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rassed, for they found their safety In their strength, 

 and rowed with their hands, briskly forwards. At 

 two o'clock in the afternoon, we doubled the 

 north point, and sailed, at a distance of three quar- 

 ters of a mile, along the shore, to Tocahai Bay. 

 Ships, which double the north point of Woahoo, 

 must be very careful not to lose the oars, as sud- 

 den gusts of wind generally come from shore : 

 some Americans, who were negligent, have lost 

 theirs in this place. We now plainly distin- 

 guished the objects on shore, and enjoyed a 

 very pleasing prospect of green fields, and many 

 dwellings, shaded by bananas and palm-trees. We 

 saw here several morals, whicli belong to the chiefs 

 of these parts, and may be recognized by the stone 

 fence, and the idols placed in them. Several ca- 

 noes, filled with girls, rowed up to us ; but as I had 

 no time to show the politeness due to the fair sex, 

 1 sailed quickly on, in order to reach Karakakooa 

 Bay as soon as possible, where I hoped to find Ta- 

 maahmaah. The north point of Owhyee consists 

 of low land, which rises in a strait line under an 

 acute angle, into the region of tlie clouds. As 

 soon as you reach these parts, the monsoon has no 

 longer any effect, and you may expect sea and 

 land winds, frequently interrupted by total calms, 

 and light breezes from every point of the compass ; 

 this was our case near Tocahai Bay, where the 

 wind entirely died away. We now saw Young's 

 settlement of several houses built of white stone, 



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