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c H^A P. Qf Wynioa and a frefh-water river, and oppofite a large 

 «— -^ — ' grove of cocoanut-trees that lie near the Weftern point of 



December. tlie Day. 



Friday 22. 



The King George lay to the Eaftvi^ard of Wymoa; 

 that tov^n and the river bearing North by Weft, the Eaft 

 point of the bay bore Eaft by South a quarter South, and 

 the Weft point North Weft by Weft half Weft, our dif- 

 tance from the neareft fhore about two miles. 



Several canoes came off foon after our arrival, bringing 

 abundance of fine taro. I enquired for the king and my 

 old friend Abbenooe, and wsls informed that they, to- 

 gether with moft of the principal chiefs belonging to the 

 ifland, were at Apoonoo, a town fituated towards the 

 North Eaft part of the ifland, where the king ufually 

 refides ; but the natives told me the king and his retinue 

 would fhortly be down at Wymoa. I defired the natives 

 to bring a fupply of hogs, which they promifed to do on 

 the morrow ; and indeed I had no reafon to complain of 

 Saturday 23. their waut of punctuality ; for at daylight the next morn- 

 ing we were furrounded by canoes, which brought a 

 number of very fine hogs for falting, and great plenty of 

 taro, fweet potatoes, cocoa-nuts, and fugar-cane ; and 

 on my afking for water, they prefently got into the method 

 of fupplying us, and brought off great plenty of excellent 

 water. 



Sunday 24. Next moming at eight o'clock I went on fliore to 

 Wymoa, accompanied by my two paftengers and one of 

 the failors, with an intention of walking round the 

 Weftern point of the ifland, in hopes of finding a well- 



fheltered 



