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that the group of the Sandwich Islands had been only 

 imperfectly discovered, as those which we had visited in 

 our progress northward all lie to the leeward of our present 

 station. 



" I bore up and ranged along the coast to the westward. 

 It was not long before we saw people on several parts of the 

 shore, and some houses and plantations. The country 

 seemed to be both well wooded and watered. 



" At noon, seeing some canoes coming off to us, I brought 

 to. We got from our visitors a quantity of cuttle-fish for 

 nails and pieces of iron. They brought very little fruit and 

 roots ; but told us that they had plenty of them on their 

 island, as also hogs and fowls. Having no doubt that the 

 people would return to the ships next day with the produce 

 of their country, I kept plying off all night, and in the 

 morning stood close in shore. At first only a few of the 

 natives visited us ; but toward noon we had the company 

 of a good many, who brought with them bread-fruit, 

 potatoes, taro, or eddy roots, a few plantains, and small 

 pigs ; all of which they exchanged for nails and iron 

 tools. 



" In the afternoon of the 30th, being off the north-east 

 end of the island, several canoes came off to the ships. Most 

 of these belonged to a chief named Terreeoboo, who came 

 in one of them. He made me a present of two or three 

 small pigs ; and we got by barter from the other people 

 a little fruit. After a stay of about two hours they all 

 left us, except six or eight of their company, who chose to 

 remain on board. A double sailing canoe came soon after 

 to attend upon them, which we towed astern all night. In 

 the evening we discovered another island to windward, 

 which the natives call Owhyhee. 



" On the 1st of December, at eight in the morning 

 finding that we could fetch Owhyhee, I stood for it ; and 

 our visitors from another island, called Mowee, not choosing 

 to accompany us, embarked in their canoe, and went 

 ashore. 



" Next morning we were surprised to see the summits 

 of the mountains on Owhyhee covered with snow. As we 

 drew near the shore, some of the natives came off to us. 

 They were a little shy at first, but we soon enticed some of 

 them on board, and at last prevailed upon them to return 

 to the island and bring off what we wanted. 



" Having procured a quantity of sugar-cane, and finding 

 a strong decoction of it produced a very palatable beer, I 

 ordered some more to be brewed for our general use. But 

 when the cask was now broached, not one of my crew 

 would even so much as taste it. I myself and the officers 



