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^11 the force of native eloquence, t© 
persuade us to continue with him. He 
inquired it we had got the whale boat he 
Had heard of our having at the ]\Iul- 
graves. Hussey informed him it was 
on board the schooner, .and the swivel 
likewise. The captain then informed 
the king that he wanted cocoanuts and 
hup, which were obtained ; and in re¬ 
turn, the captain gave the natives some 
beads and handkerchiefs. The captain 
then went on board the schooner, made 
sail, standing a N. W. course, in pur¬ 
suit of another Island. 
Dec. 9th. About 10 o'clock in the 
forenoon, we discovered land ahead and 
off our lee bow. About % o’clock, P. 
M. we arrived near the land, hove the 
schooner to, and sent two boats ashore, 
to get provisions. At sunset the boats 
returned, loaded with cocoanuts and 
bup. We hoisted up our boats, and with 
a strong breeze, it being the inclement 
season of the year, prosecuted our voy¬ 
age to the Sandwich Islands, & had mucli 
boisterous weather during the passage. 
