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bay during the night ; for we had more about us now '^ ^.^^ ^■ 



than I have feen fince our arrival in the bay. We bought ' ' 



a few very good hogs; but the chief of their remaining jr.^/ry. 

 merchandife feems to be now confined to what we term 

 curiofities ; fuch as their country cloth, mats, fpears, and 

 various other articles. 



On the nth, employed in preparing for fail'ng ; dark ThurKayn. 

 cloudy weather and rain. At lix o'clock, with a frefh 

 breeze from the North Eafl, we weighed and came to fail; 

 Queen Charlotte and the long-boat in company. After 

 clearing the bay, made fail for the South point of Onee- 

 how ; our diftance from the neareft fliore about three 

 leagues ; my firft officer, who had been dangeroufly ill, 

 now recovered, and does duty again. 



From the 12th to the i6th nothing particular occurred, Tucfday 16, 

 when we came to anchor in Yam Bay with the beft bower, 

 in fifteen fathoms water, over a bottom of coarfe fand. 

 When moored, the following bearings were taken; namely, 

 the North point of the bay 26° Eaft, diflant three or four 

 miles, and the end of the reef that runs from that point 

 North, 1 5° Eaft ; the higheft part of the South Head run 

 over the low land of the bay South, 3 7° Eaft ; the South 

 points of the bay, 15° Eaft, diftant three or four miles; 

 the ifland of Tahoora South, 43° Weft; the ifland of" 

 Oneehow North, 25° Eaft; and the bottom of the bay 

 North, 60" Eaft, diftance about a mile and a half. We 

 found a very heavy fwell rolling into the bay, which caufed 

 ftich a furf on the beach as ■ made it very dangerous for the 

 natives to come off with any thing. Queen Charlotte 

 not in fight; went on fhore to defire the natives to bring 

 us oft* a fupply of yams ; the furf ftill continued fo heavy on 



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