THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
to the Weft. In the evening, we joined ; and at midnight 
brought to. At day-break, next morning, land was feen 
extending from South South Eaft to Weft. We made fail, 
and ftood for it. At eight, it extended from South Eaft 
half South, to Weft; the neareft part two leagues diftant. 
It was fuppofed that we faw the extent of the land to the 
Eaft, but not to the Weft. We were now fatisfied, that 
the group of the Sandwich Illands had been only imper¬ 
fectly difcovered; as thole of them which we had viftted 
in our progrefs Northward, all lie to the leeward of our 
prefent ftation. 
In the country was an elevated faddle hill, whofe fummit 
appeared above the clouds. From this hill, the land fell 
in a gentle Hope, and terminated in a lfeep rocky coaft, 
againft which the fea broke in a dreadful furf. Finding 
that we could not weather the ifland, I bore up, and ranged 
along the coaft to the Weft ward. It was not long before we 
faw people on feveral parts of the fhore, and fome houfes 
and plantations. The country leemed to be both well 
wooded and watered; and running ftreams were feen fall¬ 
ing into the fea in various places. 
As it was of the laft importance to procure a fupply of 
provilions at thefe illands; and experience having taught 
me that I could have no chance to fucceed in this, if 
a free trade with the natives were to be allowed; that 
is, if it were left to every man’s difcretion to trade for 
what he pleafed, and in the manner he pleafed; for this 
fubftantial reafon, I now publiHied an order, prohibiting 
all perfons from trading, except fuch as fliould be ap¬ 
pointed by me and Captain Clerke; and even thefe were, 
enjoined to trade only for provifions and refrefhments. 
Women were aifo forbidden to be admitted into the fliips, 
Vol.JI. 3 Y except 
5^9 
1778. 
November. 
Thurfday 26* 
