force on account of the multitude of Indians that was at this time present. He then marched with the above party to the house where the King was then sitting which might be at the distance of a hundred yards from the water’s edge. On his arrival at the house he sent in the officer of marines to tell the King that he wanted him, the King immediately came to the Captain who was standing some few yards of the house. When the Captain asked him to go on board, he very readily accepted of the invitation and was going down to the boats when his wife fell weeping and urged him now, the Indians had hither to behaved with that confidence of seeming friendship as ever, as if nothing had happened, until they saw through the Captain’s design.