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^117' laiva, and there anchored in feventeen fathoms water; the 



May. 



bottom a coral- fand; the point of Lefooga bearing South Eaft 

 by Eafl, a mile and a half diilanr. The Difcovery did not get 

 to an anchor till funfcr. She had touched upon one of the 

 flioals ; but backed off again, without receiving any da- 

 mage. 



As foon as we had anchored, I fent Mr. Bligh to found 

 the bay v/here we were now flationed ; and myfelf, accom- 

 panied by Mr. Gore, landed on the Southern part of Le- 

 fooga, to examine the couniry, and to look for fredi water. 

 t<ot that we now wanted a fupply of this article, having 

 iilled all the caflcs at our late ftation ; but I had been told, 

 that this part of the idand could afford us fo;iie, preferable 

 ■to any we had got at the former watering-place. This will 

 not be the only time I fliall have occafion to remaik, that 

 thefe people do not know what good water is. We were 

 conducted to two wells ; but the water in both of them 

 proved to be execrable ; and the natives, our guides, affured 

 us that they had none better. 



Near the South end of the ifland, and on the Weft fide, 

 we met with an aitiiicial mount. From the fize of fome 

 trees that were growing upon it, and from other appear- 

 ances, 1 gucffcd that it had been raifed in remote times. I 

 judged it to be about forty feet high ; and the diameter of 

 its fummit meafurcd fifty feet. At the bottom of this mount, 

 ilood a ftone, which mull have been hewn out of coral rock, 

 it was four feet broad, two and a half thick, and fourteen 

 high; and we were told by the natives prefent, that not 

 above half its length appeared above ground. 1 hey called 

 i.t Tangata Arckce'^; and faid, that it had beenfetup, and the 



* Xangaia, in their language, is man ; Arekee, king. 



mount 



