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TAHITI.
REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES, ETC., AT GEORGE'S ISLAND.
[At Tahiti.] NOTE.

The way of reckoning the day in Sea Journals is from Noon to Noon, but as the most material transaction at this Island must hapen in the Day time, this method will be attended with ill conveniences in inserting the transactions of each day; for this reason I shall during our stay at this Island, but no longer, reckon the day according to the Civil account that is to begin and end at Midnight.
We had no sooner come to an Anchor in Royal Bay, as before-mentioned, than a great number of the Natives in their Canoes came off to the Ship and brought with them Cocoa Nuts, etc.; these they seem'd to set a great value upon.

Amongst those that came off to the Ship was an elderly man whose Name was Owhaa, him the Gentlemen that had been here before in the Dolphin* (* Lieutenant Gore and Mr.Molineux, the Master.) knew and had often spoke of as one that had been of Service to them.

This man (together with some others) I took on board and made much of, thinking that he might on some occasions be of use to us.