Tuesday, December the 1st, 1741, little wind, and fair weather, which is a kind of prodigy in those parts.  In the morning put out of the cove, and got four leagues down; then the wind took us a-head, and we put into another cove where we got muscles and limpets.  At four this afternoon saw an Indian canoe coming over from the north-shore; they landed two of their men to the leeward of the cove, they came opposite to us, and viewed us, then went back, and came with the canoe within a cable’s length of our boat, but no nearer, so that we had no opportunity to truck with them.

Wednesday the 2d, little wind, with rain.  At nine this morning row’d out and got about a league farther down; the wind beginning to blow fresh, we put into another cove, and found plenty of shell-fish, which kept up our spirits greatly, for it is enough to deject any thinking man, to see that the boat will not turn to windward, being of such length, and swimming so buoyant upon the water, that the wind, when close haul’d, throws her to leeward:  We have been seventeen days going seven or eight leagues to windward, which must make our passage very long and uncomfortable.

Friday the 4th, little wind at S. and fair.  This morning rowed out, at ten got down, where we saw a smoke, but no people; we saw a dog running along shore, and keeping company with the boat for above a mile; we then put in, with a design, to shoot him, but he soon disappointed us, by taking into the woods.  We put off again with a fine breeze, steering N.W. by W. down the Streights.  The carpenter gave a guinea this day for a pound of flour, which he made into cakes, and eat instantly.  At six in the evening abreast of Cape Munday; at eight abreast of Cape Upright, being fair weather.  Intend to keep under sail all night.

Saturday the 5th, little wind and fair:  At four this morning I saw Cape Pillar, bearing W. by N. distant eight leagues; saw a smoke on the south shore, and at noon we saw a smoke on the north shore, but we did not care to lose time:  At three o’clock saw Cape Desseada, bearing from Cape Pillar S.W. distant four leagues, at four o’clock wore the boat, and steered E.S.E.  The lieutenant was now fully convinced we have been all along in the right Streights, and had we run but one league further, on Monday, Nov. 17, we had escaped all this trouble and anxiety:  As for my own part, I was very well assured, from the first entrance, that we were right, but the lieutenant would not believe that it was Cape Pillar on the S. shore coming into the Streights, but thought we were in a lagoon to the northward; so that we have been above a fortnight coming back to rectify mistakes, and to look at Cape Pillar a second time:  At eight o’clock came abreast of the smoke seen in the morning.  The people being well assured that we are actually in the Streights of Magellan, are all alive.  Wind at W.S.W.