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abode, becMi! fc they c.ifily find means to fiHi In 

 tlic mid 11 of the 11k):i1s. 



.Mnnit three quai lers pall ten o'clock, we 

 defcried the coaft of New Zealand, which we 

 rpproaehed, ilaiidin;; to the eailward under fa- 

 vour of a light breeze from the weft north- 

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I'he iiatives had kindled a lai'gc fire on the 

 hiffhell of the hills which ikirt the fea, and ex- 

 tend as far as Cape North. About half paft 

 five o'clock we were at no jjreat diftance from 

 this cape, wlien two canoes put off from the 

 fliore, and itood towards us. They foon came 

 up with us, and they reujaincd for fome time 

 ; ;!crn (;f our fhip before they ventured to come 

 aloiigfide; but rightly judging of our difpo- 

 fitioi-iS rov\ards them, they approached with 

 conildence: behdes, tlicfe favages undoubtedly 

 ,vere not ignorant, that the luirop/eans w ho had 

 v:hted their coalis had m ver been the lirfl ag- 

 greijors. Thiey inimediaL..I\ ihc\v'cd iva ibmc 

 bun lie:; of >:cy: Zealand ibix fj:rnr':;;/^:>i /n\ix)y 

 in;;^'i.ig them abotit in orJe;- to n^a^:e us rcnun-k 

 all ;ts beauty, an.d o{]c.red to mak'j ihvac ex- 

 changes with us. They received, with marks 

 jfgrear fati^bu'^ior;, the cloths of (btlej-cnt co- 

 "jurs which \ve gave i ;:en!, and they conaanlly 

 '-'(livered us, with fcruivjlous cxafiiiefs;, the 

 . : ae rlisit MT s nprC'-.i on. 



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