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302 F. W. HOWAY

Canton in July of last year (1795) for the North West Coast of America, but having met with a terrible typhoon off the coast of Japan, he had on account of damages put into the Sandwich Islands, and given up all hope of pro- ceeding to America until the following spring. They had passed the winter in Karakakooa Bay, Owhyhee, in company with the Prince William Henry, Captain Wake, who had sailed about six weeks before for California." Despite the confusion caused by the introduction of the word "Hears" as an alleged earlier name of the Wash- ington, there is no doubt of the identity of the vessel. In all his references to her, and they are contemporane- ous, Broughton speaks of her by her full name, Lady Washinpton; it is true that Broughton calls her a brig, while the Ruby's journal mentions her as a snow; but the terms "brig," "brigantine" and "snow" are used in- terchangeably in the journals of that time on this coast.