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part oti'. In this manner they are able to shave 

 very close. The process is, indeed, rather tedious, 

 but not painful ; and there are men amongst them 

 who seem to profess this trade. It was as common, 

 while we were here, to see our sailors go ashore to 

 have their beards scraped offj after the fashion of 

 Hapaee, as it was to see their chiefs come on board 

 to be shaved by our barbers. 



Finding that little or nothing of the produce of 

 the island was now brought to the ships, I resolved 

 to change our station, and to wait Feenou's return 

 from Vavaoo, in some other convenient anchoring- 

 place, where refreshments might still be met with. 

 Accordingly, in the forenoon of the 26th, we got 

 under sail, and stood to the southward along the 

 reef of the island ; having fourteen and thirteen 

 fathoms' water, with a sandy bottom. However, 

 we met with several detached shoals. Some of 

 them were discovered by breakers ; some by the 

 water upon them appearing discoloured ; and others 

 by the lead. At half past two in the afternoon, 

 having already passed several of these shoals, and 

 seeing more of them before us, I hauled into a bay 

 that lies between the south end of Lefooga, and the 

 north end of Hoolaiva, and there anchored in 

 seventeen fathoms' water, the bottom a coral sand ; 

 the point of Lefooga bearing south-east by east, a 

 mile and a half distant. The Discovery did not get 

 to an anchor till sunset. She had touched upon one 

 of the s'hoals, but backed off again without receiving 

 any damage. 



As soon as we had anchored, L sent Mr. Bligh 

 to sound the bay where we were now stationed ; 

 and myself, accompanied by Mr. Gore, landed 

 on the southern part of Lefooga, to examine the 

 country, and to look for fresh water ; not that we 

 now wanted a supply of this article, having filled 

 all the casks at our late station ; but I had been 

 told, that this part of the island could afford us 



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