the forenoon of the 21st we saw the island Caow from
the masthead, bearing north-west by west three-quarters west. This island
is a high mountain with a sharp-pointed top, and is the north-westernmost
of all the Friendly Islands. At noon we saw it very distinctly from the
deck, it being then nineteen leagues distant from us.

Thursday 23.

The wind being to the southward we could not fetch Annamooka, at which
island I intended to stop, before the evening of the 23rd, when we
anchored in the road in twenty-three fathoms, the extremes of Annamooka
bearing east by north and south by east, our distance from the shore
being half a league. In the middle of the day a canoe had come off to us
from the island Mango in which was a chief named Latoomy-lange, who dined
with me. Immediately on our anchoring several canoes came alongside with
yams and coconuts, but none of the natives offered to come on board
without first asking permission. As yet I had seen no person with whom I
could recollect to have been formerly acquainted. I made enquiries after
some of our old friends, particularly the chiefs, but I found myself not
sufficiently master of the language to obtain the information I wanted.

Friday 24.

Our station being inconvenient for watering at daylight we weighed, and
worked more to the eastward where we anchored in twenty-one fathoms; the
extremes of Annamooka bearing north 85 degrees east and south 33 degrees
west; the Sandy bay south 73 degrees east; our distance from the shore
half a league. Sounded all round the ship and found the ground to be a
coarse coral bottom, but with even soundings.

By this time some large sailing canoes were arrived from different
islands in the neighbourhood of Annamooka; and an old lame man named
Tepa, whom I had known in 1777 and immediately recollected, came on
board. Two other chiefs whose names were Noocaboo and Kunocappo were with
him. Tepa having formerly been accustomed to our manner of speaking their
language I found I could converse with him tolerably well. He informed me
that Poulaho, Feenow, and Tubow, were alive and at Tongataboo, and that
they would come hither as soon as they heard of our arrival, of which he
promised to send them immediate notice. He said that the cattle which we
had left at Tongataboo had all bred, and that the old ones were yet
living. He enquired after several people who were here with Captain Cook.
Being desirous to see the ship I took him and his co