CHAPTER VI. 



LEAYE COEAL HAYEX — BEIEELT ISLAKD — COMMr^ICATION 

 WITH THE NATITES— DESCEIPTI0:N^ OF THEIE EXITS — BAE- 

 TEEI>'a FOE YAMS A^'D COCOA-XUTS — STTSPICIOTIS CONDUCT 



OF THE KATIYES — THEY ATTACK THE STJEYEYIlS^a BOATS 



CALYADOS GEOrP — FrETHEE COMMUIs^ICATlOIS' WITH THE 

 INHABITAIfTS — STAY AT DUCHATEAIT ISLAJfDS — THEIE 

 PEODUCTIOXS — PEOCEEDIXGS THEEE — DUPEEEE ISLANDS — 

 r:N^ABLE TO FIXD A:N'CH0EAGE— PASS OUT TO SEA AKD 

 PEOCEED TO THE WESTWAED —WESTERN TEEMINATION OF 

 THE LOnSIADE AECHIPELAGO— BEACH THE COAST OF NEW 

 GUINEA. 



July 27if/.— The Bramble having* returned from 

 an exploration to the westward with the report that 

 there was a passage out of Coral Haven in that 

 direction^ the ship left her anchorage off the 

 watering place this morning-^ with boats ahead and 

 on each side of her^ repeating the soundings by 

 sioTial: she ran alono' the land to the westward 

 seven or eight miles_, passed between Pig and South- 

 east Islands^ rounded the north-west end of the 

 latter^ stood between it and Joannet Island to the 

 W.S.W. for about five miles^ and anchored earl}^ in 

 the forenoon in 15 fathoms^ water^ under a small 

 detached reef and dry sand-bank. Several \evy fine 

 red snappers were caught with hook and line soon 



