i62 CAPTAIN COOK 



down*by the Englishman, whose name she asked 

 and immediately adopted to ratify their pact of 

 friendship. 



In spite of several incidents, at the bottom of 

 which was always theft, the five days which 

 Cook and his companions spent at Annamooka 

 were extremely pleasant. The islanders were as 

 easy-going as those of the neighbouring islands, 

 and Nature had poured her gifts upon this 

 charming spot. 



Sailing westwards, Cook discovered a little 

 island whose shores seemed covered with turtles, 

 and from this circumstance he christened it 

 Turtle Island. 



On August i6th. Cook saw high land to the 

 southwest. He had no doubt that this was the 

 Southern Land of the Holy Ghost, discovered 

 in 1606 by the Spanish navigator Quiros, who 

 took it to be a continent. Bougainville, a cen- 

 tury and a half later, corrected the error, and 

 observed that this land was only a small island 

 surrounded by many others. He gave the group 

 the name of the Archipelago of the Great 

 Cyclades. 



Cook coasted along the islands of Aurora, 

 Lepreux and Pentecost, and noticed their ex- 

 traordinary fertility. 



Having found a suitable harbour in the island 



