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helm believed that Tom would take care of the vessel, and was 

 accustomed to run very close to the reef. All at once the tender 

 brought up on the coral reef, at the north point of Ruke-ruke Bay. 

 This jarred Tom not a little, and waked him up. He protested most 

 strenuously that he had not been asleep, but that " a kind of blur had 

 come over his eyes." Notwithstanding this excuse, I gave the place 

 the name of Sleepy Point, in commemoration of the event. No 

 damage was sustained by the tender. We proceeded on, and at 

 6 a. M. we anchored near the west end of Anganga Island, where the 

 boats soon after joined us. Finding that Lieutenant Underwood had 

 carried away his mast, I despatched him back to the ship to get a 

 new one, and directed inquiries to be made relative to the provisions 

 that had been served to the boats' crews. Three days' allowance had 

 been put on board each boat, cooked, which the next morning was 

 entirely gone. I could not bring myself to the belief that the quan- 

 tity which I had ordered had been put on board. But it proved to 

 be the case, and will serve to show what formidable appetites the men 

 acquired during these boat expeditions. 



Lieutenant Underwood was directed to join me at Yendua, an 

 island lying to the southward and westward of Mbua Bay. After 

 despatching the other two boats to examine the reef outside of 

 Anganga, I landed at the point and remained on shore during the 

 day, with Passed Midshipman Eld, making observations for time and 

 latitude. Dr. Fox and Mr. Agate were engaged in picking up shells 

 and plants, and the latter also made sketches. Two small and 

 beautiful specimens of cyprseas were found here by Dr. Fox. The 

 height of the Ivaca Peak was also measured, and found to be fifteen 

 hundred and sixty-three feet. 



At noon I was rejoiced to discover the Porpoise in sight. She had 

 been looked for during some days, and I could not but feel anxious, 

 knowing the dangers with which the service I had sent her on was 

 surrounded. On her coming up, I ordered signal to be made for her 

 to anchor near us, and in the afternoon we joined company. The 

 brig was then ordered to get under way, and follow our motions. 



In standing into Ruke-ruke Bay, in the tender, we stood too near 

 the reef, and the wind heading us off, we missed stays and were 

 obliged to drop anchor to avoid going on shore. With the assistance 

 of the brig we hauled off, ran round Sleepy Point, and it being too 

 late to proceed, anchored for the night. It was my intention to reach 

 Yendua Island that night, but this mishap prevented us. 



