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tlie north point of the island. The moon shone 

 bright, the weather was fine, and I resolved to sail 

 round the point during the night. At midnight 

 we were already under the lee of Owhyhee, within 

 four miles of land: the bright moon, and the many 

 fires of the savages on shore, made our course safe 

 and agreeable. 



The 27th. The dawning morn brought with it 

 a dead calm ; we were opposite Young's possessions 

 in Tocahai Bay : the sun, rising without a cloud, 

 announced to us a fine day, and Mouna Roa stood 

 before us in cloudless majesty. We were still 

 admiring the beauty of the scene, when sud- 

 denly a young and very handsome girl caught 

 our attention. She had taken advantage of the 

 calm to approach us alone in a small boat j expres- 

 sive gestures explained her object, and she was 

 very angry when she saw herself laughed at. 

 Kadu, who was already delighted at the sight of 

 his dear cocoa-trees, of which he had been so long 

 deprived, was enraptured at the sight of the girl. 

 He tried to make himself understood in all the 

 languages with which he was acquainted, but as 

 she likewise did not understand his Russian con- 

 versation, he earnestly entreated me to suffer her 

 to come on board, which I however refused for 

 good reasons. He at last contented himself with 

 throwing to the fair one all his glass-beads, and 

 nodded to her as long as she remained in sight. 

 A second boat, with five Sandwich islanders, re- 



