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go to the other fide of the road, and farther thaa 

 we had yet been. 



We then for fome time kept clofe along the 

 Ihore, in 6rdcr to be able the more eafily to item 

 the tide, and allow for the drift which the ftrength 

 of the current would occafion us to make. A great 

 number of dolphins (delphinus delphus), rapidly 

 directing their_,courfe towards the head of the 

 roadftead, paiTed at fo fmall a diftance from us, 

 as to excite in thofe who could not fwim die 

 greateft fear that the canoe would be overfet. 



In a fhort time we reached a fmall habitation, 

 fituated in one of the molt delightful parts of the 

 ifland. 



The fifhermen from the oppofite fhore had 

 plentifully fupplied us with fifti, and one of our 

 party propofed to have it drelTed in the manner 

 of the inhabitants of the South Sea. Cocoa-nut 

 juice was to ferve as the principal feafoning; he 

 added pimento to this difh, fo greatly extolled by 

 Captain Cook. We faw with plcafure, that it 

 was much relifhed by our entertainers, to whom 

 it was unknown ; they had been eager to furnifh 

 our gu-ides with every thing necefTary for dreffing 

 it in perfection. Our fhipmate, who had given the 

 directions for the preparation of this admirable 

 difh, acquired the reputation of an excellent 

 cook among thefe iflanders, who diverted us 



highly, 



