April 1829. VESSELS SEPARATE—FOSTER. 197 
dalen and Barbara Channels, while he was to survey part of the 
south shore of the Strait and the Jerome Channel, and then 
proceed, in company with the Adelaide, to Childe. 
The Adventure then proceeded along the coast of Tierra 
del Fuego towards Staten Land, for the purpose of communi- 
cating with the Chanticleer, or obtaining some intelligence of 
her. ‘The appointed rendezvous was New Year’s Harbour, and 
the day on which I had promised to be there was past. 
It was so foggy that no part of the coast of Tierra del 
Fuego could be seen; but as any detention might cause Cap- 
tain Foster inconvenience, I did not wait for fair weather, but 
went at once to the place appointed. 
When crossing Strait le Maire, we were very nearly drifted 
through by the tide, which, however, changed just in time to 
admit of our keeping on the north side of Staten Land. 
With a strong squally breeze we entered New Year’s Har- 
bour, and seeing nothing of the Chanticleer, should have sailed 
without further investigation, had we not observed a cleared 
white space on one of the islands, which being near the place 
where I had requested Captain Foster to leave a document, I 
concluded was intended to attract our attention. The anchor 
was therefore dropped in twenty-five fathoms (the island bear- 
ing from N. to N.W. + W.), nearly in the spot where Captain 
Cook anchored, and a boat was sent to the white mark, near 
which a flag-staff was observed, at whose foot was a tin canis- 
ter, containing a letter from Captain Foster, which informed 
me of his having been obliged, in consequence of a longer 
detention here than he had anticipated, to alter his arrange- 
ments, and requesting me to meet him at St. Martin’s Cove, 
near Cape Horn, about this day. We therefore lost no time in 
getting under weigh, but in doing so, broke an anchor. We 
passed round Cape St. John, and with a fair wind made rapid 
progress to the westward. At noon, the next day, being seventy- 
five miles from Cape Horn, bearing W. by S., the high moun- 
tains on the S.E. end of Tierra del Fuego came in sight, 
among which the ‘ Sugar Loaf’(g) was a conspicuous object. 
(g) Campana, or Bell Mountain.—R. F. 
