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A VOYAGE TO 
yet no one was troublefome; but the greateft good order 
, was preferved, throughout the whole affembly. 
Before I returned on board, I went in fearch of a water¬ 
ing place, and was conduced to fome ponds, or rather holes, 
containing frefh water, as they were pleafed to call it. The 
contents of one of thefe, indeed, were tolerable; but it was 
at fome diftance inland, and the fupply to be got from it 
was very; inconfiderable. Being informed, that the little 
ill and of Pangimodoo, near which the fhips lay, could 
better furnilh this neceffary article, I went over to it, next 
. morning, and was fo fortunate as to find there a fmall pool, 
that had rather frefher water, than any we had met with 
amongft thefe iflands. The pool being very dirty, I or¬ 
dered it to be cleaned; and here it was that we watered 
the fhips. 
As I intended to make fome Hay at Tongataboo, we 
pitched a tent, in the forenoon, juft by the houfe which 
Poulaho had alfigned for our ufe. The horfes, cattle, and 
fheep, were afterward landed, and a party of marines, 
with their Officer, ftationed there as a guard. The obfer- 
vatory was then fet up, at a fmall diftance from the other 
tent; and Mr. King refided on fhore, to attend the obfer- 
vations, and to fuperintend the feveral operations neceffary 
to be conduced there. For the fails were carried thither, 
to be repaired; a party was employed in cutting wood for 
fuel, and plank for the ufe of the fhips ; and the gunners 
of both, were ordered to remain upon the fpot, to conduct 
the traffic with the natives, who thronged from every part 
of the illand, with hogs, yams, cocoa-nuts, and other arti¬ 
cles of their produce. In a fhort time, our land poll: was 
like a fair, and the fhips were fo crowded with vifiters, that 
we had hardly room to ftir upon the decks. 
Fcenou 
