188 FROM THE ST. LAWRENCE ISLANDS 



The 21st: latitude 2?° 58', longitude 152° 2?'. 

 Three small snipes fluttered round the ship, and 

 at last disappeared. Though these birds generally 

 indicate land being near, we looked about for it 

 in vain. The Spaniards are of opinion that there 

 is an island in this neighbourhood, and call it St. 

 Maria-la-gorta. 



I opened to-day a tin-box with plumb-pudding 

 which had been prepared in England in 1815, and 

 was still quite excellent. 



The 22d : latitude 27° 50', longitude 152° 22'. 

 A perfect calm allowed me to-day to use my 

 second and last Six-thermometer. 



Temperature of the air on the surface of the ocean + 77° 10 

 Temperature of the water on the surface of the ocean 4- 77 00 



At the depth of 5 fathoms + 75 00 



10 + 75 00 



- 25 + 73 70 



- 50 + 67 20 



- 100 + 61 00 



- 200 + 51 50 



Transparency of the water 16 fathoms. 



The 23d : latitude 26° 41', longitude 152° 32'. 

 The N. E. monsoon again commenced. 



The 26th. At seven o'clock in the morning a 

 mountain in the S. W. came in sight, and I recogniz- 

 ed it for Mouna Roa, which lies on the N. E. side of 

 the island of Owhyee: The whole island soon 

 appeared j at noon, the wind being very faint, we 

 were still thirteen miles distant, but at sunset a 

 breeze rose in the N., which slowly brought us to 



