tjB A VOYAGE TO THE 



c H^ A p. poij^t Dick, which caufed tiae fliip to roll very much, I 

 « — ' determined, as fooii as the carpenter had £nifhed the long- 

 December, boat, to fend her down to examine it ; and if it was found 

 Sunday 3. ^ ^^^^ fituation, to remove the fhips thither. The diftrid 

 near which the harbour lies is (as I underflood) called 

 by th^. natives Why teetee; and the yava-chewer, whofe 

 name is Towanooha, and who I found was a man of con- 

 siderable property on the ifland, offered to go in the boat 

 when fhe was ready, and dired them to the place ; which 

 olFfr I : readily accepted. 



We were favoured with another vifit from his majefty 

 Monday 4. on the 4th, and in addition to his ufual prefent, he brought 

 a large quantity of very fine mullet, which he told me 

 were caught in a fmall fait lake at the head of the bay. 

 He frequently ate with us, but I never could perfuade him, 

 to touch either v/ine or fpirits, nor did he ever ufe the 

 yava, but always drunk water. He fcemed greatly de- 

 lighted with the attention paid to him ; indeed his vifits 

 were by no means unacceptable ; for he not only encou- 

 raged the natives to fupply us freely with water and other 

 neceffaries, but at the fame time kept them in good order ; 

 fo that we were not in the leaft incommoded by the mul- 

 titudes that were conRantly about us. This afternoon our 

 water was completed, having, in the fpace of three days, 

 filled forty butts, befides a number of puncheons and 

 brandy pieces ; fo eagerly did the natives purfue this pro- 

 fitable trafiic. 



We now begun to be in want of fuel, as a great deal 



was expended in heating water to fcald hogs and various 



8 other 



