mber of the natives in their canoes; and Terreeoboo gave a fresh
proof of his friendship to Captain Cook, by a large present of hogs
and vegetables, that was sent after him.

In the night of the 5th, having a light breeze off the land, we made
some way to the northward; and in the morning of the 6th, having
passed the westernmost point of the island, we found ourselves abreast
of a deep bay, called by the natives Toe-yah-yah. We had great hopes
that this bay would furnish us with a safe and commodious harbour,
as we saw, to the north-east, several fine streams of water, and the
whole had the appearance of being well sheltered. These observations
agreeing with the accounts given us by Koah, who accompanied Captain
Cook, and had changed his name, out of compliment to us, into
Britannee, the pinnace was hoisted out, and the master, with Britannee
for his guide, was sent to examine the bay, whilst the ships worked up
after them.

In the afternoon, the weather became gloomy, and the gusts of wind,
that blew off the land, were so violent, as to make it necessary to
take in all the sails, and bring-to, under the mizen stay-sail. All
the canoes left us, at the beginning of the gale; and Mr Bligh, on
his return, had the satisfaction of saving an old woman, and two men,
whose canoe had been overset by the violence of the wind, as they were
endeavouring to gain the shore. Besides these distressed people, we
had a great many women on board, whom the natives had left behind, in
their hurry to shift for themselves.

The master reported to Captain Cook, that he had landed at the only
village he saw, on the north side of the bay, where he was directed
to some wells of water; but found they would by no means answer our
purpose; that he afterward proceeded farther into the bay, which
runs inland to a great depth, and stretches toward the foot of a
very conspicuous high mountain, situated on the north-west end of the
island; but that, instead of meeting with safe anchorage, as Britannee
had taught him to expect, he found the shores low and rocky, and a
flat bed of coral rocks running along the coast, and extending upward
of a mile from the land; on the outside of which the depth of water
was twenty fathoms, over a sandy bottom; and that, in the mean time,
Britannee had contrived to slip away, being afraid of returning, as we
imagined, because his information had not proved true and successful.

In the evening, the weather being more m