to S.W., when we wore, set the courses and top-sails close-reefed, and stood in for the land.  Soon after the wind freshened and fixed at south; but as the Adventure was some distance a-stern, we lay by for her till eight o’clock, when we both made all sail, and steered N. by W. 1/2 W. for the Strait.  At noon observed in 42 deg. 27’ south, Cape Palliser, by judgment, bore north, distant seventeen leagues.  This favourable wind was not of sufficient duration; in the afternoon it fell by little and little, and at length to a calm; this at ten o’clock was succeeded by a fresh breeze from the north, with which we stretched to the westward.

At three o’clock next morning, we were pretty well in with Cape Campbell on the west side of the Strait, when we tacked, and stretched over for Cape Palliser, under courses and close-reefed top-sails, having the wind at N.W., a very strong gale and fair weather.  At noon, we tacked and stretched to S.W., with the last-mentioned Cape bearing west, distant four or five leagues.  In the afternoon, the gale increased in such a manner as brought us under our courses.  We continued to stretch to the S.W. till midnight, when we wore, and set close-reefed top-sails.

On the 28th, at eight o’clock in the morning, we wore, and stood again to the S.W. till noon, when we were obliged to lie-to under the fore-sail.  At this time the high land over Cape Campbell bore west, distant ten or twelve leagues.  The Adventure four or five miles to leeward.  In the afternoon the fury of the gale began to abate; when we set the main-sail, close-reefed main-top-sail, and stood to the windward with the wind at W.N.W. and W. by N. a strong gale, attended with heavy squalls.

In the morning of the 29th, the wind abated and shifted to S.W. a gentle gale.  Of this we took immediate advantage, set all our sails, and stood for Cape Palliser, which at noon bore W. by N. 1/2 N., distant about six leagues.  The wind continued between the S.W. and south till five in the evening, when it fell calm.  At this time we were about three leagues from the Cape.  At seven o’clock the calm was succeeded by a gentle breeze from N.N.E., as fair as we could wish; so that we began to reckon what time we should reach the Sound the next day; but at nine the wind shifted to its old quarter N.W., and blew a fresh gale, with which we stretched to the S.W., under single-reefed topsails and courses, with the Adventure in company.  She was seen until midnight, at which time she was two or three miles a-stern, and presently after she disappeared; nor was she to be seen at day-light.  We supposed she had tacked and stood to the N.E., by which manoeuvre we lost sight of her.