S AVOYAGETO 



>777- at day-break, in the mornin? of the 12th, we faw the iiland 



<- — " ' of Maitea. Soon after, Otahcitc made its appearance ; and, 



Tucrj=y .z. ^^ ^^^^^ .^ extended from South Weft by Weft, to Weft North 

 Weft ; the point of Oheitepeha Bay bearing Weft, about 

 four leagues diftanr. I fteered for this bay, intending to 

 anchor there, in order to draw what refreflimcnts I could 

 from the South Eaft part of the ifland, before I went down 

 to Matavai ; from the neighbourhood of which ftation I cx- 

 pedled my principal fupply. We had a frefli gale Eafterly, 

 till two o'clock in the afternoon ; when, being about a 

 league from the bay, the wind fuddcnly died away, and 

 was fucceeded by baffling, light airs, from every direction, 

 and calms, by turns. This laftcd about two hours. Then 

 we had fuddcn fqualls, with rain, from the Eaft, Thefe 

 carried us before the bay, where we got a breeze from the 

 land, and attempted, in vain, to work in, to gain the an- 

 choring-place. So that, at laft, about nine o'clock, we 

 were obliged to ftand out, and to fpend the night at fca. 



When we flrft drew near the ifland, fcveral canoes came 

 ofl" to the fliip, each condutflcd by two or three men. Bur, 

 as they were comrnon fellows, Omai took no particular no- 

 tice of them, nor ihey of him. They did nor, even, fcem 

 to perceive, that he was one of their countrymen, althougli 

 • they convcrfed with him for fome time. At length, a Chief, 

 whom I had known before, named Ootec, and Oniai's bro- 

 ther-in-law, who chanced to be now at (his corner of the 

 iftand, and three or four more perfons, all of whom knew 

 Omai, before he embarked with Captain Furneaux, came 

 on board. Yet there was nothing cither tender or ftriking 

 in their meeting. On the contrary, there feemed to be a 

 perfccl indiifeience on both fiiles, till Omai, having taken 

 his brotlier down into the cabin, opened tlie drawer where 



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