THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
Being refolved to pufh for the harbour, I ordered all the 1777. 
boats to be hoifted out, and fent them a-head to tow, being t Nov ^ mber ' 
aflifted by a flight breeze from the Southward. This breeze 
failed too foon, and being fucceeded by one from the Eaft, 
which blew right out of the harbour, we were obliged to 
come to an anchor, at its entrance, at two o’clock, and to 
warp in, which employed us till night fet in. As foon as 
we were within the harbour, the fhips were furrounded 
with canoes filled with people, who brought hogs and fruit 
to barter with us for our commodities; fo that, wherever we 
went, we found plenty. 
Next morning, being the 4th, I moored the fhip, head Tuefday 4 , 
and ftern, clofe to the North fliore, at the head of the har¬ 
bour ; hauled up the cables on deck; and opened one of 
the ballaft-ports. From this a flight ftage was made to 
the land, being at the diftance of about twenty feet, with 
a view to get clear of fome of the rats that continued to 
infeft us. The Difcovery moored along-fide the South 
fliore for the fame purpofe. While this work was going 
forward, I returned Oreo’s vifit. The prefent I made him, 
on the occafion, confifted of a linen gown, a fliirt, a red- 
feathered cap from Tongataboo, and other things of lefs 
value. I then brought him, and fome of his friends, on 
board to dinner. 
On the 6th, we fet up the obfervatories, and got the Thurfday6. 
neceflary inftruments on fhore. The two following days, 
we obferved the fun’s azimuths, both on board and afliore, 
with all the compafles, in order to find the variation; 
and in the night of the latter, obferved an occultation 
of ? Capricorni , by the moon’s dark limb. Mr. Bayly and 
I agreed in fixing the time of its happening, at fix minutes 
and fifty-four feconds and a half, pafi: ten o’clock. Mr. 
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