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A VOYAGE TO 
1777. -our cables inftantly cat in two by the rocks. We had no 
; ju ‘ ie ' other refource but to proceed. To this, indeed, we were 
encouraged, not only by being told, but by feeing, that 
there was deeper water between us and the Ihore. How¬ 
ever, that we might be better informed, the moment we 
found a fpot where we could drop the anchor, clear of 
rocks, we came to; and fent the Mailers, with the boats, 
to found. 
Soon after we had anchored, which was about noon, fe- 
veral of the inhabitants of Tongataboo came off in their 
canoes to the Ihips. Thefe, as well as our pilots, alfured 
us, that we fhould find deep water farther in, and a bottom 
free from rocks. They were not miflaken; for, about four 
o’clock, the boats made the fignal for having found good 
anchorage. Upon this we weighed, and Hood in till dark, 
and then anchored in nine fathoms, having a fine, clear, 
fandy bottom. 
During the night we had fome Ihowers of rain; but to¬ 
ward the morning, the wind Ihifted to the South, and South 
Tuefday 10. Eall, and brought on fair weather. At day-break we weigh¬ 
ed, and, working in to the lhore, met with no obflrudfcions, 
but fuch as were vifible, and eafily avoided. 
While we were plying up to the harbour, to which the 
natives directed us, the king kept failing round us in 
his canoe. There were, at the fame time, a great many 
frnall canoes about the fhips. Two of thefe, which could 
not get out of the way of his royal vefiel, he run quite 
over, with as little concern, as if they had been bits of 
wood. Amongll many others who came on board the Re- 
folution, was Otago % who had been fo uleful to me when 
I vifited Tongataboo during my laft voyage ; and one Too- 
* See a print of him in Captain Cook’s Voyage, Vol. i. p. 197. 
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