14', longitude 141 deg.

10', and the south island in latitude 24 deg.

22', and longitude 141 deg.
20'.
Hence our navigators proceeded for the Bashee Islands, hoping to procure at them such a supply of refreshment as would help to shorten their stay at Macao; but Captain Gore, being guided by the opinions of Commodore and Captain Wallis, as to the situation of these islands, which differ materially from Dampier's, they were foiled in their endeavours to find them, although, in the day time, the ships spread two or three leagues from each other, and in the night, when under an easy sail.
On the 27th, being in longitude 118 deg.

30', and having got to the westward of the Bashees, according to Mr.Byron's account, our navigators hauled their wind to the north west, hoping to weather the Prata shoals but at four in the morning of the 28th, the breakers were close under their lee; at daylight they saw the island of Prata, and finding they could not weather the shoal, ran to leeward of it.

As they passed the south side, they saw two remarkable patches on the edge of the breakers, that looked like wrecks.