In the morning I found that the fire we had seen the night before was a burning island, and steered for it.

We saw many other islands, one large high island, and another smaller but pretty high.

I stood near the volcano, and many small low islands, with some shoals.
March the 25th, 1700, in the evening we came within three leagues of this burning hill, being at the same time two leagues from the main; I found a good channel to pass between them, and kept nearer the main than the island.

At seven in the evening I sounded, and had fifty-two fathom fine sand and ooze.

I stood to the northward to get clear of this strait, having but little wind and fair weather.