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A VOYAGE TO THE 



CHAP. 

 111. 



1786. 



botir^ in honour of the difcoverer. Here we found riding 

 at anchor the United States, the Canton, and the Speed- 

 janurry. Well and Maria floops, tenders to the United States. 



Saturday 2 1 . 



At three o'clock we anchored with the beft bower in 

 States Bay, in eighteen fathom water, over a muddy bot- 

 tom, and moored with the hedge. When moored, the 

 outer end of a reef without us bore North half Eaft, one 

 mile diftant; the entrance of the Bay Eaft by North, 

 one mile and a half; and a fmall ifland South by Weft 

 half Weft one mile and a half diftant. 



As foon as the fhip was fecured 1 went in my whale- 

 boat, accompanied by captain Dixon, on board the United 

 States, to have fome converfation with captain Huily, 

 refpedting the purchafe of his fur feals, but we found he 

 was not difpofed to part with them ; and I am inclined 

 to think he meant them for an Eaftern market, as he 

 mentioned to me his intention of going to China imme- 

 diately on his return home. 



The buiinefs which had detained us here for fome days 

 paft being now filially put an end to, nothing prevented 

 us from getting to fea immediately; however, as our next 

 paffage was likely to prove a long one, I was induced to 

 give the failors a day's liberty on fhore previous to our 

 Sunday 22. leaving tliefc iflands ; accordingly, oh the 2 2d, moft of 

 the people from both veffels had a walk on fhore, and the 

 • weather proved very favourable. 



I WENT along with captain Hufly over to the North 

 fide of States Bay, and there found a fea elephant, which 



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