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177 s * ^ ie North Weft and North; fo that the Weft end of the 
^jumu.r>.^ jfl anc ] 5 U p Qn which we had been, called Atooi by the na¬ 
tives, bore Eaft, one league diftant; another ifland, called 
Oreehoua, Weft by South; and the high land of a third 
ifland, called Oneeheow, from South Weft by Weft, to Weft 
South Weft. Soon after, a breeze fprung up at North; and, 
as I expected that this would bring the Difcovery to fea, I 
fteered for Oneeheow, in order to take a nearer view of it, 
and to anchor there, if I fhould find a convenient place. I 
continued to fteer for it, till paft eleven o’clock, at which 
time we were about two leagues from it. But not feeing the 
Difcovery, and being doubtful whether they could fee us, I 
was fearful left fome ill confequence might attend our fepa- 
rating fo far. I, therefore, gave up the defign of vifiting 
Oneeheow for the prefent, and ftood back to Atooi, with 
an intent to anchor again in the road, to complete our 
water. At two o’clock in the afternoon, the Northerly wind 
died away, and was fucceeded by variable light airs and 
calms, that continued till eleven at night, with which we 
ftretched to the South Eaft, till day-break in the morning 
Sunday 25. of the 25th, when we tacked and ftood in for Atooi road, 
wdiich bore about North from us; and, foon after, we were 
joined by the Difcovery. 
We fetched in with the land about two leagues to leeward 
of the road, which, though fo near, we never could recover; 
for what we gained at one time, we loft at another; fo that, 
Thurfday 29. by the morning of the 29th, the currents had carried us 
Weft ward, within three leagues of Oneeheow. Being tired 
with plying fo unfuccefsfully, I gave up all thoughts of 
getting back to Atooi, and came to the refolution of trying, 
whether we could not procure what we wanted at the other 
ifland, which was within our reach. With this view, I fent 
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