unding immediately afterwards, found no bottom. This was called
Pandora's Reef.

On the 12th, in the morning, we discovered an island well wooded, but not
inhabited. It had two remarkable promontories on it, one resembling a
mitre, and the other a steeple; from whence we called it Mitre Island. We
passed it, and stood to the westward; and at ten, the same morning,
discovered another island to the north west. It is entirely cultivated,
and a vast number of inhabitants, though only a mile in length. The beach
from the east, round by the south, is a white sand, but too much surf for
a boat to attempt to land. In gratitude for the many good things we had
on board, and the very high state of preservation in which they kept, we
called this Cherry's Island, in honour of ---- Cherry, Esq; Commissioner
of the Victualling-office.[140-1]

On the 13th of August, we discovered another island to the north west. It
is mountainous, and covered with wood to the very summit. We saw no
inhabitants, but smoke in many different parts of it, from which it may
be presumed it is inhabited. This we called Pitt's Island.[140-2]

On the 17th, at midnight, we discovered breakers on each bow. We had just
room to wear ship; and as this merciful escape was from the vigilance of
one Wells, who was looking out ahead, it was called Wells's Shoals. Those
hair-breadth escapes may point out the propriety of a consort. In the
morning, at day-light, we put about, to examine the danger we were in,
and found we had got embayed in a double reef, which will very soon be an
island. We run round its north west end, and on the 23d saw land, which
we supposed to be the Luisiade, a cape bearing north east and by east. We
called it Cape Rodney. Another contiguous to it was called Cape Hood;
and a mountain between them, we named Mount Clarence.

After passing Cape Hood, the land appears lower, and to trench away about
north west, forming a deep bay; and it may be doubted whether it joins
New Guinea or not.

We pursued our course to the westward, keeping Endeavour Straits open, by
which means we hoped to avoid the dangers Capt. Cook met with in higher
latitudes.

On the 25th, saw breakers; hauled up, and passed to the westward of them;
the sea broke very gently on them. To these we gave the name of Look-out
Shoals. Before noon we saw more breakers, the reef of which was composed
of very large stones, and called it Stony-reef Island.

On seeing obstruction to the