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brought both anchors almost ahead. We shortened 

 in the best bower cable ; but the wind blowing too 

 fresh to unmoor, we were obliged to remain this and 

 the two following days, with the anchors still ahead. 



On the 12th, the weather being moderate, the 

 master was sent to the north-west side of the island 

 to look for a more convenient place for anchoring. 

 He returned in the evening, having found, close 

 round the west point of the road where we now lay, 

 which is also the westernmost point of the island, a 

 fine bay, with good anchorage, in eighteen fathoms' 

 water, a clear sandy bottom, not a mile from the 

 beach, on which the surf beats, but not so as to hin- 

 der landing. The direction of the points of the bay 

 w r ere north by east, and south by west; and, in 

 that line, the soundings seven, eight, and nine fathoms. 

 On the north side of the bay was a small village; 

 and a quarter of a mile to the eastward, were four 

 small wells of good water; the road to them level, 

 and fit for rolling casks. Mr. Bligh went afterward 

 so far to the north as to satisfy himself, that Oreehoua 

 was a separate island from Oneeheow ; and that there 

 was a passage between them ; which, before, we only 

 conjectured to exist. 



In the afternoon we hoisted in all the boats, and 

 made ready for going to sea in the morning. 



