Early in the morning, the fog cleared a little, and a light breeze sprung up from the northward.  Many seals and whales were about the ship; and in the afternoon, we saw a number of penguins.  At eight o’clock in the evening we sounded, and had 96 fathoms of water, over a bottom of fine sand and mud.  During the night, we had moderate breezes from the southward, attended with small rain.  In the forenoon of the 11th, we saw a great number of whales, and several penguins.  During the afternoon and night, we had strong gales from the southward, attended with frequent squalls.  The next forenoon, we saw several large patches of sea-weed:  the wind still continued to blow very strong from the southward, which occasioned a high sea; and the ship rolling very much, occasioned her to make a deal of water in her upper works.  In the morning of the 13th, the weather grew more moderate:  we saw a port Egmont hen, and several pieces of rock-weed.  At noon our latitude was 45 deg. 46’ south, and the longitude 302 deg. 49’ east.

On the 15th, the weather grew moderate, the wind to the northward.  Some observed distances of the sun and moon on the 16th, gave 305 deg. 46’ east longitude; the latitude at that time was 42 deg. 34’ south.  In the afternoon of the 17th, we had a strong appearance of a current, and passed a large number of whales.  The next day, the water being discoloured, we sounded with 160 fathoms of line, but got no ground.  The wind still kept to the northward, with moderate breezes and fine weather.

Essence of malt and vinegar were served to the ship’s company on the 24th, and every precaution was taken to preserve their health.  In the evening, we had much lightning to the northward:  the wind blew fresh from the north-east, and we had frequent heavy squalls attended with rain.  Towards noon on the 26th, the wind grew light and variable:  the latitude was 32 deg. 20’ south, and the longitude 311 deg. 02’ east.  In the evening, we had much lightning to the northward:  towards midnight, a fresh breeze sprung up from the south-east.

The next forenoon, we saw a turtle and several flying-fish; and at six o’clock in the afternoon, we saw a brig to the northward, and soon afterwards spoke with her.  At six o’clock in the morning of the 28th, we saw the land bearing from north-west to west-south-west.  We sounded in 26 fathoms of water, over a bottom of soft mud.  At eight o’clock, some high level land bore west half south, eight or nine leagues distant.  I ordered the jolly-boat to be hoisted out, and we tried the current, which was found to set north-east by north, at the rate of half a mile an hour, or nearly.  At noon, we had clear soundings in 24, 22, 20, and 18 fathoms over a bottom of fine brown sand and mud.  At six o’clock, we tacked, the extremes of the land bearing from south-west to north by east; the nearest land about four miles distant.  During the night, we had regular soundings from 13 to 25 fathoms.