78 cook's voyage TO FEB. 



CHAP. V. 



DEPARTURE FROM KARAKAKOOA IN SEARCH OF AN HARBOUR 

 ON THE SOUTH-EAST SIDE OF MOWEE. DRIVEN TO LEE- 

 WARD BY THE EASTERLY WINDS AND CURRENT. PASS THE 



ISLAND OF TAHOOROWA DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUTH-WEST 



SIDE OF MOWEE. RUN ALONG THE COASTS OF RANAI AND 



MOROTOI TO WOAHOO. -DESCRIPTION OF THE NORTH-EAST 



COAST OF WOAHOO. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO WATER. 



PASSAGE TO ATOOI. ANCHOR IN WYMOA BAY. DANGER- 

 OUS SITUATION OF THE WATERING PARTY ON SHORE. CIVIL 



DISSENSIONS IN THE ISLANDS. VISIT FROM THE CONTEND- 

 ING CHIEFS. ANCHOR OFF ONEEHEOW. FINAL DEPAR- 

 TURE FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. 



"We got clear of the land about ten ; and, hoisting 

 in the boats, stood to the northward, with an in- 

 tention of searching for an harbour on the south-east 

 side of Mowee, which we had heard frequently men- 

 tioned by the natives. The next morning we found 

 ourselves driven to the leeward by a heavy swell 

 from the north-east ; and a fresh gale springing up 

 from the same quarter carried us still farther to the 

 westward. At midnight we tacked, and stood to 

 the south for four hours, in order to keep clear of 

 the land; and, at day-break, we found ourselves 

 standing toward a small barren island, called 

 Tahoorowa, which lies seven or eight miles to the 

 south-west of Mowee. 



All prospect of examining more nearly the south- 

 east parts of Mowee being now destroyed, we bore 

 away, and ran along the south-east side of 

 Tahoorowa. As we were steering close round its 

 western extremity, with an intention of fetching the 

 west side of Mowee, we suddenly shoaled our water, 

 and observed the sea breaking on some detached 

 rocks, almost right a-head. This obliged us to keep 



