he 21st, we got through Alice, and saw three prow-vessels, who are a
very daring set of pirates that infest those seas. On the 22nd, saw the
islands of Kangajunk and Ulk, and run through the channel that is between
them. Next day we saw the island of Madura.

On the 26th, saw the island of Java; and on the 30th, anchored at
Samarang.

Immediately on our coming to anchor, we were agreeably surprised to find
our tender here which we had so long given up for lost. Never was social
affection more eminently pourtrayed than in the meeting of these poor
fellows; and from excess of joy, and a recital of their mutual
sufferings, from pestilence, famine, and shipwreck, a flood of tears
filled every man's breast.

They informed us, the night they parted company with us, the savages
attacked them in a regular and powerful body in their canoes; and their
never having seen a European ship before, nor being able to conceive any
idea of fire-arms, made the conflict last longer than it otherwise would;
for, seeing no missive weapon made use of, when their companions were
killed, they did not suspect any thing to be the matter with them, as
they tumbled into the water. Our seven-barrelled pieces made great havoc
amongst them. One fellow had agility enough to spring over their
boarding-netting, and was levelling a blow with his war-club at Mr.
Oliver, the commanding-officer, who had the good fortune to shoot him.

On not finding the ship next day, they gave up all further hopes of her,
and steered for Anamooka, the rendezvous Captain Edwards had appointed.
Their distress for want of water, if possible, surpassed that of our own,
and had so strong an effect on one of the young gentlemen, that the day
following he became delirious, and continued so for some months after it.

They at last made the island of Tofoa, near to Anamooka, which they
mistook for it. After trading with the natives for provisions and water,
they made an attempt to take the vessel from them, which they always will
to a small vessel, when alone; but they were soon overpowered with the
fire arms. They were, however, obliged to be much on their guard
afterwards, at those islands which were inhabited.

After much diversity of distress, and similar encounters, they at last
made the reef that runs between New Guinea and New Holland, where the
_Pandora_ met her unhappy fate; and after traversing from shore to shore,
without finding an opening, this intrepid young seaman