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1777. at leaft, occafionally frequented. In particular, a few empty 
, Afi1 \. huts were found. There were alfo feveral large hones 
erected, like monuments, under the Ihade of fome trees ; 
and feveral fpaces inclofed with fmaller ones; where, pro¬ 
bably, the dead had been buried. And, in one place, a 
great many cockle-ha ells, of a particular fort, finely groov¬ 
ed, and larger than the fill, were to be feen; from which 
it was reafonable to conjecture, that the ifiand had been vi- 
fited by perfons who feed, partly, on fhell-filh. In one of 
the huts, Mr. Gore left a hatchet, and fome nails, to the full 
value of what we took away. 
As foon as the boats were hoifted in, I made fail again to 
the Northward, with a light air of wind Ealterly; intend¬ 
ing to try our fortune at Hervey’s Ifiand, which was difco- 
vered in 1773, during my laft voyage *. Although it was 
not above fifteen leagues diftant, yet we did not get fight of 
Sanday 6. it till day-break in the morning of the 6th, when it bore 
Weft South Weft, at the diftance of about three leagues. 
As we drew near it, at eight o’clock, we obferved feveral 
canoes put off from the fhore; and they came direCtly to¬ 
ward the ftiips. This was a fight that, indeed, furprized 
me, as no figns of inhabitants were feen when the ifiand 
was firft difcovered; which might be owing to a pretty 
brifk wind that then blew, and prevented their canoes ven¬ 
turing out, as the fiiips palled to leeward ; whereas now we 
were to windward. 
As we ftill kept on toward the ifiand, fix or feven of the 
canoes, all double ones, foon came near us. There were, 
from three to fix men, in each of them. They flopped at 
the diftance of about a ftone’s throw from the fiiip; and it 
* See Captain Cook’s Voyage, Vol. i. p. 190. where this ifiand is laid to be about 
fix leagues in circuit. 
was 
