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A VOYAGE TO 
i 779 . this, is a fine fpacious bay, with a fandy beach, fhaded 
J with cocoa-nut trees. It is probable that good anchorage 
might be found here, with fhelter from the prevailing 
winds, and that the beach affords a convenient place for 
landing. The country behind prefents a moft romantic 
appearance. The hills rife almoft perpendicularly, in a 
great variety of peaked forms; and their fteep tides, and 
the deep chafms between them, are covered with trees, 
aihongft which thofe of the bread-fruit were obferved par¬ 
ticularly to abound. The tops of thefe hills are entirely 
bare, and of a reddifh brown colour. We were informed 
by the natives, that there is an harbour to the Southward 
of the Eaffc point, which they affirmed to be fuperior to 
that of Karakakooa; and we were alfo told, that, on the 
North Weft fide, there was another harbour, called Keepoo- 
keepoo. 
Tahoorowa is a fmall ifland lying off the South Weft part 
of Mowee, from which it is diftant three leagues. This 
ifland is deftitute of wood, and the foil feems to be fandy 
and barren. Between Tahowrowa and Mowee lies the 
fmall uninhabited ifland Morrotinnee. 
Morotoi is only two leagues and a half from Mowee to 
the Weft North Weft. The South Weftern coaft, winch 
w T as the only part near which we approached, is very low ; 
but the land rifes backward to a confiderable height; and, 
at the diftance from which we faw it, appeared to be en¬ 
tirely without wood. Its produce, we were told, confifts 
chiefly of yams. It may, probably, have frefh water, and, 
on the South and Weft fides, the coaft forms feveral bays, 
that promife good fhelter from the trade winds. 
Ranai is about three leagues diftant from Mowee and 
Morotoi, and lies to the South Weft of the paflage between 
thefe 
