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Stme Ijlands d if covered. — Acccimt of thz Natrozs of 

 Atoot^ who come off to the Ships, and their Behaviour 

 on going on board, — One of them killed. — Precautions 

 tifed to prcve?it Inter ccurfe with the Females. — A i^a- 

 tering-place found. — Reception upon la?%ding. — Excur- 

 fwn into the Country. — A Moral vifted and defer ibed. — 

 Graves of the Chiefs, and of the human Sacrifices, there 

 buried. — Another Jfand^ called Oneeheow vifted. — Ce- 

 remonies perfor??ted by the Natives, ivho go off to the 

 Ships. — Reafons for believing that they are Cannibals. — 

 A Party fe7it afljore, who remain two Alights. — Account 

 of what pafed on landi?ig. — The Ships leave the Jfands, 

 and proceed to the North. 



y'v C\^ ^^^^ ^^ of January, at day-break, we weighed anchor, 

 ^^ and refumed our courfe to the Nortli ; having line 

 weather, and a gentle breeze at EafI:, and Eaft South Eaft, 

 till we got into the latitude of 7° 45' North, and tlic longi- 

 tude of 205° Eaft, where we had one calm day. Tliis was 

 fucceeded by a North Eaft by Eaft, and Eaft North Eaft wind. 

 At firft it blew faint, but frefhencd as v/e advanced to the 

 North. We continued to fee birds every day, of the forts 

 laft mentioned; fometimes in greater numbers than others; 

 and between the latitude of 10° and 11°, we faw feveral 

 turtle. All thefe are looked upon as figns of the vicinity of 



5 land. 



January 



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