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A VOYAGE TO 



1778. 



November. 



Monday 30. 



December. 

 Tuefday i. 



them. We continued trading with them till four o'clock 

 in the afternoon, when, having difpofed of all their cargoes, 

 and not feeming inclined to fetch more, we made fail, and 

 flood off fhore. 



While we were lying to, though the wind blew frefh, I 

 obfervcd that the fhips drifted to the Eaft. Confequently, 

 there muft have been a current fetting in that direcftion. 

 This encouraged me to ply to windward, with a view to 

 get round the Eaft end of the ifland, and fo have the 

 whole lee-fide before us. In the afternoon of the 30th, be- 

 ing off the North Eaft end of the ifland, feveral canoes came 

 off to the fliips. Moft of thefe belonged to a Chief named 

 Terreeoboo, who came in one of them. He made me a prc- 

 fent of two or three fmall pigs ; and we got, by barter, 

 from the other people, a little fruit. After a ftay of about 

 two hours, they all left us, except fix or eight of their com- 

 pany, who chofe to remain on board. A double failing ca- 

 noe came, foon after, to attend upon them ; which we tow- 

 ed aftern all night. In the evening, we difcovered another 

 ifland to windward, which the natives call Oivhyhee. The 

 name of that, off which we had been for fomedays, we were 

 alfo told, is Mo'wec. 



On the I ft of December, at eight in the morning, Owhy- 

 hce extended from South 22° Eaft, to South 12' Weft; and 

 Mowee from North 41* to North 83* Weft. Finding that we 

 could fetch Owhyhee, I flood for it ; and our vifiters from 

 Mowee not choofing to accompany us, embarked in their 

 canoe, and went alhorc. At feven in the evening, we were 

 clofe up with the North fide of Owhyhee ; where we fpcnt 

 the night, flanding off and on. 



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