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>778- the North Wefl and North j fo that the Weft end of the 



January.. 



v^^^~^ illand, upon which we had been, called Atooi by the na- 

 tives, bore Eaft, one league diftant ; another ifland, called 

 Oreehoua, Wcfl by South; and the high land of a third 

 ifland, called Oneeheow, from South Weft by Weft, to Weft 

 South Weft. Soon after, a breeze fprung up at North ; and, 

 as I expedled that this would bring the Difcovery to fea, I 

 fteered for Oneeheow, in order to take a nearer view of it, and 

 to anchor there, if I fliould find a convenient place. I con- 

 tinued to fteer for it, till paft eleven o'clock, at which time 

 we were about two leagues from it. But not feeing the Dif- 

 covery, and being doubtful whether they could fee us, I was 

 fearful left fome ill confequence might attend our feparat- 

 ing fo far. I, therefore, gave up the defign of vifiting Onee- 

 heow for the prefent, and flood back to Atooi, with an in- 

 tent to anchor again in the road, to complete our water. At 

 two o*clock in the afternoon, the Northerly wind died away, 

 and was fucceeded by variable light airs and calms, that 

 continued till eleven at night, with which we ftrctched to 



Sunday 2;. the South Eaft, till day-break in the morning of the 25th, 

 when we tacked and ftood in for Atooi road, which bore 

 about North from us ; and, foon after, we were joined by 

 the Difcovery. 



We fetched in with the land about two leagues to leeward 

 of the road, which, though fonear, we never could recover; 

 for what we gained at one time, we loft at another; fo that, 

 Thurfdayzg. by the moming of the 291)1, the currents had carried us 

 Weftward, within three leagues of Oneeheow. Being tired 

 with plying fo unfuccefsfully, I gave up all thoughts of 

 getting back to Atooi, and came to the refolution of trying, 

 whether we could not procme what we wanted at the other 

 ifland, which was within our reach. With this view, I fcnt 

 I the 



