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Octr. 1769  Hawks bay

were 3 or 4 prodigiously pretty groves of tall trees  near one of them was a square inclosure made with close & very high rails  what was within it we could not guess   some thunder & lightning this even  weather otherwise vastly moderate   many shoals of small fish about the ship

15. Snow was still to be seen upon the mountains inland  in the morn we were abreast of the Southermost Cape of a large bay  the northermost of which is Portland Isle  the bay itself was calld Hawks bay  from this point several canoes came of with netts & other fishing implements in them  they came along side with a little invitation & offerd to trade  we gave them Otahite cloth for their fish which they were excessively fond of  often snatching it from one another  with us they dealt tolerably fairly tho they sometimes cheated us by bargaining for one thing & sending up another  when they had got their prise  after they had sold all their fish they began to put the stones with which they sink their netts into baskets & sell them but this was soon stoppd as we were not in want of such commodities   about this time an armd boat came alongside & offerd to trade for their Jackets  one of them had on one made of furr  this the Captn wanted to buy & bargaind for it offering a peice of Red baize  the bargain was struck & the

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