50' north latitude, 173 deg.
00' east longitude.

They are very low, and yet it is rather remarkable, that on sounding, when not more than a mile from the land, there was no bottom found with eighty fathoms of line.

Within the islands there appeared to be some fine harbours, and they probably afford a variety of refreshments.

The natives seemed to be nearly black, and their canoes were constructed much in the same manner as those already described.
22 June 1788 There being no prospect of procuring any refreshments from these people, Captain Marshall made sail, and at noon on the 22d they saw land in the direction of north by east, eight miles distant; it appeared very low, flat, and full of trees.

By four o'clock, they were close in with the southernmost land, and saw a great number of canoes sailing close to the shore, some of which came towards the ship, and two of them very near, but nothing would entice them to come along-side.