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NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA. '73 



the Weft part of the bay for a landing-place and frefli wa- ^ ^\^^ ^• 

 ter. They likewife had orders to land, and make an ex- ' — ^— ' 

 curfion to that part of the ifland round Point Rofe, as June.' 

 there appeared from the {hip to be a fine deep bay in that 

 fituation. The natives now began to bring us water pretty 

 brifl<:ly, and fome of their calabadies contained near ten 

 gallons ; for one of thefe we gave a tenpenny nail, which 

 was much cheaper than we could poflibly procure the wa- 

 ter ourfelves, allowing for the damage our boats would 

 fuftain, and the prefents we fhould be obliged to make on 

 fhore to the chiefs. 



The weather being very fine, our ailing people were 

 fent on fliore under the care of my furgeon ; and as the in- 

 habitants had hitherto behaved in a quiet inoffenfive man- 

 ner, there was no great danger of their being moleiled. 



No chiefs of coipfequence paid us a vifit as yet : the in- 

 ferior chiefs indeed came on board without any fcruple, 

 and fome of them flept with us every night. Amongft 

 the reft I had a daily vifit from an old prieft, who always 

 brought by way of prefent, a fmall pig, and a branch of the 

 cocoa-nut tree. From him I learnt, that their prefent king's 

 name was Taheeterre, and that he was alfo king of Morotoi 

 and Mowee. The old man informed rne, that his refidence 

 was in a bay round the Weft point, and importuned me 

 very much to carry the ftiips there, as that place, he faid, 

 afforded plenty of fine hogs and vegetables. Indeed,- I 

 had fome reafon to think, that the inhabitants on that part 

 of the ifland were more numerous than in King George's 

 Bay, as I obferved moft of the double canoes came round 

 the Weft point; but as the people now brought us plenty 



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