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flieltered bay for the fliips to ride in. After getting on ^ y^^'^ ^• 

 lliore, I was received by a vaft multitude of the inha- " — —~^ 

 bitants in the moft friendly manner, and prefently we December. 

 were joined by a few people of fome confequence, who "" *^ ^^' 

 offered to accompany us in our walk, which I readily 

 accepted, and found them of great fervice in keeping the 

 crowd at a diftance, though they did not gather round 

 us with a mifchievous intention, but on the contrary, to 

 render us any little fervice in their power. After walking 

 two or three miles along the fhore, we fat down to take a 

 little refrefhment. During our fhort repaft, a chief named 

 Tiaana (who I underftood was brother to the king) joined 

 us, and prefled me very much to walk back to Wymoa 

 and eat with him there. As I was very anxious to find out 

 a good bay for the fhips, I declined this friendly requeft, 

 but promifed to call on him at my return, on which he 

 took his leave with many profeflions of friendihip, and we 

 continued our walk along (hore. 



By three o'clock we got to the North Weft point of the 

 ifland, and I found all that part of the coaft open and 

 expofed, with a very heavy furf rolling in on the beaches. 

 Being difappointed in my fearch for a harbour, I bsgun to 

 think of returning on board ; but after w^e had walked 

 four or five miles, I found it would be impradicable for 

 us to reach Wymoa before night came on ; at this time 

 we were not far from a comfortable houfe belonging to 

 Abbenooe ; therefore I determined to take up my lodging 

 in it for the night, and my companions were glad to em- 

 brace the fame opportunity, as they were greatly fatigued 

 with their walk. We arrived at the houfe about funfet, 

 and one of Abbenooe' s men, who had joined us in the 



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