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A VOYAGE TO 
1777. 
April. 
Thurfday 3, 
the inhabitants of Mangeea in the length of their beards, 
and, like them, wore a fort of fandals npon their feet. 
Their behaviour was frank and cheerful, with a great deal 
of good-nature. 
At three o’clock in the afternoon, Mr. Gore returned 
with the boat, and informed me, that he had examined all 
the Weft tide of the ifland, without finding a place where 
a boat could land, or the fhips could anchor, the fhore be¬ 
ing every where bounded by a fteep coral rock, againft 
which the fea broke in a dreadful furf. But as the na¬ 
tives feemed very friendly, and to exprefs a degree of dis¬ 
appointment when they faw that our people failed in their 
attempts to land, Mr. Gore was of opinion, that by means 
of Omai, who could belt explain our requeft, they might 
be prevailed upon to bring off to the boats, beyond the 
furf, fuch articles as we moft wanted; in particular, the 
Items of plantain trees, which make good food for the 
cattle. Having little or no wind, the delay of a day or two 
was not of any moment; and therefore I determined to try 
the experiment, and got every thing ready againft the next 
morning. 
Soon after day-break, we obferved fome canoes coming 
off to the fliips, and one of them directed its courfe to the 
Refolution. In it was a hog, with fome plantains and 
cocoa nuts, for which the people, who brought them, de¬ 
manded a dog from us, and refufed every other thing that 
we offered in exchange. One of our gentlemen on board, 
happened to have a dog and a bitch, which were great 
nuilances in the fhip, and might have been difpofed of on 
this occafion for a purpofe of real utility, by propagating a 
race of fo ufeful an animal in this illand. But their owner 
had no fuch views, in making them the companions of his 
voyage. 
