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tives every where courteous arid obliging ; so that, had 

 we made a longer stay, it is probable we should have 

 had no more reason to complain of their conduct. 

 While I was now on shore, I got the names of twenty 

 islands which lie between the N. W. and N. E. some 

 of them in sight. Two of them, which lie most to 

 the West, viz. Amattafoa and Oghao, are remarkable 

 on account of their great height. In Amattafoa, which 

 is the westernmost, we judged there was a volcano, by 

 the continual column of smoke we saw daily ascend- 

 ing from the middle of it. 



Both Mr. Cooper and myself being on shore at 

 noon, Mr. Wales could not wind up the watch at the 

 usual time ; and, as .we did not come on board till late 

 in the afternoon, it was forgotten till it was down. 

 This circumstance was of no consequence, as Mr. 

 Wales had had several altitudes of the sun at this 

 place, before it went down ; and also had opportuni- 

 ties of taking some after. 



At day-break on the 29th, having got under sail 

 with a light breeze at West, we stood to the North 

 for the two high islands ; but the wind, scanting upon 

 us, carried us in amongst the low isles and shoals ; so 

 that we had to ply to clear them. This gave time 

 for a great many canoes, from all parts, to get up 

 with us. The people in them brought for traffic va- 

 rious articles ; some roots, fruits and fowls, but of the 

 latter not many. They took in exchange small nails, 

 and pieces of any kinds of cloth. I believe, before 

 they went away, they stripped the most of our people 

 of the few clothes the ladies of Otaheite had left them ; 

 for the passion for curiosities was as great as ever. 

 Having got clear of the low isles, we made a stretch to 

 the South, and did but fetch a little to windward of 

 the south end of Anamocka ; so that we got little by 

 this day's plying. Here we spent the night, making 

 short boards over that space with which we made our- 

 selves acquainted the preceding day. 



On the 30th at day-break stretched out for Amat- 



