In the afternoon the pinnace was hoisted in, and they made sail to the eastward with a fresh breeze at south-west.

Nothing material occurred till the 31st, when about three o'clock in the afternoon they saw two islands, one bearing north-east, half east, seven leagues, and the other east by south, about six leagues distant.

Not having an opportunity of getting well in with the land before night came on, they plied occasionally under an easy sail, and at day-light next morning [1 June 1788] made sail and bore up for it.

On approaching the southernmost land, they found it to form two barren isles, separated by a channel about a quarter of a mile over, and apparently free from danger: the north island lies in a north half east direction from these, and about five leagues distant.

At noon, the body of the north island bore north-east by north three miles distant: their latitude at that time was 30 deg..