THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
fingle perfon who had with him a weapon of any fort. 
Trade and curiofity alone had brought them off. Among 
fuch numbers as we had, at times, on board, it is no won¬ 
der that fome fhould betray a thievifh difpolition. One of 
our viliters took out of the fhip a boat’s rudder. He was 
difcovered; but too late to recover it. I thought this a 
good opportunity to fhew thefe people the ufe of fire-arms ; 
and two or three mufquets, and as many four-pounders, 
were fired over the canoe which carried off the rudder. As 
it was not intended that any of the fhot fhould take effect, 
the furrounding multitude of natives feemed rather more 
furprized than frightened. 
In the evening Mr. Bligh returned, and reported, that he 
had found a hay in which was good anchorage, and frefh 
water in a fituation tolerably eafy to be come at. Into this 
bay I refolved to carry the fliips, there to refit, and fupply 
ourfelves with every refrefhment that the place could afford. 
As night approached, the greater part of our vifiters re¬ 
tired to the fiiore; but numbers of them requefted our per- 
miilion to fleep on board. Curiofity was not the only mo¬ 
tive, at leaft with fome; for, the next morning, leveral 
things were miffing, which determined me not to enter¬ 
tain fo many another night. 
At eleven o’clock in the forenoon, we anchored in the 
bay (which is called by the natives Karakakooa) y in thirteen 
fathoms water, over a fandy bottom, and about a quarter 
of a mile from the North Eafi fhore. In this fituation, the 
South point of the bay bore South by Weft ; and the North 
point Weft half North. We moored with the ftream-afichor 
and cable, to the Northward, unbent the fails, and ftruck 
yards and top-mafts. The fbips continued to be much 
crowded with natives, and were furrounded by a multitude 
of 
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