Supposing South Cape to be the southern extremity of this country, as indeed it proved to be, I hoped to get round it by the west, for a large hollow swell from the south-west, ever since our last hard gale, had convinced me that there was no land in that direction.

In the night we had a hard gale at N.E. by N. and N. which brought us under our courses, but about eight in the morning it became moderate; and at noon veering to the west, we tacked and stood to the northward, having no land in sight.  Our latitude, by observation, was 47 deg. 33’ S. our longitude, west from the South Cape, 59’.  We stood away N.N.E. close upon a wind, without seeing any land, till two the next morning, when we discovered an island bearing N.W. by N. distant about five leagues:  About two hours afterwards we saw land a-head, upon which we tacked and stood off till six, when we stood in to take a nearer view of it:  At eleven we were within three leagues of it, but the wind seeming to incline upon the shore, I tacked and stood off to the southward.  We had now sailed round the land which we had discovered on the 5th, and which then did not appear to be joined to the main which lay north of it; and being now come to the other side of what we supposed to be water, a bay, or low land, it had the same appearance, but when I came to lay it down upon paper I saw no reason to suppose it to be an island; on the contrary, I was clearly of opinion that it made part of the main.  At noon, the western extremity of the main bore N. 59 W., and the island which we had seen in the morning S. 59 W. distant about five leagues.  It lies in latitude 46 deg. 31’ S. longitude 192 deg. 49’ W., and is nothing but a barren rock about a mile in circuit, remarkably high, and lies full five leagues distant from the main.  This island I named after Dr Solander, and called it Solander’s Island.  The shore of the main lies nearest E. by S. and W. by N. and forms a large open bay, in which there is no appearance of any harbour or shelter for shipping against S.W. and southerly winds:  The surface of the country is broken into craggy hills, of a great height, on the summits of which are several patches of snow:  It is not, however, wholly barren, for we could see wood not only in the vallies, but upon the highest ground, yet we saw no appearance of its being inhabited.

We continued to stand to the S.W. by S. till eleven o’clock the next morning, when the wind shifted to the S.W. by W., upon which we wore, and stood to the N.N.W., being then in latitude 47 deg. 40’ S. longitude 193 deg. 50’ W., and having a hollow sea from the S.W.

During the night, we steered N.N.W. till six in the morning, when, seeing no land, we steered N. by E. till eight, when we steered N.E. by E. 1/2 E. to make the land, which at ten we saw bearing E.N.E., but it being hazy, we could distinguish nothing upon it.  At noon, our latitude, by observation, was 46 deg.  S. About two it cleared up, and the land appeared to be high, rude, and mountainous.:  About half an hour after three I hauled in for a bay, in which there appeared to be good anchorage; but in about an hour, finding the distance too great to run before it would be dark, and the wind blowing too hard to make the attempt safe in the night, I bore away along the shore.