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17g9. a cove with a ftöhy beach, at the N W part o f the ifland,
Ap R1 *" where I dropt the grapnel within 20 yards of the rocks; . 'A
great1 furf ran on the f l iorebut , as I was unwilling to
diminilh our flock •of provffioAs,' I landed Mr. Samuel,
and fome others, who climbed the cliffs, and got into the
country to fearch for fupplies-. The reft of us remained at
the cove, not difcove ring any other way in to. the country,
than that by which Mr. Samuel had proceeded. It was .great
confolation to me to find, that the fpirits of my'people did
not fink, notwithftanding our miferable and almoft hopelefs-
fituation. Towthflsnoon, Mr;fiamuel returifedflütH afe^f
quarts bf water, whifch he had-foUnd in holés ; buthe-h&d
- mét withnoTprii^jiorahyprofpëél of a fiiffidentTüppiyih
that jmtticuiaT,' and had feenohly thesf^smfiinhafeitantSi;
As it was uncertainwhatmight bé our future neoeffities,
I only Mfiied a morfel ofbfead, and a glafs iff wine, tobTch
perfbnufor dinner»
. IöMrveürthéJatitude of this cove tcrbe. ‘This
is the N W part of Tofoa, the north-wefternhloft of the
fr ien d ly ! Hands.
- The weather was fair, but the wind blew1 fo ftfong i froth
the ES E that we cGuldmot venture to fea. : <Duf attention
made it abföhitely necefikry tó endeavojlr to obtain fame-
tVi rug towards- our fupport: for I deseiteinedyiif pofilbl^ f tO’
keep our firft flock entire. : We therefore weighed,' “fe d
rowed along fbore, to fee i f any thing reuldhfegot ; fed afe
laft difcovered fome cocoa-nut trees; but they-were on‘thé
top o f high precipices, and the fu r f made it'dangerous land^
iiig : both :®ie and the other we, however, got thé better of.
Some of the people, with much, difficulty, dknbed fhe cliffs,
and got about 20 eoecra-nuts, and others flung them-to
ropes, by which we hauled them through the furf into the
§ . boat.
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boat. T^is-w-as ^U tbftt:coulfi-b;e «^onehere; and, as l found 17S9.
pot place fo ^ q .^ h ,e ene wehad.leffitoipend the night at,
j r^tujned tp tb>e and, having feryecf:a coeoa-nut to each
perfon, we- t q , a g p n , in the bp&t.
At (^ylight, wq attempted tq put: to, fea; but the wind ThurHay 30.
and^yreather" proved- fo bad* that :f was gl#d to return to
ohr former flatiom;, where*. ifpfosg & of bread
and a fpoonjijjdt of num to>, each, geffofi, we landed, and-1
wenUoff with. ^ I fo p * Mrv Samuel, and- fome others,
ipto thUjCownt^y, h^ving hauled-autf^lyes up the precipice
lp.y lojpg- vige-s* which-w-pre fixed*, th^re b.y. the nafives for
thisf h^ngth? 9 ^ $ 'W A nl:0r1?he PPflfeY.
w ^ JfpuAdi a igiv defort-ed hfo% aofl» a finall plantain wajk-r
hu,t litflg ta^en- careve)£; frqm which W© coufd- only CpUe^jt
tjayee finfe.bu^hes^pf g£anfain%.r Aftpr pafffog this place,
\yqrcam,e tip a, deep gufiy. that tefofowasds (a mountain,
n,ear a volcano ; and,' as I.conceived that in the rainy fea-
fon- vg^y jgrea£ torrei^s" qfi water- muft pals through [ it*
We hoped, to find fufficiPnt for-our ufe, remaii^r^.in^m^
hple^p^-tihp reeks,.; but* after all cau? feard?,, the wfiplp that.
We collected was only nine gallons., We advanced, within,
two miles of the foot of the higheft mountain in the ifland,.
on which is the volcano that is almoft conftantly burning.
The country near it is covered- with lava, and has a.moit
dreary appearance. As w.e had not been fortunate in our dif-
coveries., and. faw. nothing to alleviate pur diftrefle?,; exempt
the. plantains and water,afipv.ementioned, we returned to the
boat,, exceedingly fatigued and faint. When I carpe- to the
precipice whence, we were to defeend into the cove,/!.was
feized with fiaph a.dizzinefs-. in my h-eadi tbat I th©jfei:ght'
rt fe'arce ppfliblc to eftedl i t : however, by-the ailiftance of
N.elfon,. and' others, they at laft-.got me dow-p* m. a -wea^s
condition.