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mind us, that they had given us wood and water out of '778. 

 friendfhip*. *'■■ »■ ''^ 



During the time I was at this village, Mr. Webber, who 

 had attended me thither, made drawings of every thing 

 that was curious, both within and without doors. I had 

 alfo an opportunity of infpe^ting, more narrowly, the con- 

 flrudlion of the houfes, houfehold furniture, and utenfils, 

 and the flriking peculiarities of the cuftoms and modes of 

 living of the inhabitants. Thefe fhall be defcribcd in ano- 

 ther place, in the bed manner I can, calling in to my aflift- 

 ance the obfervations of Mr. Anderfon. When we had com- 

 pleted all our operations at this village, the natives and we 

 parted very good friends ; and we got back to the fhips in 

 the afternoon. 



The three following days were employed in getting ready Thurfdayzj. 

 to put to fca ; the fails were bent -, the obfervatories and in- sa'turday*2c. 

 Uruments, brewing velTels, and other things, were moved 

 from the fhore ; fome fmall fpars, for different ufes, and 

 pieces of timber, which might be occafionally fawn into 

 boards, were prepared and put on board ; and both fhips 

 were cleared, and put into a failing condition. 



Every thing being now ready, in the morning of the 26th, Sunday 25. 

 I intended to have put to fea ; but both wind and tide being 

 againft us, was obliged to wait till noon, when the South 

 Weft v/ind was fucceeded by a calm ; and the tide turning 



* Similar to the behaviour of the natives of Nootka, on this occafion, was that 

 of another tribe of Indians, farther North, in latitude ^f^ 18', to the Spaniards, 

 who had preceded Captain Cook only three years, in a voyage to explore thecoaftof 

 America, Northward of California. See the journal of that voyage, writ by the 

 fecond pilot of the fleet, and publilhed by the Honourable Mr. Dailies Barrington, 

 to whom the literary world owes fo many obligations. Mlfcdlanies, p. 505, 506. 



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