THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 5 i 



their canoes ; and Terreeoboo gave a freih proof of his '779- 



February. 



friendfliip to Captain Cook, by a large prefent of hogs, and i , — > 



vegetables, that was fent after him. 



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

 we made fome way to the Northward ; and in the morning 

 of the 6th, having pafTed the Wefternmoit point of the Saturday^ 

 ifland, we found ourfelves abreaft of a deep bay, called by 

 the natives Toe-yah-yah. We had great hopes, that this bay- 

 would furniih us with a fafe and commodious harbour, as 

 we faw, to the North Eaft, feveral line ftreams of water j 

 and the whole had the appearance of being well fheltered. 

 Tliel'e obfervations 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 hoilled our, and the Mafter, with Britannee 

 for his guide, was fent to examine the bay, whilft the mips 

 worked up after them. 



In the afternoon, the weather became gloomy, and the 

 , gufts of wind, that blew off the land, were fo violent, as 

 to make it ncceflary to take in all the fails, and bring to, un- 

 der the mizen ftay-fail. All the canoes left us, at the be- 

 ginning of the gale; and Mr. Bligh> on his return, had the 

 fatisfaction of faving an old woman, and two men, whole 

 canoe had been overfet by the violence of the wind, as they 

 were endeavouring to gain the more. Bcfides thefe dif- 

 trefTed people, wc had a great many women on board, whom 

 the natives had left behind, in their hurry to fliift for 

 themfelves. 



The Mafter reported to Captain Cook, that he had landed 



at the only village he faw, on the North fide of the bay, 



where he was directed to fome wells of water; but found,, 



& they 



