42 TIMOR. 
One of the three men who had been sent to 
catch noddies, chose to proceed by himself, and 
disturbed the birds to such a degree, that only- 
twelve were brought back by the party. This 
man, Robert Lamb, received a good beating 
from Bligh, for his folly and obstinacy ; and 
he afterwards confessed, when at Java, that 
he had eaten nine birds raw, after he had 
separated from his two companions. 
From this little island, after making hearty 
meals on birds and shell -fish, they again put to 
sea, steering along the shore, often touching at 
the different islands and sandy quays, to refresh 
themselves, and to get such supplies as could 
be afforded. On the evening of the 3d of 
June, they had passed, by a most difficult and 
dangerous passage, through Endeavour Straits, 
and were once more launched into the open 
ocean, shaping their course for the island of 
Timor. A continuance of wet and tempes- 
tuous weather, and incessant fatigue, affected 
even the strongest among them to such a 
degree, that they appeared to be almost at 
the point of death. Mr. Bligh then, as at 
other times, used every effort to revive their 
drooping spirits. 
