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c H^A P. j^gg^ Q^^ |3y noon were within three miles of the fliore. 



«— — '■ — ' Many of our yefterday's vifiters now came along-fide, 



November, bringing a number of fine hogs and plenty of vegetables, 



Saturday 18. ^j^'^^j^ ^^ procured on the ufual terms. At four o'clock 



it began to blow frefli from the South South Weft ; and 



the natives having difpofed of their cargoes, left the fhips 



and went on fhore. At fix o'clock the North point of 



Owhyhee bore Eaft by South, and our diftance from the 



neareft land four leagues. 



During the night we had light variable airs, and fre- 

 quently calm, attended with ftrong lightning to the Weft- 

 ward. 



Sunday rg. In the forenoon of the 1 9th I went in my whale-boat 

 on board the Queen Charlotte, to confult captain Dixon 

 refpedling our future proceedings. By this time we had 

 purchafed all the large hogs the natives had brought along- 

 fide, and probably pretty well drained this part of Owhy- 

 hee. The fhips were very light, having fuch a quantity 

 of water expended, and our rigging fore and aft ftood 

 much in need of repairing and overhauling ; fo that we 

 thought it prudent to quit our prefent fituation and pro- 

 ceed for King George's Bay, Woahoo, where we could 

 lie well {heltered from the prevailing winds, and do every 

 thing neceflary both to the hulls and rigging of the fhips : 

 accordingly, at half paft ten o'clock, with a light breeze at 

 South South Weft, and very dirty unfettled-looking wea- 

 ther, we bore away to the Northward, intending to pafs 

 to the Eaft ward of Mowee, and then to run down for 

 Woahoo. Towards noon the wind began to blow frefh 

 from the Weft South Weft ; and a few canoes v/hich were 



along- 



