30 A VOYAGE TO FEB. 



In the night of the 5th, having a light breeze off 

 the land, we made some way to the northward; and 

 in the morning of the 6th, having passed the west- 

 ernmost point of the island, we found ourselves a- 

 breast of a deep bay, called by the natives Toe-yah- 

 yah. We had great hopes that this bay would fur- 

 nish us with a safe and commodious harbour, as we 

 saw, to the north-east, several fine streams of water; 

 and the whole had the appearance of being well shel- 

 tered. These observations agreeing with the accounts 

 given us by Koah, who accompanied Captain Cook, 

 and had changed his name, out of compliment to us, 

 into Britannee, the pinnace was hoisted otit, and the 

 master, with Britannee for his guide, was sent to exa- 

 mine the bay, whilst the ships worked up after them. 



In the afternoon, the weather became gloomy, and 

 the gusts of wind that blew off the land were so 

 violent, as to make it necessary to take in all the sails, 

 and bring to, under the mizen stay-sail. All the 

 canoes left us at the beginning of the gale; and Mr. 

 Bligh, on his return, had the satisfaction of saving an 

 old woman, and two men, whose canoe had been 

 overset by the violence of the wind, as they were en- 

 deavouring to gain the shore. Besides these distres- 

 sed people, we had a great many women on board, 

 whom the natives had left behind, in their hurry, to 

 shift for themselves. 



The master reported to Captain Cook, that he had 

 landed at the only village he saw on the north side 

 of the bay, where he was directed to some wells of 

 water, but found they would by no means answer 

 our purpose; that he afterward proceeded farther into 

 the bay, which runs inland to a great depth, and 

 stretches toward the foot of a very conspicuous high 

 mountain, situated on the north-west end of the 

 island; but that instead of meeting with safe anchor- 

 age, as Britannee had taught him to expect, he found 

 the shores low and rocky, and a flat bed of coral rocks 



