A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
lpacions, opening on itonfidegp «&Ö* ^piojèiSÖQg'. tikt*-
conies. We found öö difficult^ k m making themrcoHi-
prehend our wants ; but éxireniè tfetMaéliob in finding
they had not only the inclinationfeut'the power?
of fupplyibg them.
s -After ttaking leave ;~we were defi^oné' o© walking
about the town, which ffley:'tftnta^-öb^e^eHi:.to-; hor
Could all our perfuafiöns induce them. 'Hot wishing
in out prefent circumftaneCs to give - any Offence,r&e
gave up the point, and proceeded in the boat .fonae
diftance tó the watering plaee, where we found the inhabitants
moft cheerfully
ing water from a fione wéllj that had been made for
watering the adjacent plantations. They affured u%,
it would alfo anfwer for wafhing; and for drinking
they would fend us fome better. .
The afternoon was fine, and our friends font off ride,
wood, and water. The night Was rainy» with unfettled
weather; and in the morning we had the wind
at S. W., with the profpeét of fair weather, which induced
me to fend another boat, with a party of marines,
to trace the beach oppofite to the wreck, in cafe-
of any provifions coming cm fhore, or to affift the
other boats if neceffary. Strong fqualls of wind foon
put
to let go another anchqy,4o preventidriiving on fliore.:
ThiH'boift^rons, wpafoer CQijtmued^fo as^ti) alarm us
for the fafoty jof rthe-other-boats^'bnt iu thejeveniQg,
tofour; gfoa£-7joy,' they returned ip fa&tyJ ».They had *
ytfoëd the wréck^'but fcould'notuprocnre-'any^prq^
fiotis- from-hért or ;<by teacing 'the?oqafowhererit was
naturally c o n ju r e d they; wouldidxiftito. i The fhip
remained* with her ftarfeoaird <fide*Jufl: -abovdithe fea;
and..they' haft cut .her mails away,uexpe&ing, -they
wóiild-éome Oh fhore.. The mhffcer’ had vifited Hummock
Ifland, which? to their forprife, they found m-
h^feifod^cit Jsvas inhcceffible except ,ifcxp$ part,: but
cultivated with potatoes, &c. In the building of thé
boufes they.obfer^ed feveral pieces of Ihip .timber
add in furrounding ftiOdflandv they law? feverai »human
fiiulli in the caverns formed by the rocks?: probably
the teniainoof fOme Ihip more unfortunate than om>
felvesv \ v'
' Before their arrival at the ifland, the inhabitants*
had bfbughtthem water and potatoes ; and in. many
other inftancesj. during their abfence, did they deceive'
the fame kind attentions. '- Thefe good people were
folly acquainted with oUr mkfortuney and; naturally
conceived our greafoft wants wé£é;
*1 which,-
CHAP. 1 m