29+ TOYAGE IN SEARCH 



As we flood on we faw new iflands, and we 

 at length difcovered the fouth-weftemmoft ifland 

 of this lrttle Archipelago: it is in latitude i 39' 

 fouth, and longitude 141 58' eaft. This is not 

 joined to the others by reefs. 



We fpent the night lying to. 



The next day, the 4th, we defcried towards 

 noon a low and very woody ifland, the extent 

 of which is about a myriameter and a half. This 

 new ifland lies in the latitude of i 31' fouth, 

 and longitude of 140 4;' eaft. 



We afterwards difcovered another much fmaller 

 to the fouth-weft of the former, from which it is 

 three myriameters difiant : this latter ifland is 

 equally low, and is covered with large trees. 



It is inipoffihle to behold without aflonifh- 

 inent, on the low lands bordering on the equa- 

 tor, the rapid and vigorous growth of thefe trees, 

 to which the aimofphere furnifhes at once fuper- 

 abundant heat and exccilive humidity. 



Although we had been for fome days quite 

 clofe to the line, and the heat was furTocating, 

 the thermometer on the 7th had rifen only 



to 2 4 |. 



We faw floating fome large trcc^ that had been 

 torn by the waves from the low lauds. One of 

 thefe trees, which had fiuck to the bows of our 

 fhip, for fome time deadened our way. 



At five o'clock, in the afternoon of the 8th 



we 



