4th, 1791, Ducie's Island on
the 16th, Hoods' Island on the 17th, and Carysfort on the 19th. The
latitude and description of Ducie's Island leaves little doubt that it
was the first island discovered by Quiros on January 26th, 1606 and
called by him Luna Puesta. It appears as Encarnacion in Espinosa's chart.
Quiros thus describes it: "A buen juzgar dista de Lima ochocientas
leguas: tiene cinco de boj, mucha arboleda y playas de arena, y junto a
tierra fondo de ochenta brazas." Had Edwards but sailed due west from
Ducie Island he must have sighted Pitcairn and discovered the
hiding-place of Fletcher Christian's ill-fated colony.

[31-1] An American vessel.

[33-1] Morrison was Boatswain's Mate of the _Bounty_. He had previously
served as midshipman in the navy, and by talent and education he was far
above the station he held in Bligh's ship. It was he who planned and
directed the building of the fast-sailing little schooner which acted as
the _Pandora's_ tender, was the first vessel to anchor in Fiji, and made
the record passage from China to the Sandwich Islands. Morrison was
chaplain as well as foreman to the little band of shipwrights. On Sundays
he hoisted the English colours on a staff and read the Church Service to
them. He kept a journal, not only throughout the _Bounty's_ cruise, but
during his sojourn with the mutineers in Tahiti, and, though it is not
explained how he contrived to preserve it through the wreck of the
_Pandora_ and the boat voyage, there can be no doubt that it was a
genuine document. At Captain Heywood's death it passed with his other
papers to his daughters. This journal has been annotated and corrected by
another hand, probably Heywood's own, but without material alteration of
the sense. It is filled with acrimony against Bligh from the outset of
the _Bounty's_ cruise, and the form of the entries shows that it was
intended to be the basis for laying serious charges against him when the
ship was paid off. It is needless to add that it does not spare Edwards
in respect of his treatment of his prisoners.

[36-1] The _Pandora_ found one of them at Palmerston Island.

[37-1] Executed at Portsmouth.

[37-2] Pardoned.

[37-3] Acquitted.

[37-4] Drowned in the wreck of the _Pandora_.

[37-5] Morrison said that his plan was to reach Batavia in time to secure
a passage home in the next fleet bound to Holland, and that the return to
Tahiti was occasioned, not by any distrust of his talents, bu