eet] extends almost from one extremity
to the other, which tapers down gradually at the ends and sides to the
sea where it generally terminates in perpendicular cliffs of moderate
height, except in a few places where there is a white beach of coral
sand. The natives called the island Otewhy;[50-1] latitude of
Northernmost point 13 deg. 27' 48" S. Longitude 172 deg. 32' 13" W. South Point
Latitude 13 deg. 46' 18" S., Longitude 172 deg. 18' 20" W., and East point in
Latitude 13 deg. 32' 20" S. and Longitude 172 deg. 2' W.

On the 21st we saw another island[50-2] about 4 leagues to the Eastward
of this, and there are two small islands between them, a small one in the
middle and four off its East end, three of which are of considerable
height. There is a greater variety of mountains and valleys in this than
in Chatham's and it is exceedingly well wooded, and the trees of enormous
size grow upon the very summits of the mountains with spreading heads
resembling the oak. The same sort of trees were also seen in the same
situation at Chatham, but not in so great abundance. This island is near
forty miles long and of considerable breadth. The natives called it
Oattooah.[50-3] Their canoes (although not so well finished), language
and some of their customs much resemble those of the Friendly Islands,
but they have some peculiar to themselves--that of dyeing their skins
yellow and which is a mark of distinction amongst them is one of
them.[50-4] The Latitude of the West point is 13 deg. 52' 25" S. and
Longitude 171 deg. 49' 13" W. and the S.E. part in Latitude 14 deg. 3' 30" S.
and Longitude 171 deg. 12' 50" W. As this island by our account was
considerably to the Westward of the Navigators' islands, we at first
supposed it to be a new discovery, but in visiting the other of the
Navigators' islands discovered by Mons. Bougainville and running down
again upon this we had reason to suppose that the S.E. end of Oattooah
had been seen by him at a distance, and that it was the last island of
the group that he saw.[51-1]

Between five and six o'clock of the evening of the 22nd June lost sight
of our tender in a thick shower of rain. Some thought that they saw her
light again at eight o'clock, but in the morning she was not to be seen.
We cruised about for her in sight of the island on the 23rd and 24th and
as I could not find the tender near the place where she was first lost, I
thought it better to make the best of my way to Annamooka,