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plying off all night, and in the morning stood close 

 in shore. At first, only a few of the natives visited 

 us ; but, toward noon, we had the company of a good 

 many, who brought with them bread-fruit, potatoes, 

 tarro, or eddy roots, a few plantains, and small pigs ; 

 all of which they exchanged for nails and iron tools. 

 Indeed, we had nothing else to give them. We con- 

 tinued trading with them till four o'clock in the after- 

 noon, when, having disposed of all their cargoes, and 

 not seeming inclined to fetch more, we made sail, and 

 stood offshore. 



While we were lying to, though the wind blew 

 fresh, I observed that the ships drifted to the east. 

 Consequently, there must have been- a current setting 

 in that direction. This encouraged me to ply to 

 windward, with a view to get round the east end of 

 the island, and so have the whole lee-side before us. 

 In the afternoon of the 30th, being off the north-east 

 end of the island, several canoes came off to the ships. 

 Most of these belonged to a chief named Terreeoboo, 

 who came in one of them. He made me a present 

 of two or three small pigs ; and we got, by barter, 

 from the other people, a little fruit. After a stay of 

 about two hours, they all left us, except six or eight 

 of their company, who chose to remain on board. A 

 double-sailing canoe came, soon after, to attend upon 

 them ; which we towed astern all night. In the even- 

 ing, we discovered another island to windward, 

 which the natives call Owhykee. The name of that 

 off which we had been for some days, we were also 

 told, is Mowee. 



On the 1st of December, at eight in the morning, 

 Owhyhee extended from south 22 E. to S. l c 2 W. ; 

 and Mowee from N. 41 to N. 83 W. Finding that 

 we could fetch Owhyhee, I stood for it y and our 

 visitors from Mowee not choosing to accompany us, 

 embarked in their canoe, and went ashore. At seven 

 in the evening, we were close up with the north side 



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