THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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CHAP. III. 
Wenooa-ette , or Otakootaia, vifited.—Account of that IJland , 
and of its Produce.—Hervefs IJland , or Jerougge mou At- 
iooa, found to be inhabited.—Jranfactions with the Natives. 
—Jheir Perfons , Drefs, Language , Canoes.—Fruitlefs At¬ 
tempt to land there.—Reafons for bearing away for the 
Friendly Iflands.—PahnerJlorCs IJland touched at.—Defer ip- 
tion of the two Places where the Boats landed. — Refresh¬ 
ments obtained there.—Conjectures on the Formation of fuch 
low Iflands.—Arrival at the Friendly Iflands. 
L IGHT airs and calms having prevailed, by turns, all 1777* 
the night of the 3d, the Eaflerly fwell had carried the t , 
drips fome diflance from Wateeoo, before day-break. But Frida y 4- 
as I had failed in my object of procuring, at that place, 
fome effectual fupply, I faw no reafon for flaying there any 
longer. I, therefore, quitted it, without regret, and fleered 
for the neighbouring ifland, which, as has been mentioned, 
we difeovered three days before. 
With a gentle breeze at Eafl, we got up with it, before 
ten o’clock in the morning, and I immediately difpatched 
Mr. Gore, with two boats, to endeavour to land, and get 
fome food for our cattle. As there feemed to be no inha- 
bitants here to obflrudl our taking away whatever we 
might think proper, I was confident of his being able to 
make amends for our late difappointment, if the landing 
could he effedled. There was a reef here furrounding the 
land, 
