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1777- two o'clock the next mornins;, when we had a few hours 



FebruarV" 



« . — — ' cahii. After which we had a breeze at North ; but here it 



fixed not long, before it veered to the Eaft, and after that to 



Thiirfday27. the South. At length, on the 27th, at eight o'clock in the 

 morning, we took our departure from Cape Pallifcr, which, 

 at this time, bore Weft, feven or eight leagues diftant. We 

 had a fine gale, and I (leered Eaft by North. 



We had no fooner loft fight of the land than our two 

 New Zealand adventurers, the fea ficknefs they now expe- 

 rienced giving a turn to their refle(5lions, repented heartily 

 of the ftep they had taken. All the foothing encourage- 

 ment we could think of, availed but little. They wept, 

 both in public and in private ; and made their lamentations 

 in a kind of fong, which, as far as we could comprehend 

 the meaning of the words, was exprellivc of their praifes 

 of their country and people, from which they were to be 

 feparated for ever. Thus they continued for many days, 

 till their fea ficknefs wore oiF, and the tumult of their 

 minds began to fubfide. Then thefe fits of lamentation 

 became lefs and lefs frequent, and at length entirely 

 ceafed. Their native country and their friends were, by 

 degrees, forgot, and they appeared to be as firmly attached 

 to us, as if they had been born amongft us. 



The wind had not remained many hours at South, before 

 it veered to South Eaft and Eaft; and, with this, we ftood to 

 Friday 28. the North, till the 28th at noon. Being then in the latitude 

 of 41° 17', and in the longitude of 177° 17' Eaft, we tacked 

 and ftood to the South Eaft, with a gentle breeze at Eaft 

 North Eaft. It afterward frefliened, and came about to 

 North Eaft; in which quarter it continued two days, and 

 fomerimes blew a frefh gale with fqualls, accompanied 

 with fhowers of rain. 3 



On 



