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if fter they left the fliip, Captain Marfhall made fail, being c h a p, 
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delirous to make the weftward part of the iflands if pof- ' — ^ — ' 
lible before the night came on; but in this he was dif- 
appointed, as the wind grew light and baffling. Several ■ 
large canoes now put off from the fliore with eight or -J'' 
ten men in each ; it already has been obferved that the ~^ 
Charlotte, Captain Gilbert, was in company with the 
Scarborough ; at this time flie was fome diftance a-ftern, 
and the canoes all went along-fide her; feveral of theni- 
went on board the Charlotte, and ran fore and aft, fteal-^ 
ing every thing that lay in their way ; one of them in 
particular, got hold of the pump-break, and attempted 
to jump over-board with it, but was flopped by one of 
the failors. They appeared to be very civilized, and all 
of them had coverings round the waifb : their ornaments 
were necklaces made of beads, to which a crofs Vv'^as fuf- 
pended, in the fame manner as thofe worn by the 
Spaniards, . .. . . .. 
Captain Manliall diftinguiflied thefe iflands by the 
name of Lo?"d Mulgrave's Iflands, in honour of the Right 
Honourable Lord Mulgrave. The fouthernmoft of them' 
is lituated in 5° 58' north latitude, and 172° 3' eaft: lon- 
gitude, and the northernmoft in 6° 29' north latitude, 
and 171° 10' eaft longitude. At noon on the 25th, ^vednef. 2 
they got round the wefternmoft ifland, and thought 
themfelves entirely clear of -them all, as the day was : • 
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