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CHAP, ^{lich the heavy furf ftill running prevented. The Queen 



Charlotte came to anchor about two miles to the South- 



January. Ward of US. 



Saturday 27. A HEAVY fca Continuing, made it difficult for any ca- 

 noes to get to us ; at laft a few ventured off from Yam' 

 Bay ; one of them called along-fide the long-boat, which 

 I had fent into the bay on the 2 2d, to endeavour to get 

 in the ends of the cables if he found it pradticable, and 

 lie at them till I fhould arrive with the fhip. They 

 brought me a letter from the officer, acquainting me, that 

 on his arrival in the bay the flip-buoy of the beft bower 

 was gone, and that after getting hold of the flip-buoy 

 rope of the ftream-cable, before they had well got it 

 taught, it parted, being chafed off by the motion c£ the 

 rope againft the coral fand. In their canoes alfo came our 

 three invalids, who had been on board the long-boat ever 

 lince their anchorage in the bay. Thele people had been 

 very well treated by the natives during their ftay on fhore ;. 

 and in confequence of their not feeing the fhip return fa 

 foon as they expected, the Indians fuppofed we had gone 

 to Wymoa to remain, and were juft at the time when the 

 long-boat made her appearance in the bay, about taking 

 them to Atoui in fome of their canoes to join the fhip ; 

 but on the longr-boat's arrival they fent them immediately 

 on board her, and brought with them the flip-buoy of 

 the beft bower-cable, and the buoy of the ftream-anchor, 

 both of which broke a-drift and drove on fhore during the 

 night after we cut out, at which time it blew very ftrong 

 from the South Weft, with a very heavy fea. Abbenooe 

 v^ent on fhore with an intention of procuring a ftock of 

 yams fo^ us, aild to get them at the firft opportunity ; 



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