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82
1779.
February.
A V O Y A G E T O
As w e had now every thin g ready fo r fea, Captain Clerke
im a g in in g , that, i f the news o f our proceedings ihould
reach the Iflands to leeward before us, it m igh t have a bad
e ffe ft, g a v e orders to unmoor. About e ight in the evening
w e difmifled a ll the natives ; and Eappo, and the frien d ly
Kaireekeea, took an affectionate leave o f us. We immediately
w e igh ed , and flood ou t o f the bay. T h e natives
w ere collected on the fhore in great n um b e r s ; and, as w e
palTed along, received o'ur lafl farewels w ith every m a rk o f
affection and good w ill. •
C H A P .
C H A P . V.
Departure from Karakakooa in Search o f an Harbour on
the South E ajl Side o f Mowee.— Driven to -Leeward by
the Eaferly Winds and Current.— Pafs the I f and o f
“Tahoorowa.— Defcription o f the South W ef Side o f
Mowee.— Run along the Coafls of Ranai and Morotoi
to Woahoo.— Defcription of the North E a f Coaf o f
Woahoo.— Unfuccefsful Attempt to water.— Paffage' to
Atooi.— Anchor in Wymoa Bay.— Dangerous Situation
of the Watering Party on Shore.— Civil Dijfentions in the
Ifands.— Vifit from the contending Chiefs.— Anchor off
Oneeheow.— Final Departure from the Sandwich Ifands.
WE got clear o f the land about ten ; and, hoifting in ,779.
the boats, flood to the Northward, with an inten- Febfuaiy-j
tion o f fearching fo r an harbour on the South Eafl fide o f Monday 2Z-
Mowee, w h ich w e had heard freq u en tly mentioned b y the
natives. T he next m o rn in g we found ourfelves driven to Tuefday 23.
leeward b y a heavy fw e ll from the North E a ft ; and a frefh
g a le, fpr ing ing up from the fame quarter, carried us ftill
farther to the.Weftward. At midnight we tacked, and flood
to the South for fou r hours, in order to ke ep clear o f the *
la n d ; and, at day-break, w e found ourfelves Handing to- wedner. 24.
ward a fmall barren ifland, called Tahoorowa, w hich lies
feven or e igh t miles to the South We il o f Mowee.
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