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calm, and we anchored between Penguin Island and 

 the east shore, where we lay till three o'clock next 

 morning. We then weighed and put to sea, with a 

 light breeze at south ; but did not get clear of the 

 land till the morning of the 3d, when with a fresh 

 gale at W. N. W., we stood to the S. E. to get more 

 into the way of these winds. 



On the oth, a sudden squall of wind carried away 

 the Resolution's mizen top-mast. Having another 

 to replace it, the loss was not felt ; especially as it 

 was a bad stick, and had often complained. On the 

 6th, in the evening, being then in the latitude of 

 39 14' S., and in the longitude of 23 5& E., we 

 passed through several small spots of water of red- 

 dish colour. Some of this w 7 as taken up ; and it was 

 found to abound with a small animal, which the mi- 

 croscope discovered to be like a cray-fish, of a red- 

 dish hue. 



We continued our course to the south-east, with 

 a very strong gale from the westward, followed by a 

 mountainous sea ; which made the ship roll and tum- 

 ble exceedingly, and gave us a great deal of trouble 

 to preserve the cattle we had on board. Notwith- 

 standing all our care, several goats, especially the 

 males, died ; and some sheep. This misfortune was, 

 in a great measure, owing to the cold, which we now 

 began most sensibly to feel. 



On the 12th, at noon* we saw land extending 

 from S. E. by S. to S. E. by E.- Upon a nearer 

 approach, we found it to be two islands. That 

 which lies most to the south, and is also the largest, 

 1 judged to be about fifteen leagues in circuit; and 

 to be in the latitude of 46 53' S., and in the longi- 

 tude of 37 46' E. The most northerly one is about 

 nine leagues in circuit ; and lies in the latitude of 

 46 40' S., and in 38 8' E. longitude. The distance 

 from the one to the other is about five leagues. 



We passed through this channel, at equal distance 

 from both islands ; and could not discover, with the 



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