Joql^out-fpjr land; 4ajv I thfjpfQre adrnd*
nished my small ,crew ,to watch carefully .qvqty appearance. of
that nature, pyoniising every encouragement tpttho^e; thatWere
diligent, smd pointing pmt |o the^e.iheliafld !tov b.e otherwise the
dangers-we were liable to, epcouptey through peglociy with the
4isgrace and pmnshmeafcyrtncfraigs^red^ mist fall*to them. I
had the sqtiffqptkmfb i a i that they punctually e^eojiitesdall-mjf
oyderg,. and I never had occasion to find, fault with any one of
thei% during tjre time d had the honour to command the Lady
Jielsohv
On the 24th we bent both qur, fables,; and mnsfeweAthe, anchors
» WG kept a strict look-out from the mast-head for land»
day and night*
Wft observed; the variation by the sun’s azimuth at. setting. on
thp ?6ths to be 4° 53; W. At noon the latitude was 38° 13' S.
lojgitude by account^ 14' E, Jf&g following.day theW^»^
tion was 2° 30 W. latituderAi^A^ : We;jtod b u t ?few. birds
about us. The weather dark and hazy,but generally the.nights
.\^ece clear with heavy. dei^fajlipg, which I, attributed to.«us
proximity to the land. ■
the 2^thj if was; perfectly calm withojjf m rippLe, I tried
if there was a current, but only: found a small drift to the eastward^
but. so small as not to deserve any rate, and could ju^t be
Observed by the line when immersed several fathoms bJSmafh
the surface, the other bodies taking their drift,in that direction.
In. the night we had a brepze fromtheE. and towards noomit
%^eped into a br^fe gale,[which lasted; till lite OOthi, with uncommon,
smooth water for the force of wind, and the length of
time’it had blown. The heavy dews at Jsighi con tin ued. *i
On the 1st of December, we,passed a large spermaceti whale,
and at three* P. Mv :W»e .got so. close to a seal as nearly to have
run a bearding' .pike into», it, tbefe-/bemgjlittle.wiind. At fivq
P.M.
P. M. wë^assèd another, whïéfr followed u f for 'sölrie time, löëk^
Ing Up* a t us, and shaking his head as he leaped from the sea.
In the middle» watch; that isrfO'Siay,' between ‘ twelve and fout
in!#fe morning We heard arid* s&W%ëv'ër&r-&etils? ?The wiiid Was
E. fry E. 'mdde#^t^1Mlh'%feahy^ewk.1{
At bèfMfi' ën'the Sd, Wë'bbgëiwèd the latifh#efrb
ïon^feudê'by aeèouilt 44' E. We had l |p # Winds:* i#$Km-
Mgte cafef.- We had lost all the birds that gméra3iy follbwed
nsv - ‘ The clouds htm-g hei^y to thé ‘éastWard, ‘arid about'‘thé
frbr|gt>n had mtteh the aptpearaneëöfMnd. In thé- ëitèrföffg oriè
ofwbse long flies, "known byw^nanae óf. hörse-stifrglpi^ ■ came
on” board and lighted on the ma in-sail, where it continued for
some time. This was a stronger proof of land being/nlar.ul1
than aiiy we had yet seen, as this insect eou-M not ëi'ist for any
lerigtl of -time at -sea!*. Though land Wals^ tb bë édeh' I rëdéufelëd
thy -watchfulness. In the evening it chifoe on to blow
with 'Mlh-Sea during thé night, which*olmgbd us tö'Këèf) vWry
Smig sail, :in order to ‘be enabled to hard; if nëcfesidty,'1 $1rasd!t ?6
th e wind wifhoht losing- time. I t .®§hfinue<l to 'Mow with heavy
squalls dud min until four in the morning!-bf th e '3d, when Wè
had ddy-ligfö; after which T made all th e sail I could.' Affright
A. I f . L%Wihe land froth-the N. training a s ‘for tb th frlï. as
wm& E . The part th a t was right ahead appearing likb üüëdnv
webieS^-islands, %efng( four in' nuiütbèr, distant sit or-IfeveA
leagues. At noott'I observed, beingiu with thè land, onr latiA
tude* to fee 38^ 10'IS. longitude fry^ 'ècfcbhM fréSA SO" E . which.,
according'the best of my judgment; after looking over my
Keekbmhg, I alfbwfed thè Wièsfetn^point of land* to lay-in 142? E.
Erom the distance I Was from fhe^ffiórfe;' and ofrservihg in
88°ïQf, I make 'Cafj:e‘'Barlks tó^iè' inWs^W'S.- *'
I t will be proper to give in this place the following copy of
the Journal which I gave, tjovérhor King, 'being a narrative of
k 2 what