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A VOYAGE TO T H E 



C H A 

 VII. 



J786. 



^' good effeft ; and never were men more grateful than thefe 



-- poor Indians for the little favours we were fo happy in 



November, flicwing them. - 



Sunday 19. 



When the canoe was got on board, we edged away 

 again to the Eaftward, and at feven o'clock hauled to the 

 wind on the ftarboard tack, it then blowing ftrong from 

 the South Weft, with thick rainy weather. 



Monday 20. DuRiNG the night wc lay-to, and at four the next 

 morning, having a frefli breeze at South South Weft, and 

 ■ clear weather, we wore and ftood to the Weftward. 



At noon the South part of Mowee bore South half 

 , Weft, and the North point Weft, ftx leagues diftant, the 

 latitude by obfervation 20° 58'. 



Light variable winds, chiefly in the Weftern board, 

 with alternate calms, continued during the afternoon and 



Tuefdayzi. night. At eight o'clock in the morning of the 21ft we 

 faw the ifland of Morotoi, the extremes bearing Weft by 

 South half South, and South Weft by Weft, diftant eight 

 or nine leagues ; the ifland Ranai alfo made its ap- 

 pearance, bearing from South Weft by South to South 

 Weft half Weft, diftant at leaft ten leagues ; and Mowee 

 about nine leagues diftant. At two o'clock, being within 

 three leagues of Mowee, we tacked and ftood to the North 

 North Eaft with a moderate breeze from the North Weft ; 

 at that time the extremes of the ifland bore South Eaft 

 and Weft by South. The weather being very unfettled, 



wednef. 2z. no canoes ventured near us, but towards noon on the 2 2d, 



having 



