THE LADROXES, AND THE PHILIP- 

 PINE ISLANDS. 



Having, in my former voyage, given a de- 

 tailed account of these islands, I need not here 

 add much concerning them. A fresh breeze, 

 and fine ^veather, made our voyage agreeable 

 and rapid. On the morning of the 25th of 

 October, we saw the island Sarpani, which 

 belongs to the Ladrones, lying before us at the 

 distance of twenty-five miles, and soon after 

 distinguished the principal island, Guaham, 

 whither we were bound. The longitude of the 

 eastern point of Sarpani was found to be 214° 38 . 



The aspect of the eastern point of Guaham, 

 which is exposed to a constant trade- wind, does 

 not suggest an idea of the fertility of the island ; 

 but the traveller is agreeably surprised at the 



