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ve2:etables of the Society and Friendly Ifles. Nor was it c H a p. 
without the greateft regret that Lieutenant Shortland ' — ^ 
declined the invitations of the natives, and proceeded 
without touching for refrelliments, which doubtlefs 
might have been obtained in plenty ; but the length and 
iincertainty of his paffage feemed to forbid the leaft 
delay ; nor was it at this time forefeen how much fupe» 
rior to every other confideration the acquirement of a 
wholefome change of diet would be found. The bay 
from which thele men had come he named Indian Bay. 
At three P. M. the longitude was, by lunar obfervation,, 
156° 55' eaft ; and at fix the furtheft land in fight bore 
north. Cape Satisfaction eaft by fouth half eaft, and the 
body of the land north-eaft-, diftant five or fix leagues. 
The furtheft point of land north was named Cape 
Middleton. , ■ ' 
After lying to in the night, the fi:iips made fail again 
at four in the morning of Auguft 7 th, and bore away Augufi 7, 
to the north by weft. At five, they faw the land which 
they had left the preceding night, and fix or more 
fmall iflands bearing from north-eaft to weft. Thefe 
were called the "TKeafury IJles\ they are moderately high 
and feemed to be well clothed with trees and herbage. 
At noon, the latitude was by obfervation 7° 24' fouth, 
the longitude 156° 30' eaft; and the north-weft extre- 
lioity of the land then in fight, which was named Gape 
§i • Allen 
