The royal party remained on board to dine. The king only sat at table, and was placed at the right hand of the captain, with the attendant who carried his saliva reservoir behind him. He ate voraciously, and in a very commendable manner washed down the solids with a fair quantum of Madeira, to the virtues of which he appeared by no means to be a stranger. On filling the first glass he drank our healths individually; after which he plied away nobly, and apparently unconscious of the presence of any of the company. He did not touch the port, but finished between two and three decanters of the Madeira. As the ladies are prohibited from eating with the men, we were of course deprived of the pleasure of their society at our repast; but after we had quitted the table they were graciously permitted to occupy our seats. Their dinner had been dressed on shore by their own cooks, and was brought by them on board; it consisted of small raw fish, roasted dogs, and a white mixture colled pooah, of the consistence of flummery: this last they take by dipping the two forefingers of the right hand into the dish
- [Footnote: subsequently conquered all the other islands. A number of
convicts are at Whoahoo, who escaped from Botany Bay by means of American vessels, and who reside here in security.]
