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have come to anchor in Karakakooa Bay this evening ; but 

 there was very little wind, and that little was unfavour- 

 able : indeed the trade-wind is not to be expected after 

 hauling round the South point of the ifland, as the high land " ^^'^' 

 to the Eaftward entirely breaks it ofF, and light breezes 

 prevail from the Northward and Weft ward. 



Soon after the day was clofed in we obferved a great 

 number of fires all along fhore, and I was inclined to 

 think they were lighted in order to alarm the country : 

 indeed it is cuftomary for the natives at this ifland to light 

 fires when they make offerings to their gods for fuccefs in 

 war ; and this might poflibly be the cafe at prefent ; but I 

 had obferved a fhynefs in the natives the nearer we ap- 

 proached Karakakooa ; they frequently enquired after 

 captain King, and feemed by their behaviour to think that 

 we were come to revenge the death of captain Cook. 



Soon after daylight on the 26th, Karakakooa bore North Fricay 26. 

 Eaft by Eaft, about fix leagues diftant ; and a light breeze 

 fpringing up at North Weft, we ftood in for the bay. In 

 the forenoon an inferior chief came on board, from whom 

 I learned that Tereeoboo, who was king of Ovvhyhee 

 when we laft were at that ifland, was dead ; and that the 

 prefent king's name was Maiha Maiha. He importuned me 

 very ftrongly to go on fhore ; but on my declining it, and 

 making him a prefent, he informed me that Maiha Maiha 

 would pay me a vifit on the morrow ; but I paid little re- 

 gard to this piece of intelligence, as it was not likely that 

 Maiha Maiha would venture on board after the adlive part 

 he took in that unfortunate affray which terminated in the 

 much-lamented death of captain Cook. 



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