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as we experienced in the people of this ifland. It was very 1778. 
common for them to fend up into the fhip the feveral arti- 
cles they brought off for barter; afterward, they would 
come in themfelves, and make their bargains on the quar¬ 
ter-deck. The people of Otaheite, even after our repeated 
vifits, do not care to put fo much confidence in us. I infer 
from this, that thofe of Owhyhee muft he more faithful in 
their dealings with one another, than the inhabitants of 
Otaheite are. For, if little faith were oblerved amongft 
themfelves, they would not be fo ready to truft fir angers. 
It is alfo to be ohferved, to their honour, that they had 
never once attempted to cheat us in exchanges, nor to 
commit a theft. They underhand trading as well as moil: 
people; and feemed to comprehend clearly the reafon of 
our plying upon the coaft. For, though they brought off 
provifions in great plenty, particularly pigs, yet they kept 
up their price; and, rather than difpofe of them for lefs 
than they thought they were worth, would take them 
alhore again. 
On the 22d, at eight in the morning, we tacked to the Tuefday 22. 
Southward with a frefh breeze at Eaft by North. At noon, 
the latitude was 20° 28' 30"; and the fnowy peak bore South 
Weft half South. We had a good view of it the preceding 
day, and the quantity of fnow feemed to have increafed, 
and to extend lower down the hill. I flood to the South 
Eaft till midnight, then tacked to the North till four in the 
morning, when w^e returned to the South Eaft tack; and, as Wednef. 25. 
the wind was at North Eaft by Eaft, we had hopes of wea¬ 
thering the ifland. We fhould have fucceeded, if the wind 
had not died away, and left us to the mercy of a great {well, 
which carried us faft toward the land, which was not two 
leagues diftant. At length, we got our head off, and fome 
3 Z 2 light 
