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New Zealand
November [in margin]
but it soon fell moderate, & at 2 AM made Sail again to the SW.t as the land now trended
at 8 saw land whihc made like and Island bearing Wt. at the same time the SWesterm.st part
of the Main bore SW.t At 9. five Canoes came off to us, in one of which were upwards of 40
Men all Arm'd with pikes &ct, from this and other Circumstances it fully appear'd that
they came with no friendly intention, & I at this time being very buisey & had no
inclination to stay upon deck so watch their Motions, Ordered a Grape shot to be
fir'd a little wide of them, this made them pull of a little, & then they got together either to
Consult what to do or to look about them upon this I ordered a round shott to be fird over
their heads which frightened them to that degree that I believe they did not think them
=selves safe until they got ashore, this occasion'd our calling the point of land off which
this happened Cape Runaway [underlined] Lat.d 37°.32' Long.de 181°.50', & 17 or 18 Leag.s to the Westw.d of
East Cape - 4 Leag.s to the Westw'd of E.t Cape [East Cape] is a bay which I have named Hicks's bay
because Lieut.t Hicks was the first who discovered it -
Wednesday 1st PM as we stood alongshore / having little wind & Variable /we saw
a great deal of Cultivated land laid out in regular inclosures a sure sign that the Country
is both fertile & well inhabited, some Canoes came off from the Shore but would not come
near the ship, at 8 [unintelligible] too 3 Miles from the Shore the land seen Yesterday bearing W.t & which
we now saw was an Island bore SW.t dist.t 8 Leag.s I have named it White Island because
as such it always appear'd to us - At 5 AM made sail along shore to the W. having
little wind at ESE.t & Cloudy wea.r at 8 Saw between 40 & 60 Canoes in shore several of them
came off to the Ship & after being ab.t us sometime they ventured alongside & sold us some
Lobsters Muscels & 2 Conger Eales after there were gone some others came off from a
nother place with Muscles only & but few of those they thought proper to part with, think.g
thet they had a right to everything we handed them into their Canoes without making any
return, at last the People in one Canoe took away somelinnen that was towing over the
side which they would not return for all that we could say to them, upon this I fir'd a musket
Ball this! the Canoe after that another musquet load with for all shott neither of which
they minded only pulled off a little & then shook their Paddles at us at which I fir'd
a third musquet & the ball stricking the water pretty nearthem they immediately
apply'd their paddles to another use, but after they thought themselves out of reach
they got altogether & shook their paddles again at us, I then gave the Ship a Yaw &
fir'd a 4 pounder this sent them quite off & we keept on our course alng shore havg
a light breese at ESEt at noon we were in the Lat of 37°; 5'5 Whoit Island bearing
N°2°9Wt. distant 8 Leagues ~
Thursday 2d Gentle breezes from NWt. round Northerly to ESE& fair wea.r at
2PM saw a Pretty high Island bear.g Wt. from us & at 5 saw more Islands & Rocks to
the