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mount raifed, by fome of their forefathers, in memory of ^777- 

 one of their kings ; but how long fmce, they could not tell. « ^— «# 



Night coming on, Mr. Gore and I returned on board ; and, 

 at the fame time, Mr. Bligh got back from founding the bay, 

 in which he found from fourteen to twenty fathoms water; 

 the bottom, for the moft part, fand, but not without fome 

 coral rocks. The place where we now anchored is much 

 better flickered than that which we liad lately come from ; 

 but between the two is another anchoring flation, much 

 better than either. Lefooga and Hoolaiva are divided from 

 each other by a reef of coral rocks, which is dry at low 

 water ; fo that one may walk, at that time, from the one 

 to the other, without wetting a foot. Some of our Gentle- 

 men, who landed in the latter ifland, did not find the lead 

 mark of cultivation, or habitation, upon it; except afingle 

 hut, the refidence of a man employed to catch Hih. and 

 turtle. It is rather extraordinary, that it fliould be in this 

 deferted ftate, communicating fo immediately with Lefooga, 

 which is fo perfedly cultivated. For, though the foil is 

 quite fandy, all the trees and plants found, in a natural 

 ftate, on the neighbouring iflands, are produced here with' 

 the greateft vigour. The Eaft fide of it has a reef like Le^- 

 fooga; and the Weft fide has a bending, at the North part, 

 where there feems to be good anchorage. Uninhabited as 

 Hoolaiva is, an artificial mount, like that at the adjoining 

 ifland, has been raifed upon it, as high as fome of the fur- 

 rounding trees. 



At day-break, next morning, I made the fignal to weigh; Tuefda7 275r 

 and, as I intended to attempt a palTage to Annamooka, 

 in my way to Tongataboo, by the South Weft, amongft 

 the intervening iflands, I fent the Mafler in a boat to- 

 found before the fliips. But before we could get under 



