Friday 8.
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Tburfday 21.
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In the afternoon on the 8th, we made the ifland of Pilftart,
bearing S. W. by W. ± W., diftant feven or eight leagues.
This ifland, which was alfo difcovered by Tafman, is fitu-
ated in the latitude of 22° 26' South, longitude 175° 59' Wefl,
and lies in the direction of S. 520 Weft, diftant thirty-two-
leagues from the fouth end of Middleburg, It is more con-
fpicuous in height than circuit; having in it two confider-
able hills, feemingly disjoined from each other by a low
valley. After a few hours ealm the wind came to S. W. ;
with which we ftretched to the S. E.; but, on the 10th, it
veered round by the South to the S. E. and E. S. E. and then
we refumed our courfe to the S. S. W.
At five o’clock in the morning of the 2 ift, we made the
land of New Zealand extending from N. W. by N. to
W. S. W .; at noon, Table Cape bore Weft, diftant eight or
ten leagues. I was very defirous of having fome inter-
courfe with the natives of this country as far to the north as
poflible; that is about Poverty or Tolaga Bays, where I apprehended
they were more civilized than at Queen Charlotte’s
Sound; in order to give them fome hogs, fowls, feeds,
roots, &c. which I had provided for the purpofe. The wind
veering to the N. W. and North, enabled us to fetch in with
the land a little to the north of Portland, and we flood as
near the fhore as we could with fafety. We obferved feve-'
ral people upon it, but none attempted -to come off to us.
Seeing this, we bore away under Portland, where we lay to
fome time, as well to give time for the natives to come off,
as to wait for the Adventure. There were feveral people on
Portland, but none feemed inclined to come to u s ; indeed
the wind, at this time, blew rather too frefh for them to
make the attempt. Therefore as foon as the Adventure was
up with us, we made fail for Cape Kidnappers, which we
paffed
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paffed at five o’clock in the morning, and continued our 0*a707b3;r.
courfe alonsr-fhore till nine, when, being about three y_—---- '
leagues fhort of Black-head, we law fome canoes put oft
from the fhore. Upon this I brought to, in order to give
them time to come on board ; but ordered the Adventure,
by fignal, to ftand on, as I was willing to lofe as little time
as poflible,
Thofe in the firft canoe, which came along-fide, were fiflr-
ers, and exchanged fome fifh for pieces of cloth and nails.
In the next, were two men, whom, by their drefs and behaviour,
I took to be chiefs. Thefe two were ealily prevailed
on to come on board, when they were prefented with nails,
and other articles. They were fo fond of nails, as to feize
on all they could find, and with fuch eagernefs, as plainly
fhewed they were the moft valuable things we could give
them. To the principal of thefe two men I gave the
pigs, fowls, feeds, and roots. I believe, at firft, he did not
think I meant to give them to him ; for he took but little
notice of them, till he was fatisfied they were for himfelf.
Nor was he then in fuch a rapture as when I gave him a
fpike-nail half the length of his arm. However, at his going
away, I took notice, that he very well remembered how many
pigs and fowls had been given him, as he took care to have
them all collected together, and kept a watchful eye over
them, left any fhould be taken away. He made me a promife
not to kill any ; and if he keeps his word, and proper care
is taken of them, there were enough to flock the whole
ifland in due time ; being two boars, two fows, four hens,
two cocks. The feeds were fuch as are moft Ufeful (viz.)
wheat, French and kidney beans, peafe, cabbage, turnips,
onions, carrots, parfnips, and yams, &c. With thefe articles
G g 2 they