metry, being naked, and unconscious of her
being so, added a lustre to her charms; for, in the words of the poet,
"She needed not the foreign ornaments of dress; careless of beauty, she
was beauty's self."

Many mouths were watering for her; but Capt. Edwards, with great humanity
and prudence, had given previous orders, that no woman should be
permitted to go below, as our health had not quite recovered the shock it
received at Otaheite; and the lady was obliged to be contented with
viewing the great cabin, where she was shewn the wonders of the Lord on
the face of the mighty deep. Before evening, the women went all on shore,
and the men began to be troublesome and pilfering. The third lieutenant
had a new coat stole out of his cabin; and they were making off with
every bit of iron they could lay hands on.

It now came on to blow fresh, and we were obliged to make off from the
land. Those who were engaged in trade on board were so anxious, that we
had got almost out of sight of their canoes before they perceived the
ship's motion, when they all jumped into the water like a flock of wild
geese; but one fellow, more earnest than the rest, hung by the rudder
chains for a mile or two, thinking to detain her.

This evening, at five o'clock, we unfortunately parted company, and lost
sight of our tender. False fires were burnt, and great guns and small
arms were fired without success, as it came on thick blowing weather.

We cruised for her all the 23rd and 24th, near where we parted company,
which was off a piece of remarkable high land. What was most unfortunate,
water and provisions were then on deck for her, which were intended to
have been put on board of her in the morning. She had the day before
received orders, in case of separation, to rendezvous at Anamooka, and to
wait there for us. A small cag of salt, and another of nails and
iron-ware, were likewise put on board of her, to traffic with the
Indians, and the latitudes and longitudes of the places we would touch
at, in our intended rout. She had a boarding netting fixed, to prevent
her being boarded, and several seven-barrelled pieces and blunderbusses
put on board of her.

As we proceeded to the eastward, we saw another island, which we knew to
be one of the navigator's isles, discovered by Mons. Bougainville. On the
28th, in the morning, saw the Happai Islands, discovered by Capt. Cook,
and before noon, the group of islands to the eastward of Anamooka, and
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