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November. 
Wednef. 12. 
Thurfday 13. 
Friday 14. 
Saturday 15. 
King made it half a fecond fooner. Mr. Bayly obferved 
with the achromatic telefcope belonging to the Board of 
Longitude ; Mr. King, with the reflecftor belonging alfo to 
the Board ; and I made ufe of my own refledtor, of eighteen 
inches. There was alfo an immerfion of tt Capricorni be¬ 
hind the moon’s dark limb, fome time before; but it was 
obferved by Mr. Bayly alone. I attempted to trace it, with 
a fmall achromatic; but found its magnifying power not 
fufficient. 
Nothing worthy of note happened, till the night between 
the 12th and 13th, when John Harrifon, a marine, who was 
fentinel at the obfervatory, deferted; carrying with him his 
mufquet and accoutrements. Having in the morning got 
intelligence which way he had moved off, a party was fent 
after him ; but they returned in the evening, after an inef¬ 
fectual inquiry and fearch. The next day, I applied to the 
Chief to intereft himfelf in this matter. He promifed to 
fend a party of his men after him, and gave me hopes that 
he fhould be brought back the fame day. But this did not 
happen; and I had reafon to fufpedt, that no fteps had been 
taken by him. We had, at this time, a great number of the 
natives about the drips, and fome thefts were committed; 
the confequence of which being dreaded by them, very few 
vifiters came near us the next morning. The Chief himfelf 
joined in the alarm, and he and his whole family fled. I 
thought this a good opportunity to oblige them to deliver 
up the deferter; and having got intelligence that he was at a 
place called Hamoa, on the other fide of the ifland, I went 
thither with two armed boats, accompanied by one of the 
natives ; and, in our way, we found the Chief, who alfo 
embarked with me. I landed about a mile and a half from 
the place, with a few people, and marched brifkly up to it, 
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