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of the 24th, we found, that the currents had carried 

 the ship to the north-west and north ; so that the west 

 end of the island, upon which we had been, called 

 Atooi by the natives, bore east, one league distant ; 

 another island, called Oreehoua, west by south ; and 

 the high land of a third island, called Oneeheow, 

 from south-west by west, to west south-west. Soon 

 after, a breeze sprung up at north ; and, as I ex- 

 pected that this would bring the Discovery to sea, I 

 steered for Oneeheow, in order to take a nearer 

 view of it, and to anchor there, if I should find a 

 convenient place. I continued to steer for it, till 

 past eleven o'clock, at which time we were about two 

 leagues from it. But not seeing the Discovery, and 

 being doubtful whether they could see us, I was 

 fearful lest some ill consequence might attend our se- 

 parating so far, I therefore gave up the design of vi- 

 siting Oneeheow for the present, and stood back to 

 Atooi, with an intent to anchor again in the road, 

 to complete our water. At two o'clock in the after- 

 noon, the northerly wind died away, and was suc- 

 ceeded by variable light airs and calms, that continued 

 till eleven at night, with which we stretched to the 

 south-east, till day-break in the morning of the 25th, 

 when we tacked and stood in for Atooi road, which 

 bore about north from us ; and, soon after, we were 

 joined by the Discovery. 



We fetched in with the land about two leagues to 

 leeward of the road, which, though so. near, we never 

 could recover ; for what we gained at one time, we 

 lost at another ; so that, by the morning of the 29th, 

 the currents had carried us westward, within three 

 leagues of Oneeheow. Being tired with plying so un- 

 successfully, I gave up all thoughts of getting back 

 to Atooi, and came to the resolution of trying, whe- 

 ther we could not procure what we wanted at the 

 other island, which was within our reach. With this 

 view, I sent the Master in a boat to sound the coast ; 

 to look out for a landing-place ; and, if he should 



