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^ ^iv^ ^' ^^ water, I determined to keep my prefent fituation, it 



^ -J being in many refpeds a. very eligible one ; for we hitherto 



June! had been favoured with a moft refrefhing fea breeze, which 



Saturdays, j^j^^g ^^^j. |.|^g Jq^ ^^^^ j^j. ^.j^g head of the bay; and the 



bay all round has a very beautiful appearance, the low 

 land and vallies being in a high ftate of cultivation, and 

 crowded with plantations of taro,. fweet potatoes, fugar- 

 cane, &c. interfperfed with a great number of cocoa-nut 

 trees, which renders the profpedt truly delightful. 



In the afternoon the boats returned, and Mr. Hay ward 

 reported that he had landed in the Weft part of the bay, 

 where he found a pond of ftanding water;, but it was very 

 inconveniently fituated, and could not be got at without 

 difficulty. He afterwards walked up to a rifing ground, 

 from which he could perceive the land round the Weft 

 point of King George's Bay to fall in and form a fine deep 

 bay running well to the Northward, and the Weftmofl 

 land ftretching out to the Southward: this however by 

 no means induced me to change our fituation. 



Towards evening the furgeon returned on board with the 

 convalefcents, and informed me, that the inhabitants had 

 behaved in a very quiet inoffenfive manner, though they 

 were rather incommoded by the multitudes which curiofity 

 brought about them. 



By this time all our water from the ground tier was got 

 to hand, and the cables coiled down. The inhabitants 

 now brought us water in fuch plenty, that by noon on the 

 Sunday 4. 4th all our empty cafks were filled, having procured twenty- 

 nine butts, eight hogfheads, and three brandy-pieces, which 



contained 



