during a Voyage from the Cape to St. Helena. 83 

 May 3. S. Lat. 1 6° 1 9', W. Long. 4° 27'. 



Air. Water. Hygr. Wind and Weather. 



8h a. M. 73° 73°.5 8° East, moderate, cloudy 



10 75 73.5 10 ENE. do. do. 



It 76 74 10 Do. do. clear. 



3 P. M. 73.5 74 8.5 Do. do. do. 



6 72.5 74 8.5 E. by N. do. do. 



The night was fine. 



May 4. S. Lat. 15° 55', Long, and James's Town 5° 36' 30" 



West. 



Air. Water. Hygr. Wind and Weather. 



6hA.M. 720 73"\5 V ESE. moderate, cloudy. 



8 72.5 73.5 8 Do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. 7 miles from shore. 



Do. do. do. 4 miles from shore. 



Do. do. do. 



Do. do. do. 3 miles from shore. 



Do. do. do. \ a mile off James's 

 town, at anchor in 21 fathoms. 



May 5. At anchor off James's Town. 



Air. Water. Hyg r - Wind and Weather. 

 7 h a. si. — 74* — 



As we approached nearer St. Helena, the land appeared 

 bolder, and when we were only two or three miles distant, 

 the features of the island were wild and grand in the extreme, 

 consisting of perpendicular and very lofty cliffs, craggy peaks 

 and hills, and mountains parched, brown, and barren, as if 

 just thrown up by a volcano. The only exception to this re- 

 mark appeared in the high central neck of land, where there 

 was a stripe of verdure, and where we could distinguish the 

 buildings of Longwood. 



In consequence of the dark bottom of the road, the water, 

 even in soundings, continues of a dark blue colour. It is re- 

 markable that in approaching St. Helena, the temperature 

 of the sea at its surface does not change. This is probably 

 owing to the peculiarity of the island being situated in the 



