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tivatioii, and cannot even feed oxen ; and affords no 

 protected anchoring-place. 



Captain Brown, with the ship Derby, from 

 Boston, was in Atooi in the year 1809 or 1810. On 

 this island, he was joined by Mr. Johnson, ship- 

 builder to the king, who had fallen into disgrace, 

 on account of an accident which had happened to 

 a ship. They weighed anchor during the night, 

 and carried off fifteen women who were on board. 

 They approached the island of Oneeheow. A boat 

 brought refreshments from shore. It was expected : 

 seven men who were in it were taken on board, 

 the boat was then hoisted up, and they directed 

 their course to Agrigan. They missed the island; 

 it was to tlie north : not to lose time in contending 

 against the wind, they attempted to land on a 

 southern island. They did so at Tinian, where they 

 remained in two parties. One party, consisting of 

 Johnson, with four men, and the Sandwich island- 

 ers, were to build a boat to sail to Agrigan j the 

 other party, composed of the second mate of the ship, 

 with three men, who had been discharged, intended 

 to convert a long-boat, which they had bought of 

 the captain, into a ship, for the purpose of carrying 

 on commercial speculations on these seas. The 

 Sandwich boat was left behind : both parties went 

 over to Saypan, which island afforded better tim- 

 ber, and there carried on their work. But the 

 Sandwich islanders remembered their liberty, ven- 

 geance, and their country. When the mate had 



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