16 July 1769
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16 July 1769
Sunday 16
th
Winds at South and
SSE
a gentle breeze with some few showers of rain At 6
P.M.
the Island of Huaheine W
1/2
S Dis
t
7 or 8 Leagues - at 8
AM
being close in with the
N.W.
part of the Island sounded but had no ground with 80 fathoms, some of the Natives came off to the Ship
^
but
they were very shy of coming near
the ship
untill they discover'd T
obia
^
upia
, but after that they came on board without hesitation - among those
that
who came
on board
was the King of the Island whose name is
Oree
he had not been long on board before he and I exchange'd Names and we afterwards address'd each other accordingly. At Noon the North end of the Island bore
SBE
1/2
E
dist
t
72 half a league Lat
d
Obser
d
16°..40' S
o
. Three other Islands in sight / Viz. Ulitea, Otaha, and Bola bola, so call'd by the Natives —
Huaheine
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