248 TYE AND SUALIB. 
was my intention to circumnavigate the whole group of islands, 
carrying meridian distances from island to island, and likewise to 
complete and connect by triangulation all the parts that required 
further examination. I proposed to return to Muthuata by the north 
and east side of Vanua-levu. 
Having satisfied myself with observations on Lakemba Point, I set 
out in the tender at eight o’clock p.m., in order to join the boats early 
the next morning. at Anganga Island, about thirty miles from Mbua 
Bay. The night was beautiful, and with a light air the tender fanned 
along. Tom was at the masthead, but, towards morning, being some- 
what fatigued, he got into a doze, while the man at the 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 in- 
quiries 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 quantity 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 cypreeas 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 
