A p ril.
Wedntf. 26.
Thurfday 27.
A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE,
difcovered fome iflands in the latitude of 320 S., and under
the meridian of 130° W. Some other iflands, faid to be difcovered
by the Spaniards, appeared on this chart j but Captain
Crozet feemed to think they were inferted from nogood
authorities.
We were likewife informed of a later voyage undertaken1
by the French, under the command of Captain Kerguelen,,
which had ended much, to the difgrace of that commander.
While we lay in Table Bay, feveral foreign fliips put in
and 4tk> bound to and from India, viz. Englifh, French,
Danes, Swedes, and three Spanifli frigates, two of them
going to, and one coming from Manilla. It is but very
lately that the Spanilh fliips have touched here ; and thefe
were the firft that were allowed the fame privileges as other
European friendly nations.
On examining our rudder, the pintles were found to be
loofe, and we were obliged to unhang it, and take it on
fliore to repair. We werealfodelayed for want of caulkers,
to caulk the fliip, which was abfolutely neceffary to be done
before we put to fea. At length I obtained two workmen
from one of the Dutch fliips; and the Dutton Englifti Eaft
Indiaman, coming-in from Bengal, Captain Rice obliged me
with two more ; fo that by the 26th of April this work was-
finifhed; and having got on board all neceffary ftores, and
a frefli fupply of provifions and water, we took leave of the
Governor and other principal officers, and the next morning
repaired on board. Soon after, the wind coming fair, we
weighed and put to fea; as did alfo the Spanifli frigate Juno,
from Manilla, a Danifli Indiaman, and the Dutton.
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As foon as we were under fail, we faluted the garrifon
with thirteen guns ; which compliment was immediately
returned with the fame number. The Spanifli frigate and
Danifli Indiaman both faluted us as we paffed them, and I
returned each falute with an equal number of guns. When
we were clear of the bay the Danifli fliip fleered for the Eaft
Indies, the Spanifli frigate for Europe,, and we and the Dutton
for St. Helena.
177V-- April,
Thuriday z 7,
Depending on the goodhefs of Mr. Kendall’s watch, I re-
folved to try to make the ifland by a direft couti'c. For the
firft fix days, that is till we got into the latitude of 270 S.,.
longitude u r ° Weft of the Cape, the winds were foutherly
and S. E. After this we -had variable light airs for two
days ; they were fucceeded by a wind at S. >E. which continued
to the ifland, except a part of one day, when it was at
N. E. In general the wind blew faint all the paffage, which
made it longer than common.
At day-break in the morning of the 15th of May, we faw May.
the ifland of St. Helena at the diftance of fourteen leagues ; Monday's'
and at midnight, anchored in the road before the town, on
the N. W. fide of the ifland. At fun-rife the next morning, T.erday ,6.
the caftle, and alfo the Dutton, faluted us, each with thirteen
guns; on my landing, foon after, I was faluted by the caftle
with the fame number ; and each of the falutes was returned;
by the fliip.
Governor Skettowe, and the principal gentlemen of the
ifland, received and treated me, during my flay, with the
greateft politenefs; by Chewing,me. every kind of civility in
their power.
Whoever