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ing Weft, about four leagues diftant. Our pilots called the 
one Hoonga Hapaee, and the other Hoonga Tonga. They 
lie in the latitude of 20° 36'; and ten or eleven leagues 
from the Weft point of Annamooka, in the direction of 
South, 46° Weft. According to the account of the iflanders 
on board, only five men refide upon Hoonga Hapaee ; and 
Hoonga Tonga is uninhabited ; but both of them abound 
with fea-fowl. 
We continued the fame courfe till two o’clock next 
morning, when, feeing fome lights ahead, and not know¬ 
ing whether they were on fhore, or on board the canoes, 
w r e hauled the wind, and made a fhort trip, each way, till 
day-break. We then refumed our courfe to the South by 
Weft ; and, prefently after, faw feveral fmall illands before 
us, and Eooa and Tongataboo beyond them. We had, at 
this time, twenty-five fathoms water, over a bottom of 
broken coral and fand. The depth gradually decreafed as 
we drew near the ifles above mentioned, which lie ranged 
along the North Eaft fide of Tongataboo. By the direc¬ 
tion of our pilots we fleered for the middle of it, and for 
the wideft fpace between the fmall ifles which we were to 
pafs; having our boats ahead, employed in founding. 
We were, infenfibly, drawn upon a large flat, upon which 
lay innumerable coral rocks, of different depths, below 
the furface of the water. Notwithftanding all our care 
■and attention to keep the fhip clear of them, we could not 
prevent her from ftriking on one of thefe rocks. Nor 
did the Difcovery, though behind us, efcape any better. 
Fortunately, neither of the fhips ftuck fall, nor received 
any damage. We could not get back without increafing 
the danger, as we had come in almoft before the wind. 
Nor could we caft anchor, but with the certainty of having 
N n 1 our 
1777. 
June. 
Monday g. 
