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A VOYAGE TO 
1779. order to give the natives an opportunity of releafing their 
^Febi-uarv^ f r j enc i s on board f rom thL e i r confinement; and, at noon, be¬ 
ing within a mile of the fhore, a few canoes came off to us, 
but fo crowded with people, that there was not room in 
them for any of our guefts ; we therefore hoifted out the 
pinnace to carry them on fhore; and the Matter, who went 
with them, had directions to examine the South coafts of 
the hay for water; hut returned without finding any. 
The winds being variable, and a current fetting ftrong to 
the Northward, we made but little progrefs in our return; 
Tuefday 9. and at eight o’clock in the evening of the 9th, it began to 
blow very hard from the South Eaft, which obliged us to 
Wednef. 10. clofe reef the topfails; and at two in the morning of the 
10th, in a heavy fquall, we found ourfelves clofe in with 
the breakers, that lie to the Northward of the Weft point of 
Owhyhee. We had juft room to haul off, and avoid them, 
and fired feveral guns to apprize the Difcovery of the 
danger. 
In the forenoon, the weather was more moderate, and a 
few canoes came off to us, from which we learnt, that the 
late ftorms had done much mifchief; and that feveral large 
canoes had been loft. During the remainder of the day, we 
kept beating to windward; and, before night, we were 
within a mile of the bay ; but not choofing to run on, while 
Thurfday n. it was dark, we flood off and on till day-light next morn¬ 
ing, when we dropt anchor nearly in the fame place as 
before. 
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