At day-light in the morning of the 25th, we made the island of Celebes, bearing from south 11 deg. 00’ east, to south 54 deg. 00’ east, distant eight or nine leagues:  at noon on the 26th, the north-west point of Celebes bore south-south-east about ten leagues.  This part of the coast runs down in a low point into the sea, and a little way back, rises in a round hill or hummock, but considerably lower than the back land, which is very high; from this point the land seems to take its direction about south-west by west.  The latitude of the north-west point is 1 deg. 22’ north, and the longitude, by lunar observations, 121 deg. 00’ east.

On the 27th at noon the land of Celebes was distant about eight or nine leagues; between us and the southermost land in sight there was a small island.  Ever since we had made the coast of Celebes we had very little wind, and that had generally been from south-east to south-west; no current was perceptible; the weather was exceedingly sultry; the freshest winds we had were from south-west; on which account, we endeavoured to get over on the Borneo shore.  At four in the morning of the 29th, we had a very heavy squall from west-north-west, which obliged us to clew all up.

On the 30th, at five in the morning, we saw the island of Borneo, bearing west-north-west; this part of the coast is high land:  we saw, at the same time, from the mast-head, a small island, bearing west-north-west; this I took to be one of the small islands which are laid down to the southward of the Taba Islands, and near in upon the coast:  at eight in the evening, we tacked, and in the night, the wind came from the land, but squally, with which we stood to the southward.  This part of the coast of Borneo seems to be a projecting point, and is in the latitude of 1 deg. 02’ north; longitude 119 deg. 00’ east.

On the 31st, at day-light, the land of Celebes bore east by north half north; we had a heavy squall of thunder, lightning, and rain.

On the 1st of September, about eight o’clock at night, when it was very dark, we suddenly discovered something on our weather quarter, which had much the appearance of a large row-boat, and there being but a very light air of wind, we prepared, with all possible silence, for the reception of a pirate; but as it did not approach us as we expected, we supposed it to have been a large tree adrift.

In crossing from Celebes to Borneo and back, we passed nearly over the place where seven islands are laid down in the charts, about 00 deg. 40’ to the northward of the line; but, as we saw nothing, I conclude, as Captain Carteret did, “that they exist only upon paper;” or that they may have been some of those islands which have been seen near the coast, and by an incorrect account of their situation, in point of longitude, have been placed here in mid-channel.  In the morning, the Island of Celebes bore from east half north to south-south-east, and a small island