[It is not to be supposed that I could known at this time, that the Adventure had made the passage before me.]

I have now done with the southern Pacific Ocean; and flatter myself that no one will think that I have left it unexplored; or that more could have been done, in one voyage, towards obtaining that end, than has been done in this.

Soon after we left New Zealand, Mr Wales contrived, and fixed up, an instrument, which very accurately measured the angle the ship rolled, when sailing large and in a great sea; and that in which she lay down, when sailing upon a wind.  The greatest angle he observed her to roll was 38 deg..  This was on the 6th of this month, when the sea was not unusually high; so that it cannot be reckoned the greatest roll she had made.  The most he observed her to heel or lie down, when sailing upon a wind, was 18 deg.; and this was under double-reefed top-sails and courses.

On the 18th, at three in the morning, we sounded again, and found one hundred and ten fathoms, the same bottom as before.  We now made sail with a fresh gale at N.W., and steered S.E. by E. along the coast.  It extended from Cape Deseada, which bore north 7 deg. east, to E S.E.; a pretty high ragged isle, which lies near a league from the main, and S., 18 deg.  E. six leagues E. from Cape Deseada, bore N. 49 deg.  E. distant four leagues; and it obtained the name of Landfall.  At four o’clock, we were north and south of the high land of Cape Deseada, distant about nine leagues; so that we saw none of the low rocks said to lie off it.  The latitude of this Cape is about 53 deg.  S., longitude 74 deg. 40’ west.

Continuing to range the coast, at about two leagues distance, at eleven o’clock we passed a projecting point, which I called Cape Gloucester.  It shews a round surface of considerable height, and has much the appearance of being an island.  It lies S.S.E. 1/2 E. distant seventeen leagues from the isle of Landfall.  The coast between them forms two bays, strewed with rocky islets, rocks, and breakers.  The coast appeared very broken with many inlets; or rather it seemed to be composed of a number of islands.  The land is very mountainous, rocky, and barren, spotted here and there with tufts of wood, and patches of snow.  At noon Cape Gloucester bore north, distant eight miles, and the most advanced point of land to the S.E., which we judged to be Cape Noir, bore S.E. by S., distant seven or eight leagues.  Latitude observed 54 deg. 13’ S. Longitude, made from Cape Deseada, 54’ E. From Cape Gloucester, off which lies a small rocky island, the direction of the coast is nearly S.E.; but to Cape Noir, for which we steered, the course is S.S.E., distant about ten leagues.