THE SECOND VOYAGE. 9 



ing visited the Falkland islands, passed through the 

 Straits of Magalhaens into the Pacific Ocean, where 

 he discovered the islands of Disappointment ; 

 George's ; Prince of Wales's ; the isles of 

 Danger ; York island ; and Byron island. 



He returned to England the 9th of May, 1766; 

 and, in the month of August following, the Dolphin 

 was again sent out, under the command of Captain 

 Wallis, with the Swallow, commanded by Captain 

 Carteret. 



They proceeded together, till they came to the 

 west end of the Straits of Magalhaens, and the Great 

 South Sea in sight, where they were separated. 



Captain Wallis directed his course more westerly 

 than any navigator had done before him in so high a 

 latitude ; but met with no land till he got within the 

 tropic, where he discovered the islands Whitsunday ; 



Queen Charlotte ; Egmont ; Duke of Glou- 

 cester ; Duke of Cumberland ; Maitea ; Ota- 

 heite ; Eimeo ; Tapamanou ; How ; Scilly ; 



Boscawen; Keppel ; and Wallis; and returned 

 to England in May, I768. 



His companion Captain Carteret kept a different 

 route ; in which he discovered the islands Osnaburg , 



Gloucester ; Queen Charlotte's isles ; Car- 

 teret's ; Gower's ; and the Strait between New 

 Britain and New Ireland ; and returned to England 

 in March, 1769. 



In November, 1766, Commodore Bougainvill 

 sailed from France, in the frigate La Boudeuse, with 

 the store-ship L'Etoile. After spending some time 

 on the coast of Brazil, and at Falkland islands, he 

 got into the Pacific Sea, by the Straits of Magalhaens, 

 in January, I768. 



In this ocean he discovered the Four Facardines ; 



the Isle of Lanciers ; and Harpe island, which 

 I take to be the same that I afterwards named La- 

 goon ; Thrum Cap, and Bow island. About 

 twenty leagues farther to the west, he discovered 



