A General History And Collection of Voyages And Travels — volume 15
A General History And Collection of Voyages And Travels — volume 15
Kerr Robert
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When the masterreturned, he reported, that he had sounded between Great and LittleAnnamooka, where he found ten and twelve fathoms depth of water, thebottom coral sand; that the place was very well sheltered from allwinds; but that there was no fresh water to be found, except at somedistance inland; and that, even there, little of it was to be got, andthat little not good. For this reason only, and it was a verysufficient one, I determined to anchor on the north side of the island, where, durin...g my last voyage, I had found a place fit both for wateringand landing. It was not above a league distant; and yet we did not reach it till fiveo'clock in the afternoon, being considerably retarded by the greatnumber of canoes that continually crowded round the ships, bringing tous abundant supplies of the produce of their island. Amongst thesecanoes there were some double ones, with a large sail, that carriedbetween forty and fifty men each. These sailed round us, apparently, with the same ease as if we had been at anchor.
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