THE VOYAGE OF THE HURON AND THE HUNTRESS 



Bad order, owing to their being so Long taken & having no salt. So 

 Ends." 



A glance at the chart of the Shetlands shows that this sealing cruise of Cap- 

 tain Davis was one of considerable extent. Upon leaving Yankee Harbor and 

 sailing to the north and east, Captain Davis with his shallop passed by Green- 

 wich, Robert and Nelson islands, then approached King George Island; 

 rounded Cape Melville and the North Foreland, then sailed west southwest 

 along the north shores of the Shetland chain. Between these larger islands 

 ran English, Nelson and Filde's straits. On Nelson's Island was "Harmony 

 Cove," another New England sealers' rendezvous, named for the Harmony, 

 Captain Ray of Nantucket. Nelson's Island was called "O'Cain's" after the 

 Boston sealing vessel of that name, under the famous Captain Jonathan Win- 

 ship. On the southwest coast of King George Island was "Potter's Cove," 

 where Captain Winship had his headquarters." 



The identity of one of the wrecked British sealers may possibly be established 

 as the ship Lady Trowbridge, Captain Richard Sherrat. This rescue and trans- 

 portation of the British castaways to English vessels at Rugged Island was a 

 praiseworthy task. Captain Davis probably had an interesting account, but 

 those details are lost, as the pages in his log are missing. It is known that the 

 Lady Trowbridge was wrecked on December 20, 1820. 



The desertion of Samuel Johnson is a mystery. As it is recorded that he ran 

 away, it is probable that he may have joined an English shore gang. He is not 

 listed in the Huron's roster and so must have been a member of the Huntress' 

 crew. 



What is now known as Nelson Straits may well have been discovered by 

 Captain Davis as in his log entry of February 19, 1822, he refers to leaving the 

 South Shetlands at "Davis Straits" between Nelson and Roberts islands. 



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