132 A VOYAGE TO. T.H E 



CHAP. VII. '-^ 



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Fruitlefs Attempt to fall in with the Bay of Ifands. — • 

 - Proceed along the Coafl towards King George's Sound. — 

 Unfuccefsful Attempt to make it. — Departure from the 

 Coaji. — Pajfage from thence to the Sandwich Ifands. — 

 Sai7it Maria la Gorta. — Arrive off Owhyhee.—Refrefj- 

 ments obtaiiied. — Natives Prgpejtfty to T'heft. — Plajt of 

 future Proceedi7igs. — 'The Ships leave Owhyhse. — Pick 

 up a Canoe with fo7ne Indians in Diflrefs. — Anchor at 

 Woahoo. 



CHAP 



VII. 



T^OT falling in with Crofs Sound, as was expeded, 



, — , ^ ^ and having no fpare time to look for it in any other 



September, fi-tuation, wc tacked at four o'clock, and flood to the 



Saturday 9. Soutliward with a moderate breeze from the Eaft South 



Eafl-, and dark unfettled looking weather : the land in 



fight extending from North North Weft to Eaft South 



Eaft,- about four leagues diftant from the neareft part. 



Sunday 10. The wind coutinucd moderate till four o'clock the' 



next morning, when a ftrong gale came on. from the North 

 Eaft, attended with heavy rain. At nine o'clock the 

 wind fhitted to Eaft South Eaft, the gale increaiing with 

 thick rainy weather, which obliged us to hand the top- 

 fails and reef the courfes. Towards noon the gale gradually 

 fubfided, and at fix o'clock we had a light breeze from 

 the South South Weft, with a very heavy crofs fea, which 



caufed 



