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the morning ; we \verc driven along by heavy 

 fqualls, which came from the fourh-weft, and 

 it was not long before we doubled Cape Pillar, 

 behind which we faw fevcral fires lighted by 

 the favages. We afterwards fleered to the 

 northward, and Itood oi\ about eight myriame- 

 ters in fight of the coafi:, leaving Oyfier Bay to 

 the wefi^ward. We then fiiaped our courfe for 

 the Friendly lOands. 



On the loth of March, at daybreak, we 

 were in fig-ht of the ifiots called the Three 

 Kings. 



About eight o'clock we were in longitude 

 169 56' eaft, v.hen we fet the middle ifiot of 

 this group, bearing north, at the difiance of a 

 demi-myriamcter, and vve determined its lati- 

 tude at 34"^ 20' fouth. 



We faw three principal rocks, of middling 

 height, fituatcd nearly on the ;..;:ie parallel, 

 not far diihmi: from each oiher, and funoundeci 

 by other rocks much fmaller. Notu ithdand- 

 ing the fog which had jull got up, we c.lfo 

 difiinguifiied, to the northv.ard, fome others 

 \\hich made a part of the fame group. They 

 were extremely barren, and we preiumcd th.ic 

 they were n(jt inhabited. However, a t';ick, 

 column of Imoke alcendcd from the cailcr;:- 

 mofi iflot, and announced to us r'le prelence 

 of favao-cs. No doubt thcv h;i.ve choien tliis 



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