daylight our limbs were so benumbed that
we could scarce find the use of them. At this time I served a teaspoonful
of rum to each person, from which we all found great benefit.

As I have mentioned before I determined to keep to the west-north-west
till I got more to the northward, for I not only expected to have better
weather but to see the Feejee Islands, as I have often understood from
the natives of Annamooka that they lie in that direction. Captain Cook
likewise considered them to be north-west by west from Tongataboo. Just
before noon we discovered a small flat island of a moderate height
bearing west-south-west 4 or 5 leagues. I observed our latitude to be 18
degrees 58 minutes south; our longitude was by account 3 degrees 4
minutes west from the island of Tofoa, having made a north 72 degrees
west course, distance 95 miles, since yesterday noon. I divided five
small coconuts for our dinner and everyone was satisfied.

A little after noon other islands appeared, and at a quarter past three
o'clock we could count eight, bearing from south round by the west to
north-west by north, those to the south which were the nearest being four
leagues distant from us.

I kept my course to the north-west by west between the islands, the gale
having considerably abated. At six o'clock we discovered three other
small islands to the north-west, the westernmost of them bore north-west
half west 7 leagues. I steered to the southward of these islands a
west-north-west course for the night under a reefed sail.

Served a few broken pieces of breadfruit for supper and performed
prayers.

The night turned out fair and, having had tolerable rest, everyone seemed
considerably better in the morning, and contentedly breakfasted on a few
pieces of yams that were found in the boat. After breakfast we examined
our bread, a great deal of which was damaged and rotten; this
nevertheless we were glad to keep for use.

I had hitherto been scarcely able to keep any account of our run, but we
now equipped ourselves a little better by getting a log-line marked and,
having practised at counting seconds, several could do it with some
degree of exactness.

The islands we had passed lie between the latitude of 19 degrees 5
minutes south and 18 degrees 19 minutes south, and according to my
reckoning from 3 degrees 17 minutes to 3 degrees 46 minutes west
longitude from the island Tofoa: the largest may be about six leagues in
circuit; but it is im