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CHAP. II. 



iToe Difcovery of an IJland called IVateeoo. — Its Coafls 

 exami7ied, — Fi/its from the Natives on hoard the Ships, 

 — Me^[f. Gore^ Burney^ and Anderfo7ty with Omai, 

 fent on Shore. — Mr, Anderfons Narrative of their 

 Reception. — Oinais Expedient to prevent their being de- 

 tained. — His meeting with fome of his Counttyfnen, a?td 

 their difrefsfid Voyage.— Farther Account of Wateeoo^ 

 and of its hihabitaitts. 



^111- A FTE R leaving Mangeea, on the afternoon of the 30th, 



March. /"^ 



« .^ 1 ^ -M»- we continued our courfe Northward all that night, 



MondayV- '^'^^ ^^^^ noon On the 3 lit ; when v/e again faw land, in the 



direction of North Eaft by North, diflant eight or ten 



leagues. 



ffda'v'i. Next morning, at eight o'clock, we had got alM-eaft of its 

 North end, within four leagues of it, but to leeward ; and 

 could now pronounce it to be an ifland, nearly of the fame 

 appearance and extent with that we had fo lately left. At 

 the fame time, another ifiand, but much fmaller, was Ceen 

 right ahead. We could have foon reached this ; but the 

 largetl one had the preference, as moll likely to furnifli a 

 fupply of food for the cattle, of which we began to be in 

 great want. 



With this view I determined to work up to it; but as 

 there was but little wind, and that little was unfavourable, 



we 



Tuefday j 



