A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Author:James Cook Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. XIT. Departure from Samgamodba—Amogbta—An elevated Rock—Repafs the Strait between Oonalajh- ka and Oonetta—Proceed to the South—One Man killed, and thre... more »e or four wounded on board the JDifeovery—Mowct difcovered—ViJiis from the Natives—A Vifit from a Chief named Terreeoboo —Owbyhee, an Jjland, difcovered—Ships ply to Windward —An Eclipfe of the Moon—Ship's Crew refufe to tafte Sngar-Cane Beer—Comparative yiew of the Cordage in the Navy and Merchants Service—Eufogium on the Natives of O'jzbyhee — The Rtfolution accompli/ties the Intention of getting to Windward of the I/land—The Progrefs—Vifits from the I/landers—Joined by the Difcovery—Mr. Bligh examines Karakakooa Bay—Multitudes of People—Anchor in the Bay. kN Monday the 26th of Oftober, we failed from S.imganoodha harbour, when, the vind being foutherly, we flood to the weftward. We intended to proceed to the Sandwich Iflands, in order to pafs a few of the winter months there, if we; ftiould meet with the neceflary refrefhments, and then advance in our progrefs to Kamtfchatka, fo as to arrive there about the middle of May in the enfuing year. This being determined on, the Commodore gave Captain Clerkeinftructions forfor proceeding in cafe of feparation; Sandwich Iflands being appointed for the firft place of rendezvous; and, forthefecond, Petropaulowfka, in Kamtfchatka. Haying got out of the harbour, the wind veer- ed to the fouth-eaft, with which we were carried to the weftern part of Oonalafhka, by the evening. Here the wind was at fouth, and we ftretch- ed to the weftward till the next morning at feven, at which time we wore, and flood to the eaft. The wind had now fo greatly increafed, as to reduce us to our three courfes. It blew in heavy fqualls, accompanied with rain, hail, and fnow. In the morning of...« less