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I777' It was no fooner day-lighr, than we were vifited by fix or 



\> — w— -■-' feven canoes from ditTerent iilands, bringing with them, 

 befides fruits and roots, two pigs, feveral fowls, fome large 

 wood-pigeons, fmall rails, and large violet-coloured coots. 

 All thefe they exchanged with us for be.ads, nails, hatchets, 

 &c. They had alfo other articles of commerce ; fuch as 

 pieces of their cloth, fifla-hooks, fmall bafl^ets, mufical reeds, 

 and fome clubs, fpears, and bows. But I ordered, that no 

 curiofities fhould be purchafed, till the fhips fhould be fup- 

 plied with provifions, and leave given for that purpofe. 

 Knowing, alfo, from experience, that, if all our people might 

 trade with the natives, according to their own caprice, per- 

 petual quarrels would enfue, I ordered that particular perfons 

 fliould manage the traffic both on board and on fhore, pro- 

 hibiting all others to interfere. Before mid-day, Mr. King's 

 boat returned with feven hogs, fome fowls, a quantity of 

 fruit and roots for ourfelves, and fome grafs for the cattle. 

 His party was very civilly treated at Komango. The inha- 

 bitants did not feem to be numerous; and their hurs, which; 

 flood clofe to each other, within a plantain walk, were but 

 indifferent. Not far from them, was a pretty large pond of 

 frefh water, tolerably good ; but there was not any appear- 

 ance of a flream. With Mr. King, came on board the Chief: 

 of the ifland, named Tooboulangee j and another, whofe. 

 name was Taipa. They brought with them a hog, as a 

 prefent to me, and promifed more the next day. . 



As foon as the boats were aboard, I flood for Annamooka; , 

 and the wind being fcant, 1 intended to go betv/een Anna^ 

 aiooka-ette *", and the breakers to the Souih Eafl of it. But, 



* That is,^ Little Annamooka. 



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