Osnabui'g' Til a n d ,
Adm1 Ke|
Wallis
C H A P . I X
Pajfagefrom Otaheite to Tinian, withfame Account of feverai
other Iflands that were difcovered in the South Seas'.
HAVI NG made fail from King George the Third’s f f f
Ifland, we proceeded along the Chore o f the Duke of
York’s Ifland, at the diftance o f about two miles. There appeared
to be good bays in every part o f it, and in the middle
a fine harbour; but I did not think it worth while to go on
fiiore. The middle and weft end is very mountainous, the
eaft end is lower, and the coaftjuft within the beach is covered
with cocoa-nut, bread-fruit, apple, and plantain trees.
At day-light, the next morning; we faw land, for which Tueflay 28.
we made fail, and ran along the lee-fide of it. On the wea-
ther-fide there were very great breakers, and the lee-fide was
rocky,. but in many places there appeared to be good anchorage.
We faw but few inhabitants,, and they appeared
to live in a manner very different from thofe of King;
George’s Ifland, their habitations being only fmall huts.
We faw many cocoa-nut and other trees upon the Ihore; but
all of them had their heads blown away, probably in a hurricane.
This ifland is about fix miles long, and has a mountain
of confiderable height in the middle, which feems to be
fertile. It lies in latitude 170 28' S. and longitude, by our
laft obfervation, 151°' 4' W. and I called it Sir C h a r l e s S^c m «
S a u n d e r s ’ s Is l a n d . ; , KLmd,'.
On the 29th, the variation o f the compafs, by azimuth, Wedntf. 29.
was 70 52 E .; and early the next morning, at day-break, we Thurfdayjo.
faw land bearing from N. by E. to N. W. We Hood for it,
but could find no anchorage, the whole ifland being fur-
6 rounded;