Tuefday 30. 



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any confequence to barter. At three o'clock, being about ^ ^^^ ^• 

 one mile and a half from fhore, we founded with a line "-^ — - — ' 



' 1786 



of 100 fathom, but got no bottom. The Wefternmoft May! 

 point of Morotoi now bore North Weft by Weft, eight 

 or nine leagues diftant ; and foon afterwards a frefli breeze 

 coming on at North Eaft, I ftood diredly over for that 

 illand : by ftx o'clock the Weft end, which is low and 

 rocky, bore North Weft, diftant three leagues ; and I had 

 fome hopes of getting round the point, and anchoring in. 

 a bay fttuated on the Weft ftde of Morotoi, but the breeze 

 rather failing, we had not daylight fufticient to accom- 

 plifh our purpofe ; on this, we hauled up the courfes 

 and brought-to, the Queen Charlotte being conftderably 

 aftern. 



At half paft feven o'clock, the Queen Charlotte being 

 well up, we filled and ftood to the South Eaft under the 

 topfails ; at the fame time the Weft point of Morotoi bore 

 North Weft two leagues, and the Eafternmoft point North 

 Eaft, fix leagues diftant. 



At three o'clock next morning we wore and ftood in Wednef. 31; 

 for the land ; but when daylight came on, I was greatly 

 furprifed to fiiid that we had been driven in the night 

 eight or nine leagues to the South Weft ; fo that inftead 

 of fetching in with the Weft point of Morotoi, as I ex- 

 pected, the wind being well to the Eaftward, I found we 

 fcarcely ftiould be able to weather the Eaft point of Woa- 

 hoo, round which we knew there was anchorage. 



These difappointments mortified me a good deal, as I 

 was very defirous to look for water in the bay on the Weft 



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