With oysters and palm-tops stewed together the people now made excellent meals, without consuming any of their bread.  In the morning of the 30th, Mr. Bligh saw with great delight a visible alteration in the men for the better, and he sent them away to gather oysters, in order to carry a stock of them to sea, for he determined to put off again that evening.  They also procured fresh water, and filled all their vessels to the amount of nearly sixty gallons.  On examining the bread, it was found there still remained about thirty-eight days’ allowance.

Being now ready for sea, every person was ordered to attend prayers; but just as they were embarking, about twenty naked savages made their appearance, running and hallooing, and beckoning the strangers to come to them; but, as each was armed with a spear or lance, it was thought prudent to hold no communication with them.  They now proceeded to the northward, having the continent on their left, and several islands and reefs on their right.

On the 31st they landed on one of these islands, to which was given the name of ‘Sunday.’  ’I sent out two parties (says Bligh), one to the northward and the other to the southward, to seek for supplies, and others I ordered to stay by the boat.  On this occasion, fatigue and weakness so far got the better of their sense of duty, that some of the people expressed their discontent at having worked harder than their companions, and declared that they would rather be without their dinner than go in search of it.  One person, in particular, went so far as to tell me, with a mutinous look, that he was as good a man as myself.  It was not possible for one to judge where this might have an end, if not stopped in time; to prevent therefore such disputes in future, I determined either to preserve my command or die in the attempt; and seizing a cutlass, I ordered him to lay hold of another and defend himself; on which he called out that I was going to kill him, and immediately made concessions.  I did not allow this to interfere further with the harmony of the boat’s crew, and every thing soon became quiet.’

On this island they obtained oysters, and clams, and dog-fish; also a small bean, which Nelson, the botanist, pronounced to be a species of dolichos.  On the 1st of June, they stopped in the midst of some sandy islands, such as are known by the name of keys, where they procured a few clams and beams.  Here Nelson was taken very ill with a violent heat in his bowels, a loss of sight, great thirst, and an inability to walk.  A little wine, which had carefully been saved, with some pieces of bread soaked in it, was given to him in small quantities, and he soon began to recover.  The boatswain and carpenter were also ill, and complained of headache and sickness of the stomach.  Others became shockingly distressed with tenesmus; in fact, there were few without complaints.