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that the natives could not bring off any confiderable ^ ^^^ p* 

 quantity. « — -* 



June. 



As I knew Atoui afforded plenty of fine hogs, and a ^'^^''^^- '^^ 

 variety of other refrefhments, we flood on for Wymoa 

 Bay, where captain Cook anchored the laft voyage ; as I 

 was defirous of procuring fome good hogs for faking, and 

 alfo fome to carry with me to fea. By three o'clock we 

 were nearly a-breaft of the bay, when the wind inclined 

 to the Southward, and blew fo frelh, that the anchoring- 

 ground was very unfafe to ride in ; being entirely expofed 

 to Southerly winds, which fend in a heavy crofs-fea : I 

 therefore did not think it prudent to truft the fhips in 

 fucli a fituation ; fo wore, and flood for Oneehow, under 

 all the fail we could carry. At four o'clock the extremes 

 of Oneehow bore from North North Weft half Well, to 

 South Weft by Weft, about four leagues diftant from the 

 neareft land. 



The South point of this ifland forms a remarkable high 

 bluff, riftng on all fides to a confiderable height, and 

 breaking off abruptly. About five leagues to the Eaft- 

 ward, it has the appearance of a detached ifland, being 

 joined to the main by a low flip of land, which is not feen 

 more than three leagues diftant. At feven o'clock the 

 South point bore Weft by North about two miles, and the 

 Eafternmoft part of the ifland, North North Eaft, four 

 leagues diftant. Finding we had not fuf^cient daylight to 

 bring us into the bay on the Weft fide of Oneehow, we 

 Ihortened fail, and hauled on a wind to the Southward ; 

 intending to fpend the night in ftanding off' and on. At 

 eleven o'clock we wore, and made the fignal to the Queen 



M Charlotte, 



