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Account of


Account of

Moyhanger,

The Native of New Zealand.

Of Moyhanger, the native of New Zealand, whom I brought to England, I have before spoken, in order to shew the affectionate disposition of the natives of this island: I shall now add some account of his conduct upon and subsequently to his departure from his own country.

Our sailing from the bay was, for several days, prevented by adverse winds, after Moyhanger and his friends had taken a formal leave of each other, during which time their visits were several times repeated.

A day or two previously to our departure I had him equipped in European clothing; it was coarse, and such as is usually worn