NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. 6^ 



CHAP. 



IV. 



1786. 



wards evening, we let go an anchor, and prefently were 

 vifited by a number of canoes, who brought us fome good 

 liogs, a quantity of fait, and vegetables of various kinds. May 



At feven o'clock a breeze fpringing up from the land, 

 we weighed and flood to the South Weft until our dif- 

 tance from Karakakooa was about three leagues : I then 

 brought-to, with an intention of ftanding off and on for 

 twenty-four hours, in order to traffic with the natives ; 

 being; convinced that it is the beft and fafefl: method of 

 procuring any refrefhments the ifland of Owhyhee affords. 



Early next morning we were furrounded by canoes, Sunday as. 

 and a brifk trade commenced, in the courfe of which we 

 purchafed a number of fine hogs, and vegetables of va- 

 rious kinds. Many of our people were employed in kill- 

 ing and faking down hogs for fea-fl:ore ; our pjrefent fitu- 

 ation being; much better calculated for carrving; on that 

 bufinefs than in harbour ; for now we had a fine free air, 

 whereas in Karakakooa Bay the weather is fo extremely 

 elofe and fultry, that there is a great probability of the 

 meat being fpoiled even after it is falted. 



At noon we were ftanding along fliore to the Northward, 

 with a light wefterly breeze and fine weather. Karaka- • 

 kooa Bay then bore Eaft half South, diftmt three leagues, 

 and the high land of Mowee North North Weft. 



Many canoes flill kept about the {hips, and fome of 

 the natives brought off water in calabaflies, which we 

 purchafed for nails. Indeed water now began to be an 

 article of the firft confequence to us ; our 5 2d butt being 



K a-broach. 



