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Two Oars to preserve our station.--
29th -- Endeavoring to find landing to increase our Stock of Water, and to get some Cocoa Nuts and Provisions. -
30th -- Found landing at the NW part of the Island, in a Cove, Latitude 19º:41' So as I observed it. -- Went in search of Water, but found only a few Quarts in holes of the Rocks, suffered much fatigue and distress. I should now have proceeded as I intended for some of the Islands where I had a knowledge of the Cheifs for I was well acquainted here, but the Wind and Sea was too Stormy to Venture out. --
Part of us slept in the Boat and others with myself on shore and as we saw no Natives we felt our distress the more because we wanted not to use any of our own Stock. --
1st May -- Party out as Yesterday and found out the residence of the Natives, who brought Supplies of Cocoa Nuts and Bread Fruit, besides shells of Water, all of which I brought for Buttons, which we cut of our Cloaths. -- They all left us at Sun Down -- Wr so Windy could not proceed to Sea. --
2nd -- In the Morning two Cheifs Eegyeefow, and the other Maccaaccabou, came down, also two Cannoes came in and another Cheif called Nageetee, and having enquired our Situation, and my determination to proceed to Vaulehou their King Eegyeefow agreed as soon as it moderated to go with me. -- This readiness gave me pleasure, but in a few hours I had as much uneasyness, The Natives began to be very