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^ \iv ^' ^^ ^^^^ ^ 7^^' ^ttwo in the morning, ftanding to theSouth 



' — ' by Eaft, faw a large flight of flying fifli, the firft during 



September, the paflagc. At 2^ 30" I got two fets of diftances of the fun 

 °" ^^ ?■ and moon, which gave the longitude at that time 136° 

 8' I ^'' VV^effc. I judge thefe fights to be the moft accurate 

 I had taken, and therefore fliall fuppofe the longitude de- ' 

 duced from them to be the true longitude of the fliip. At 

 Tuefday 18. {{yQ jq the moming faw a few tropic birds, and fome bottle- 

 Thurfday27. nofed porpoifcs. From this time to the 27th nothing 

 happened to engage attention ; and then, at half pad eight 

 we faw the high land of Owhyhee, bearing Weft South 

 Weft half Weft, diftant fifteen or twenty leagues; and 

 Friday 2&, on the 28 th at five in the morning, at which time it was 

 daylight, we found ourfelves about two leagues and a half 

 from the land: at which time we bore up, and made fail 

 towards the fhore. At half paft five we were about fix 

 miles from the fhore, when a multitude of canoes came 

 off with the difl^erent productions of the ifland ; fuch 

 as hogs, fowls, bread-fruit, taro, plantains, and a few 

 cocoa-nuts. Of the other articles they brought us an 

 abundant fupply; and although there was a heavy fwell, 

 and the day unfettled, fome of them made three or four 

 trips to ftiore before the evening came on for other cargoes, 

 as they difpofed of their firft. We remained within four 

 or five miles of the fhore, from feven in the morning until 

 about feven in the evening, during which time I fuppofe 

 we bought of hogs and pigs near two hundred; fowls 

 about fix dozen; about three tons of bread-kind; fome 

 bafs rope and fifliing-lines, enough, when laid up, to make 

 about 150 fathom of two-inch rope, the beft lines that 

 can be made ; and we found very little trouble in trading 

 with them, and bought provifions very cheap. They brought 



very 



