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the course of the day, several canoes from the 

 different islands round us, came to barter quantities 

 of the latter article, which was very acceptable, as 

 our stock was nearly expended. At noon, our lati- 

 tude was 19 49' 4:5* $., and we had made seven 

 miles of longitude from Annamooka ; Toofoa bore 

 north, 88 W. ; Kao north, 71 W. ; Footooha 

 north, 89 W.; and Hafaiva south, 12 W. 



After passing Footooha, we met with a reef of 

 rocks, and as there was but little wind, it cost us 

 some trouble to keep clear of them. This reef lies 

 between Footooha and Neeneeva, which is a small 

 low isle in the direction of east north-east from 

 Footooha, at the distance of seven or eight miles. 

 Footooha is a small island of middling height, and 

 bounded all round by a steep rock. It lies south 

 67 E., distant six leagues from Kao, and three 

 leagues from Kotoo, in the direction of north 38 E. 

 Being past the reef of rocks just mentioned, we 

 hauled up for Neeneeva, in hopes of finding anchor- 

 age, but were again disappointed, and obliged to 

 spend the night in making short boards. For, 

 although we had land in every direction, the sea 

 was unfathomable. 



In the course of this night, we could plainly see 

 flames issuing from the volcano upon Toofoa, though 

 to no great height. 



At day-break in the morning of the 16th, with a 

 gentle breeze at south-east, we steered north-east 

 for Hapaee, which was now in sight, and we could 

 judge it to be low land from the trees only appear- 

 ing above the water. About nine o'clock, we could 

 see it plainly forming three islands nearly of an 

 equal size ; and soon after, a fourth to the south- 

 ward of these, as large as the others. Each seemed 

 to be about six or seven miles long, and of a similar 

 height and appearance. The northernmost of them 

 is called Haanno, the next Foa, the third Lefooga, 

 and the southernmost Hoolaiva ; but all four are 



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