A narrative of voyages and commercial enterprises . ject, than inthe reflection of its having been attained withoutinjury to the natives, or other than the most friendlyinterchange of commodities with them. Indeed, nowthat I was fairly at sea, and free from the chance ofthose casualties to which I had so long been subjected,the relief from anxiety, the comparative feeling of security,the satisfaction arising from a thorough performance ofduty, and from the independence to which it led in thisinstance, can be more easily imagined than was this pleasure in any degree diminished by
A narrative of voyages and commercial enterprises . ject, than inthe reflection of its having been attained withoutinjury to the natives, or other than the most friendlyinterchange of commodities with them. Indeed, nowthat I was fairly at sea, and free from the chance ofthose casualties to which I had so long been subjected,the relief from anxiety, the comparative feeling of security,the satisfaction arising from a thorough performance ofduty, and from the independence to which it led in thisinstance, can be more easily imagined than was this pleasure in any degree diminished by the task, whichyet remained, of proceeding to China; as this was a passage, for themost part, through the trade-winds, where the weather was fine andthe sea smooth, and where, consequently, one great cause of the dis-satisfaction of my men would be removed. During our passage to the Sandwich Islands no incident occurredto vary the monotony of the voyage. We had none other than a fairwind; indeed the gales were so propitious, that we had sight of10. 110 FIRST VOYAGE. Owliyhee the twentieth day after taking our departure from the coastof America. At three, P. M., of the 19th of July, the snow-cappedsummit of that island was seen above the clouds, at a distance of atleast twenty-five leagues, and bearing southwest by west. Standingin boldly for the shore all night, we were, at dawn, within about amile of it, and saw several beautiful runs of water falling in cascadesover perpendicular precipices into the sea. We perceived, also, amustering among the natives to come off to us. The sea, however,was so rough, that only two or three attempted it; and having boughtof these a few melons and cabbages, we proceeded to leeward,towards Toiyahyah Bay, in the hope of finding smoother was discovered as soon as we doubled round Kohollo Point,when a multitude of canoes came off to us, bringing a great supplyof hogs, potatoes, taro, cabbages, water and musk melons, sugar-cane, &LC. We
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