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A VOYAGE TO THE 



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1787. 

 September. 

 Sunday 30. 



0£lober. 

 Monday i. 



at Eaft North Eaft. At four in the morning a light breeze 

 from the Eaft South Eaft, with cloudy weather. At eight 

 the Eafl point of Owhyhee bore South Eaft by South, and 

 the North point bore South Weft, diftant from the neareft 

 fhore feven or eight leagues ; the ifiand of Mowee extending 

 from Wefl half South to Weft by North. During the day 

 a number of hands were employed in killing and faking 

 pork for fea ftore. 



Monday, ift Odtober, foon after dark, I was furprifed 

 to hear fome Indians calling out to us, and immediately 

 faw a canoe paddling towards the fhip. She came along- 

 fide, and remained a few minutes; when fhe returned to- 

 wards the fhore : fhe was from Mowee, and had nothing 

 for fale except a few bits of cloth. It is furpriiing how 

 thefe people do venture off in their ticklifh canoes. This 

 one was fo fmall that fhe would hardly contain the two men 

 that paddled her. 



Tuefdayz, TuESDAY the 2d, at noon a moderate breeze at Eaft by 

 North, with fair pleafanf weather : the extremes of Woa- 

 hoo South 38° Eaft, and South 73" Eaft, diftant from the 

 neareft part about feven or eight leagues: the iftand of 

 Atoui extending from South 80° Weft to North 80° Weft, 

 diftant about twelve leagues. Latitude obferved 21° 58' 

 North. 



Wednef. 3. At four in the morning a moderate breeze at North by 

 Eaft, and fair weather. Soon after four hauled in for the 

 land, and at daylight (which was foon after five) we found 

 ourfelves about two leagues from the South point of Atoui, 

 at which time we edged away for Wymoa Bay. In run- 



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