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dark, I came to an anchor, under the fhore of Tongatahoo, 1777. 
in forty-five fathoms water; and about two cables length , -f ul _ 7, 
from the reef, that runs along that fide of the illand. The 
Difcovery dropped anchor under our ftern; but before the 
anchor took hold, fhe drove off the bank, and did not reco¬ 
ver it till after midnight. 
We remained at this ftation, till eleven o’clock, the next Friday u, 
day, when we weighed, and plyed to the Eaftward. But it 
was ten at night, before we weathered the Eaft end of the 
illand, and were enabled to ftretch away for Middleburg, or 
Eooa (as it is called by the inhabitants), where we anchored, 
at eight o’clock, the next morning, in forty fathoms water, Saturday iz, 
over a bottom of fand, interfperfed with coral rocks; the 
extremes of the illand extending, from North, 40° Eaft, to 
South, 22 0 Weft; the high land of Eooa, South, 45 0 Eaft; 
and Tongataboo, from North, 70° Weft, to North, 19 0 Weft; 
diftant about half a mile from the fhore; being nearly the 
fame place where I had my ftation in 1773, and then named 
by me, JLngUfh Road. 
We had no fooner anchored, than Taoofa the Chief, and 
feveral other natives, viftted us on board, and feemed to re¬ 
joice much at our arrival. This Taoofa * had been my Tayo , 
when I was here, during my laft voyage; confequently, we 
were not ftrangers to each other. In a little time, I went 
afhore with him, in fearch of frefh water; the procuring 
of which, was the chief obje6t that brought me to Eooa. I 
had been told, at Tongataboo, that there was here a ftream, 
running from the hills into the fea; but this was not the 
cafe now. I was firft conduced to a brackilh fpring, be¬ 
tween low and high water mark, amongft rocks, in the 
* In the account of Captain Cook’s former voyage, he calls the only Chief he then 
met with, at this place, Tioony, See Vol, i. p. 192. 
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