A VOYAGE TO 
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1777 . 
December. 
of courfe, led us to make it the principal place of refort, In 
our fucceffive vifits to this part of the Pacific Ocean. By the 
frequency of this intercourfe, we have had better opportuni¬ 
ties of knowing fomething about it and its inhabitants, than 
about the other fimilar, but lefs condderable, iflands in its 
vicinity. Of thefe, however, we have feen enough to fatisfy 
us, that all that we obferved and have related of Otaheite, 
may, with trifling variations, be applied to them. 
Too much feems to have been already known, and pub- 
liflied in our former relations, about fome of the modes of 
life, that made Otaheite fo agreeable an abode to many on 
board our fhips; and, if I could now add any fin idling 
drokes to a picture, the outlines of which have been al¬ 
ready drawn with fuflicient accuracy, I ffiould dill have he- 
dtated to make this journal the place for exhibiting a view 
of licentious manners, which could only ferve to difgud 
thofe for whofe information I write. There are, however, 
many parts of the domedic, political, and religious inditu- 
tions of thefe people, which, after all our vidts to them, are 
but imperfedly underdood. The foregoing narrative of the 
incidents that happened during our day, will, probably, be 
thought to throw fome additional light; and, for farther fa- 
tisfadion, I refer to Mr. Anderfon’s remarks. 
Amidd our various fubordinate employments, while at 
thefe idands, the great objeds of our duty were always at¬ 
tended to. No opportunity was lod of making adronomicai 
and nautical obfervations; from which the following table 
was drawn up: 
Place. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Variation of 
Dip of the 
South. 
Eaft. 
the Compafs. 
Needle. 
Mataval Point, Otaheite 
17 0 29P 
210° 22' 28 // 
5 ° 34 ' Eaft 
29 0 12'' 
Owharre Harbour, Huaheine 
16° 42p 
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to 
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5 ° 
28° 28" 
Ohamaneno Harbour, Ulietea 16 0 45P 
208° 25' 22 // 
6° 19' Eaft 
29 0 5' 
The 
