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It lies S. W. by W. distant thirteen leagues from the 

 isle of Portland ; and between them is the bay of 

 which it is the south point, and which, in honour of 

 Sir Edward Hawke, then First Lord of the Admi- 

 ralty, I called Hawke's Bay. We found in it from 

 twenty-four to seven fathom, and good anchorage. 

 From Cape Kidnappers the land trends S. S. W., and 

 in this direction we made our run along the shore, 

 keeping at about a league distance, with a steady 

 breeze and clear weather. 



As soon as Tayeto recovered from his fright, he 

 brought a fish to Tupia, and told him that he in- 

 tended it as an offering to his Eatua, or god, in gra- 

 titude for his escape ; Tupia commended his piety, 

 and ordered him to throw the fish into the sea, which 

 was accordingly done. 



About two o'clock in the afternoon, we passed a 

 small but high white island lying close to the shore, 

 upon which we saw many houses, boats, and people. 

 The people we concluded to be fishers, because the 

 island was totally barren ; we saw several people also 

 on shore, in a small bay upon the main, within the 

 island. At eleven, we brought to till day-light, and 

 then made sail to the southward, along the shore. 

 About seven o'clock we passed a high point of land, 

 which lies S. S. W. twelve leagues from Cape Kid- 

 nappers : from this point the land trends three-fourths 

 of a point more to the westward 5 at ten, we saw 

 more land open to the southward, and at noon, the 

 southernmost land that was in sight, bore S. 39 W. 

 distant eight or ten leagues, and a high bluff head, 

 with yellowish cliffs, bore W. distant about two miles : 

 the depth of water was thirty- two fathom. 



In the afternoon we had a fresh breeze at west, 

 and during the night variable light airs and calms : 

 in the morning a gentle breeze sprung up between 

 the N. W. and N. E., and having till now stood to the 

 southward, without seeing any probability of meet- 



