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offered to make an attack on any of them, and yet at the ^ ^^y ^• 

 fame time would leize our bait greedily ; whence it is ma- ' — — — » 

 nifeft, that they derive their confidence of fafety, from their September, 

 experience that they are able to repel the attacks of thofe '"' ^^ ^^" 

 devouring monfters. 



On Sunday, September 30th, a moderate breeze from Sunday 30, 

 the Eaftward, with pleafant weather. A vaft number of 

 canoes about the fhip, which remained with us till be- 

 tween three and four in the evening, when having fold all 

 their cargoes, and gratified their curiofity, they returned 

 to the Ihore. By this time I fuppofe we had bought about 

 three hundred hogs and pigs, and an abundant fupply of 

 bread-kind. About four in the evening, with a fine little 

 breeze from the North Eaft by Eaft, we made fail from the 

 ifland, and flood to the North Weft by North, meaning 

 to run down on the North fide of the ifiands to Atoui, 

 where, if the Queen Charlotte had been before us, I 

 fhould expeft to receive fome intelligence ; if fiot, I fhould 

 have an opportunity of leaving a letter with our old friend 

 Abbenooe for captain Dixon, in cafe he fhould call at 

 that ifland. At four in the evening the Northernmoft part 

 of Owhyhee in fight. Weft three quarters North, and the 

 Eaft point South South Eaft half Eaft, from the neareft 

 fhore about four Leagues. At fix the North point of Owhy- 

 hee bore Weft about nine or ten leagues, and the Eaft 

 point South by Eaft three quarters Eaft,. twelve or four- 

 teen leagues diftant, and the high land of Mowee from 

 Weft North Weft half Weft to North Weft by Weft half- 

 Weft. At eight, moderate and cloudy w^eather; at midnight, 

 light winds, with open cloudy weather; fteering North Weft 

 by North, about two knots and a half per hour, the w^ind 



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