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and rocky, without the least signs of tree or shrub, 

 and with very little verdure of any kind. Penguins, 

 and other oceanic birds and seals, occupied part of the 

 coast ; but not in such numbers as at Christmas 

 Harbour. 



Finding no encouragement to continue our re- 

 searches, and the next morning both wind and 

 weather being favourable, I weighed anchor and put 

 to sea. To this harbour I gave the name of Port 

 Palliser, in honour of my worthy friend Admiral Sir 

 Hugh Palliser. It is situated in the latitude of 49 3' S. 

 in the longitude of 69 37' E., and five leagues 

 from Howe's Foreland, in the direction of S. 2.5 E. 

 There are several islands, rocks, and breakers lying 

 in and without the entrance, for which the annexed 

 chart of the coast, and sketch of the harbour, may 

 be consulted. We went in and out between them 

 and the north head j but I have no doubt that there 

 are other channels. 



As we were standing out of Port Palliser, we dis- 

 covered a round hill, like a sugar-loaf, in the direc- 

 tion of S. 7- E., about nine leagues distant. It had 

 the appearance of an island lying at some distance 

 from the coast ; but we afterwards found it was upon 

 the main land. In getting out to sea, we had to 

 steer through the winding channels amongst the 

 shoals. However, we ventured to run over some of 

 them, on which we never found less than eighteen 

 fathoms, and often did not strike ground with twenty- 

 four ; so that, had it not been for the sea-weed 

 growing upon all of them, they would not have been 

 discovered. 



After we had got about three or four leagues from 

 the coast, we found a clear sea, and then steered 

 east till nine o'clock, when the Sugar-loaf hill, 

 above mentioned, which I named Mount Campbell, 

 bore S. E., and a small island that lies to the north- 

 ward of it, S. S. E., distant four leagues. I now 



