CI4 VOYAGE IN" EA*CH 



We made little way in the courfe of the 

 morning of the 19th, ftnce at noon, being in 

 latitude 23 3' 48" fouth, and longitude 164 S? 

 10" eaft, the well point of the reefs was ft ill in 

 light, bearing north-weft by north, diftant two 

 myriameters. We flood north-weft by weft, in 

 order to double them, and get near the coaft. 



We continued making fhort boards all night 

 under our topfails, endeavouring to keep at a 

 little diftance from our contort. It was necefTary 

 that we fhould be near enough to acquaint 

 each other, by ftgnals, of the dangers into which 

 we might fall on this coaft lined with fhoals, till 

 then unknown to navigators. 



During the night, the currents had carried 

 us nearer to the reefs which we thought we 

 had weathered. We were ftanding in for the 

 land when the day fortunately broke, and 

 fhewed us all the danger of our lituation. Sur- 

 rounded by fhoals, there remained but very 

 little room for us to ply in. The fouth-fouth- 

 eaft wind frefhened, and incrcafed the fea, which 

 fet us towards the breakers. We were already 

 quite in the middle of them, when t < J S{p ranee 

 made the lignai for them: at thJi time Roflcl 

 had charge of the deck. The fhip was imme- 

 diately brought clofe to the wind on the ftar- 

 board tack, in the intention of tacking, in order 

 to get out of tli is dangerous fituation : the Ite- 

 rance 



