re
necessary.

Monday 10.

In the forenoon we struck soundings at eighty-three fathoms depth; our
latitude 40 degrees 8 minutes south and longitude 55 degrees 40 minutes
west. This I conclude to have been near the edge of the bank for, the
wind being at south-south-west, we stood towards the south-east; and
after running fourteen miles in that direction we could find no bottom
with one hundred and sixty fathoms of line. In the night we stood towards
the west-south-west with a southerly wind and got again into soundings.
The next day we saw a great number of whales of an immense size that had
two spout-holes on the back of the head. Upon a complaint made to me by
the master I found it necessary to punish Matthew Quintal, one of the
seamen, with two dozen lashes for insolence and mutinous behaviour.
Before this I had not had occasion to punish any person on board.

Wednesday 12.

On the 12th we caught a porpoise by striking it with the grains. Everyone
eat heartily of it; and it was so well liked that no part was wasted.

Friday 14.

On the 14th in the afternoon we saw a land-bird like a lark, and passed
part of a dead whale that had been left by some whalers after they had
taken the blubber off. Saw likewise two strange sail. The next day at
noon our latitude was 43 degrees 6 minutes south and longitude 58 degrees
42 minutes west. Had soundings at seventy-five fathoms; the bottom a fine
greenish sand. Saw two hawks.

Sunday 16.

On the 16th another ship was seen to the west-north-west standing to the
northward. Latitude at noon 43 degrees 34 minutes south. We continued
running to the southward keeping in soundings.

Wednesday 19.

On the 19th at noon by my account we were within twenty leagues of Port
Desire; but the wind blowing fresh from the north-west with thick foggy
weather I did not attempt to make the land. We passed a good deal of
rock-weed and saw many whales, and albatrosses and other seabirds.

Thursday 20.

On the 20th at noon our latitude was 50 degrees 24 minutes south and
longitude 65 degrees 50 minutes west. In the afternoon the wind, which
had for some time past been northerly, suddenly shifted to the
west-south-west and blew hard.

Sunday 23.

We steered to the south-south-east and on the 23rd at two o'clock in the
morning we discovered the coast of Tierra del Fuego bearing south-east.
At nine in the forenoon we were off Cape St. Diego, the eastern part of
Tierra del Fuego. Observed