On December 25 the Nautilus navigated amid the island group of the New Hebrides, which the Portuguese seafarer Quiros discovered in 1606, which Commander Bougainville explored in 1768, and to which Captain Cook gave its current name in 1773.
De Nautilus voer op 25 December midden door den Archipel der Nieuwe Hebriden, welke Quiros in 1606 ontdekte, die Bougainville in 1768 nader onderzocht, en waaraan Cook in 1773 den tegenwoordigen naam gaf.