They were diligent in their researches, and their labours were amply rewarded.

Every day brought some new accession to botanical knowledge, or that of other branches of natural history.
Every thing being ready to put to sea, Captain Cook weighed anchor on the 13th of September, with the purpose of examining the coast of New Caledonia.

In pursuing this object, by which he was enabled to add greatly to nautical and geographical knowledge, the Resolution was more than once in danger of being lost, and particularly, in the night of the 28th of the month, she had a narrow escape.

Our navigators, on this occasion, were much alarmed; and daylight shewed that their fears had not been ill founded.

Indeed, breakers had been continually under their lee, and at a small distance from them; so that they were in the most imminent danger.