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A VOYAGE TO THE 



^ ^ix^' ^' ^^'^ ^^^^^ were furniiKed with a few hogs and vegetables, 



* — - — -* and the natives brought us a plentiful fupply of fire-wood, 



jmu/ry. fomc of which made very good handfpikes and capftan- 



Monoay 8. ^^^^ . ^^ j ^^ ^^ began to run Ihort of thefe articles, the 



carpenter fet about making fome. Not many canoes 

 making their appearance to-day, I fuppofed a number of 

 the natives had gone to their refpedlive homes, having dif- 

 pofed of the articles they had brought for fale, and fatisfied 

 their curiofity. 



^uefdayp. Pl-easant weathcr, Vv^ith light variable winds from 

 Eaft North Eaft ; the anchor-end of the beft bower cable 

 being much worn, we yefterday cut about nine fathoms 

 of it off, and this day were employed in rounding it 

 with grafs rope ; a few hogs were purchafed, and fome fire- 

 wood; feveral hands employed in fa wing up and flowing 

 the wood away. But few hogs brought to-day ; I fup- 

 pofed that we had bought nearly all the natives wifhed to 

 part with, and fhould for the future think ourfelves well 

 off in procuring a fufficiency for our prefent ufe. The 

 canoes belonging to the bay conftantly attended us; their 

 principal cargoes confifted of cocoa-nuts, very fine fu gar- 

 cane, and bafs, and grafs-rope. 



Wednef. lo. 



Employed purchafing wood and bafs-ropes, andgettingall 

 clear forfea; at feven o'clock, up topgallant-mafls and yards; 

 and at eight hove up and came to fail with a light breeze from 

 the Northward. Between nine and ten it fell quite calm; 

 at eleven a gentle breeze fprung up from the Weftward, 

 with which we run in and anchored again in Wymoa Bay. 

 I think a number more canoes muft have come into the 

 5 bay 



