the King of Portugal.  It is also the residence of an archbishop, whose see extends over all these islands, and over all the conquests of the Portuguese on this side of the Cape of Good Hope.  These islands afford good convenience for ships on long voyages procuring a supply of fresh water.  On the east side of Maio there is a little river, and as the island is uninhabited, there is nobody to hinder one from taking it:  There is also water to be had on St Antonio, where also good refreshments may be had, of oranges, lemons, and other fruits; and the Portuguese on this island are so few in number, that they cannot prevent one from taking what they please.

May the 29th having an observation, Clipperton found his latitude to be 52 deg. 15’ S. being then off Cape Virgin Mary, the northern point at the eastern entrance into the straits of Magellan, distant from Fuego, one of the Cape de Verd islands, 1580 leagues, the meridional distance being 36 deg. 4’ W.[236] Next day they entered the straits.  Proceeding onwards to Queen Elizabeth’s island, the pinnace was sent off to a fresh-water river on the main, which was found frozen up.  They saw large flocks of geese and ducks at this place, but they were very shy.  By some accident the surgeon’s mate was left ashore at this place by the boat, and when brought on board next morning he was almost dead with the cold.  They remained some time at Queen Elizabeth’s island, which is dry and mostly barren, yet they found plenty of sallad herbs, which were of infinite service, the crew being much afflicted by the scurvy.  The principal herb was smallage of extraordinary size, which they eat raw, or boiled in their broth, and of which they brought away a considerable quantity of juice in bottles.  On the 14th June, the empty water casks were sent ashore to be filled, and the carpenters went to look out for a proper piece of timber for a mizen-mast.  They found abundance of wild fowl and shell fish on shore, which were most welcome to all the company, as they found their appetites to increase, while the necessity compelled the enforcement of short allowance.  They anchored on the 22d in a fine bay, which they named No-bottom Bay, because of its great depth of water.  The trees here are lofty, and so loaded with snow as to be a most astonishing sight.  On the 29th there came to them a canoe in which were two men, a woman, and a boy.  These were of middle stature, with dark complexions, broad, round faces, and low features, with low foreheads, lank short black hair, and no clothing except a piece of skin to cover their middles.  The most extraordinary circumstance about them, was a fine streak round their wrists of an azure colour.  They seem to be very jealous of their women, as they would on no account permit the woman who was along with them to come on board.  Clipperton ordered them bread and cheese, and a dram of brandy, which last they refused to take, but they eat the bread and cheese voraciously.  They had a fire in the middle of their canoe, which was made of the bark of trees sewed together, and they brought with them some wild geese and ducks, which they exchanged for knives.  They had bows and arrows, together with some fishing tackle, and went away after two hours stay, making signs that they would return.