A VOYAGE TO 
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CHAP. II. 
The Difcovery of an IJland called Wateeoo.—Its Co afts exa¬ 
mined.—Vifits from the Natives on board the Ships. — Mefj'. 
Gore, Burney, and Anderfon, with Omai, fent on Shore .— 
Mr. Anderfon 1 s Narrative of their Reception.—Omahs Ex¬ 
pedient to prevent their being detained.—His meeting with 
form of his Countrymen, and their diflrefsful Voyage. — Far¬ 
ther Account of Wateeoo, and of its Inhabitants . 
1777 - 
March. 
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Sunday 30. 
Monday 31. 
April. 
Tuefday j. 
A FTER leaving Mangeea, on the afternoon of the 30th, 
we continued our courfe Northward all that night, 
and till noon on the 31ft; when we again faw land, in the 
direction of North Eaft by North, diftant eight or ten 
leagues. 
Next morning, at eight o’clock, we had got abreaft of its 
North end, within four leagues of it, but to leeward; and 
could now pronounce it to be an ifland, nearly of the fame 
appearance and extent with that we had fo lately left. At 
the fame time, another illand, but much fmaller, was feen 
right ahead. We could have foon reached this; but the 
largeft one had the preference, as moft likely to furnifh a 
fupp] y of food for the cattle, of which we began to be in 
great want. 
With this view I determined to work up to it; but as 
there was but little wind, and that little was unfavourable, 
we were ftill two leagues to leeward at eight o’clock the 
following 
