In the afternoon of the 21st, being in the latitude of 62 deg. 24’ S., longitude 42 deg. 19’ E., we saw a white albatross with black tipped wings, and a pintado bird.  The wind was now at S. and S.W., a fresh gale.  With this we steered N.E., against a very high sea, which did not indicate the vicinity of land in that quarter; and yet it was there we were to expect it.  The next day we had intervals of fair weather, the wind was moderate, and we carried our studding-sails.[1] In the morning of the 23d, we were in latitude of 60 deg. 27’ S., longitude 45 deg. 33’ E. Snow showers continued, and the weather was so cold, that the water in our water-vessels on deck had been frozen for several preceding nights.

Having clear weather at intervals, I spread the ships a-breast four miles from each other, in order the better to discover any thing that might lie in our way.  We continued to sail in this manner till six o’clock in the evening, when hazy weather and snow showers made it necessary for us to join.

We kept our course to N.E. till eight o’clock in the morning of the 25th, when the wind having veered round to N.E. by E., by the W. and N. we tacked, and stood to N.W.  The wind was fresh, and yet we made but little way against a high northerly sea.  We now began to see some of that sort of peterels so well known to sailors by the name of sheerwaters, latitude 58 deg. 10’, longitude 50 deg. 54’ E. In the afternoon the wind veered to the southward of east; and at eight o’clock in the evening, it increased to a storm, attended with thick hazy weather, sleet and snow.

During night we went under our fore-sail and main-top-sail close-reefed:  At day-light the next morning, added to them the fore and mizen top-sails.  At four o’clock it fell calm; but a prodigious high sea from the N.E., and a complication of the worst of weather, viz. snow, sleet, and rain, continued, together with the calm, till nine o’clock in the evening.  Then the weather cleared up, and we got a breeze at S.E. by S. With this we steered N. by E. till eight o’clock the next morning, being the 27th, when I spread the ships, and steered N.N.E., all sails set, having a fresh breeze at S. by W., and clear weather.

At noon we were by observation, in the latitude of 56 deg. 28’ S., and, about three o’clock in the afternoon, the sun and moon appearing at intervals, their distances were observed by the following persons; and the longitude resulting therefrom was,

By Mr Wales, (the mean of two sets) 50 deg. 59’ East. 
Lieutenant Clerke 51 11
Mr Gilbert 50 14
Mr Smith 50 50
Mr Kendal’s watch 50 50