I now determind to get everything off from the Shore and leave the Place as soon as possible.

The getting the several Articles on board, and Scraping and paying the Ship's side, took us up the following Week without anything remarkable happening until [July 1769.

At Tahiti.] Sunday, July 9th.

When, sometime in the Middle Watch, Clement Webb and Saml.

Gibson, both Marines and young Men, found means to get away from the Fort (which was now no hard matter to do) and in the morning were not to be found.