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not very high, I gave the firft watch leave to go on fhorej 

 they went on fliore in our own boats, and had -canoes to take 

 them on fliore from the boats; notwithftanding which, January 

 they were overfet, and fome of them would undoubtedly "' ""^ ' " 

 ■have been drowned, had not the natives fvvam into the 

 furf and got them fafe on Ihore. In the evening the 

 whale-boat returned, having from the South ken the 

 Queen Charlotte at a conliderable diftance. 



This day feveral of my people had liberty to go on Saturday 20. 

 iliore ; all of whom returned except three, who were in 

 a very poor ftate of health, and whom I thought of 

 letting remain a few days till they got better ; and Ab- 

 benooe had provided a comfortable houfe for their recep- 

 tion, and ordered them to be fupplied with every refrefh- 

 ment the ifland afforded. Prefently after, a heavy gale 

 coming on, obliged me to cut our cables and run out of the 

 bay, followed by the long-boat. We were under the ne- 

 ceflity of leaving our three invalids on {here ; but they 

 were perfedhly fafe, and taken proper care of. Ab- 

 benooe and feveral others of the Indians were on board at 

 the time, and went to fea with us; after getting a little 

 offing we fleered to the Northward, meaning, if the Weft- 

 eily winds continued, to go through between Atoui and 

 Oneehow, and join the Queen Charlotte, who I fuppofed 

 was ftill to the Eaftward of Oneehow, not having an oppor- 

 tunity of getting down to the bay. 



■From the 21ft to the 26th kept beating off and on Sunday n, 

 about Oneehow and Atoui, without being able to come 

 to anchor till the 26 th in the South point of Yam Bay. 

 Gur Indian vifiters very impatient to get on fhose again, 



B b ' which 



