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a delightful appearance, and appeared in the highest state of cultivation. Many canoes along side, containing beautiful Women. Plenty of Hogs and fowls, together with most of the Tropical fruits in abundance, great quantities of Water, and Musk, Mellons, Sugar Cane, Bread fruit, and salt was brought for sale. The price of a large Hog was from 5 to 10 spikes smaller ones in proportion. 6 Dunghill fowls for an Iron Chizzle, and fruit cheaper still.

November 1. This day, having on board 93 Hogs and great quantities of Fruits and Vegetables, we bore away from this enchanting Island bound to Onehow, 195 after more Yams and to put a Native on shore, which the Captain had taken from that Isle on his former voyage. Pass'd the Isles of Tahousa, 196 Rainai, 197 Mower, 19 * and Whahow, 199 left them to the North'd of us.

2. N. Latt. 21 59'; W. Long. 160 0' Pass'd Atooi, and steer'd for Yam bay in Onehow. In the morning was well into the bay. Vast many canoes off, in one of which was the Father and other relations of our Sandwich Island Lad. They came on board and the meeting was very affectionate, but still our Lad refused to go on shore and Capt. Gray did not think proper to force him. However made his friends many presents. Purchas'd some Hogs here, and great quan- titys of Cocoa Nuts, with a good lot of Nice line for Rising, etc.

3. Bore off and made all sail for the Coast of China, and soon lost sight of these beautiful Isles, the Inhabitants of which appear'd to me to be the happiest people in the world. Indeed there was something in them so frank and chearful that you cou'd not help feeling prepossess'd in their favour. 200

4. N. Latt. 19 56'; W. Long. 163 58' Pleasant NE. trade winds, with smooth sea. Crew all in health. Kill'd and salted 17 large Hogs. We followed Capt. Cook's plan, 201 by

^5 Niihau. W. C. F. i96Kahoolawe. W. C. F. i97Lanai? W. C. F.

198 Maui. W. C. F.

199 Oahu. W. C. F.

200 Boit changed his opinion some three years later; sec the entries from the log of the I'nion. reproduced in S. E. Morison's Boston Traders in Hawaiian Islands, Washington Historical Quarterly, vol. xii, pp. 168-9.

201 See its details in Cook's Third Voyage, vol. a, p. 135, 4to, ed. 1785, and rol. 2, p. 135. 8vo. ed. Dublin 1784..

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