Finding his retreat cut off he boldly stood up and seemed deliberately to scan the most practicable mode of breaking his way through us all, but he was so incessantly plied with stones as entirely to distract him.

When a well-aimed blow struck him he wreaked his vengeance on the stone, and, diving after it to the bottom, gnashed upon it with his teeth.

At last a gun was brought by one of the party and a well-directed shot under the ear laid him dead.

Rock oysters of a large size and delicious flavour were found in great abundance.

Range of thermometer 67 to 82 degrees.
On Sunday the 12th continued to explore the several islands; unable to land upon the first we approached on account of a reef which ran all round it.