1787. fuaded to bring him along-fide, and we got him on board*. The-
September, p aq p acj f t ru c k his under-jaw, and hurt part o f the upper-lip.
Our Surgeon drafted the wound in the belt manner he was able,
and We fent the poor fellow away; but before he left us, he petitioned
the Captain for a toe, and received it.,
The Indians were not in the lead: intimidated by this circum-
ftance, but traded with us prefently afterwards, as if nothing had
happened..
It was notour Captain’s intention to anchor at this bland,
but ply off and on occalionally, in order to procure a good fupply
of hogs and vegetables, and all the line we could meet with, this
part of Owhyhee affording great plenty of fifhing-lines, which we
had found, by experience, to be particularly ufeful in making ropes-
for various purpofes.
A t noon we faw Mowee, the Eafl end of which bore Norths
56 deg. Weft, about twelve leagues diftant,, and the extremes of.
Owhyhee, from South 76 deg. Weft to North 30 deg. Eaft, about
eight miles diftant from fhore: our latitude was 20 deg. 17 min..
North.
The weather during the 7 th being moderate, we plied occafi-
onally, as beft fuited our conveniency for trading, with the people,,
who kept fupplying us with hogs and vegetables ;, fo that by the.,
evening we had got an ample fupply of. provifions. .
At fix o’clock in the morning of the 8th, having a frefh Eafterly
breeze and fine weather, we flood along the fhore, for the-Wefter-
moft point of the ifland, which, at noon bore South, about five
leagues
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leagues diftant, and our diftance from fhore about four miles : a 1787.
number of canoes followed us, but being favoured with a frefh ,eptem T
fteady breeze, we foon left them behind. About one o’clock, being
well in with the South-Weft point, we hove to, in order to
give the people an opportunity of trading for curiofities, our Captain
having given them liberty for that purpofe. A vaft number
-of canoes came along-fide us from this part of the ifland, and we
purchaial a good quantity of line for the fhip s ufe. A t three
-o’clock we made fail, and bore up for Whahoo, that being the
place Captain Dixon intended to wood and water at. At fix o clock
the fmall ifland Tahoura, bore N °tth 60 deg. Weft, about 8 leagues
diftant. In the evening the breeze frefhening, we double-reefed
the topfails and mainfail, and at ten o’clock hauled our wind to the
Southward, it not being prudent to run in the night. At five o clock
in the morning of the 9th we wore and made fail; the weather was
fine, with a frefh Eafterly breeze, which continued during the former
part of the day, but afterwards we had light bafling winds,
with calms by turns. At noon, the Weft end of Ranai bore
North 10 deg. Weft, about ten miles diftant. During the afternoon
we had feveral canoes from Ranai along-fide, which brought
us a number of fifhing-lines, but little befides; thefe we pur-
chafed with fmall toes.
At fix o’clock a bluff-head on the Weft fide of Ranai, much re-
fembling Beachy-Head, bore North 6 deg. Eaft, five miles diftant.
In the evening we had feveral heavy fqualls, which caufed us to
clofe-reef the topfails, and fingle-reef the mainfail ; but about midnight
the weather grew moderate, and at day-light in the morn-
■ ing of the 10th, we fet all fail on feeing Whahoo right a-head.
We were favoured with a frefh Eafterly breeze, and by half paft
eleven o’clock, being well into the bay we formerly anchored in, l i a •* we