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then altered our course and headed to¬ 
wards the Island 
During the following day, Dec. 7th, 
having favorable winds and weather, we 
made a regular survey of the whole 
length of the groupe, before sunset.— 
The captain now steered N. W. to en¬ 
deavour to discover other Islands which 
the natives had often described to me, 
during my abode with them. They 
said they had frequently visited ten or 
twelve different Islands in their canoes, 
and that the people who inhabit them, 
all speak the same language, which is 
the same as their own, and that the Isl¬ 
ands lie about one day’s sail from each 
other. 
Dec. 8. The weather pleasant and 
fair ; about 9 o’clock, A. M. we saw 
land ahead, and passed it on the wind¬ 
ward side, then varied our course and 
sailed to the lee ward of the Island ; but 
night coming on, we were obliged to de¬ 
fer landing till morning. The captain 
then attempted to reach the shore in 
the gig, but was not able to land, on ae« 
