177^. ROUND THE WORLD. 28? 



We had a calm till ten o'clock in the morning of 

 the Kith, when a breeze sprung up at west, accom- 

 panied with heavy showers of rain, which lasted about 

 an hour. The weather then clearing up, we got 

 under sail, stood to sea, and kept plying to and fro, 

 while an officer was sent on shore with two boats, to 

 purchase such refreshments as the natives might have 

 brought down ; for 1 judged this would be the case, 

 as they knew nothing of our sailing. The event 

 proved that I was not mistaken ; for the boats made 

 two trips before night ; when we hoisted them in, 

 and made sail to the north-west with a light breeze 

 at north north-east. 



