After running west by south one mile, got no bottom with 40 fathoms of line.

Kept our course south by east: it (the island) appeared to be quite level with rocks extending to north-west, with heavy breakers.

Made it by observation south latitude 14 degrees 4 minutes; east longitude 123 degrees 31 minutes by good chronometer rated at Roti.
TROUBLE WITH THE HORSES.
At 6 A.M.on the morning of the 16th they experienced heavy squalls of wind off Red Island, and this prevented them from getting into Hanover Bay on that day; but on the morning of the 17th they anchored safely, without having lost a single pony, or without having experienced any serious misfortune, having made the passage from Roti in five days.
UNFORESEEN EMBARRASSMENTS.
Some short time was occupied in narrating the adventures we had respectively encountered since we had last seen one another, and in giving way to the pleasure arising from meeting again in so distant a land, and under such circumstances: at last came the unpleasant announcement that there was not an atom of forage on board, so that the ponies must of necessity be landed tomorrow; and my plans of disembarking them at a more eligible site were thus at once overthrown.

Being the only person who knew the route to Hanover Bay from the encampment, I was obliged to remain on shore to guide the party over there the next morning.

Mr.Lushington and the Captain however returned on board to make preparations for landing the horses at daybreak.
LANDING THE HORSES.
I lay down to sleep this night oppressed with very uneasy thoughts.