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A VOYAGE TO 
1779 - On the North point, which is flat and barren, hands the 
village of Kowrowa ; and in the bottom of the bay, near a 
grove of tall cocoa-nut trees, there is another village of a 
more conflderable fize, called Kakooa : between them runs 
a high rocky cliff, inacceflible from the fea fhore. On the 
South iide, the coaff, for about a mile inland, has a rugged 
appearance; beyond which the country rifes with a gra¬ 
dual afcent, and is overfpread with cultivated inclofures 
and groves of cocoa-nut trees, where the habitations of the 
natives are fcattered in great numbers. The ffiore, all 
round the bay, is covered with a black coral rock, which 
makes the landing very dangerous in rough weather; ex¬ 
cept at the village of Kakooa, where there is a fine fandy 
beach, with a Moral , or burying-place, at one extremity, 
and a fmall well of frefh water, at the other. This bay 
appearing to Captain Cook a proper place to refit the fliips, 
and lay in an additional fupply of water and provifions, we 
moored on the North fide, about a quarter of a mile from 
the Ihore, Kowrowa bearing Weft North Weft. 
As foon as the inhabitants perceived our intention of 
anchoring in the bay, they came off from the fhore in afto- 
nifhing numbers, and expreffed their joy by finging and 
fhouting, and exhibiting a variety of wild and extravagant 
geftures. The fides, the decks, and rigging of both fhips 
were foon completely covered with them ; and a multitude 
of women and boys, who had not been able to get canoes, 
came fwimming round us in flioals ; many of whom not 
finding room on board, remained the whole day playing in 
the water. 
Among the chiefs who came on board the Refolution, 
was a young man, called Pareea, whom we foon perceived 
to be a perfon of great authority. On prefenting himfelf to 
i Captain 
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