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liver, where he refides when at this part of the ifland ; ^ ^"^^^^ ^' 



and I went off in the long-boat, accompanied by my ' -» 



friend Abbenooe. Before night we had got the whole of jlLIry, 

 our prefent on board, and the tabooara being over, the '^'^"'"^^y '• 

 canoes came about the fliips as ufual. 



On the 2d and 3d the wind blew very freili at Eaft, by Tuefdaya. 

 North, with frequent fqualls ; during which time we had Wednef.3. 

 but little intercourfe with the natives, and our flock of 

 vegetables was nearly expended : however, Abbenooe, ever 

 anxious to fupply our wants, went on fhore to procure a 

 fupply of hogs and roots, ready to come off when the 

 weather grew moderate, and early in the morning of the 

 4th he returned on board, and informed me that he had Thurfday4. 

 got a number of hogs and vegetables ready for us_ The 

 weather being now pretty moderate, I fent the long-boat 

 on fhore at eight o'clock, and foon afterwards followed 

 myfelf in the whale-boat, accompanied by Abbenooe. 

 The fea being very fmooth, we landed with the boat on a 

 beach a-breaft of the village of Wymoa ; and whilft the 

 people were getting the hogs and other provifions into the 

 long-boat, we walked two or three miles up a valley, 

 which leads from Wymoa towards the mountains. This 

 valley abounds with taro, which is planted in trenches that 

 contain about fix inches depth of water ; the taro-grounds 

 are divided at convenient diftances by raifed foot-paths, 

 which, as well as the trenches, are made of flones in a 

 very regular manner, and muft have coft the natives an 

 infinite deal of time and trouble. Abbenooe conduced 

 me to a large new houfe belonging to him, fituated at 

 fome diftance up the valley, and very well built after their 

 manner ; here we fat down a little while, and after taking 



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