I Shot A
Small Lory Closely Resembling A Common Species At Ternate, And A
Glossy Starling Which Differed From The Allied Birds Of Ceram And
Matabello.
Large wood-pigeons and crows were the only other birds
I saw, but I did not obtain specimens.
About eight in the evening of June 25th we started, and found
that with all hands at work we could just haul up our mainsail.
We had a fair wind during the night and sailed north-east,
finding ourselves in the morning about twenty miles west of the
extremity of Waigiou with a number of islands intervening. About
ten o'clock we ran full on to a coral reef, which alarmed us a
good deal, but luckily got safe off again. About two in the
afternoon we reached an extensive coral reef, and were sailing
close alongside of it, when the wind suddenly dropped, and we
drifted on to it before we could get in our heavy mainsail, which
we were obliged to let run down and fall partly overboard. We had
much difficulty in getting off, but at last got into deep water
again, though with reefs and islands all around us. At night we
did not know what to do, as no one on board could tell where we
were or what dangers might surround us, the only one of our crew
who was acquainted with the coast of Waigiou having been. left on
the island. We therefore took in all sail and allowed ourselves
to drift, as we were some miles from the nearest land.
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 308 of 412
Words from 82947 to 83207
of 111511
