CONTENTS. vii 



CHAPTER VI. 



ORANGE HARBOUR -PLAN OF THE SQUADRON'S OPERATIONS -NATIVES -THEIR AP- 

 PEARANCE—THEIR HUTS — ARRIVAL OF MORE NATIVES — THEIR TALENT FOR 

 MIMICKRY — VISIT TO THEIR HUTS — THEIR FOOD — SOIL NEAR ORANGE HARBOUR 

 —TIDES— WHALES 119—129 



CHAPTER VI L 



DEPARTURE OF PORPOISE — WHALE-SHIP — HEIGHT OF WAVES — KING GEORGE'S IS- 

 LAND-O'BRIEN'S AND ASPLAND'S ISLANDS— PALMER'S LAND- ADVENTURE ISLETS- 

 GALE— SEA-GULL ORDERED TO RETURN — RETURN OF THE PORPOISE — ELEPHANT 

 ISLAND— GOOD SUCCESS BAY— BOAT DETAINED— ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE-ACCIDENT 

 —LIEUTENANT HARTSTEIN-G ALE— FURTHER ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE THE PARTY- 

 PORPOISE COMPELLED TO PUT TO SEA— CAPE ST. DIEGO— ANCHOR OFF IT-RETURN 

 TO GOOD SUCCESS BAY— PARTY JOIN— THEIR TRANSACTIONS— LEAVE GOOD SUC- 

 CESS BAY— NASSAU BAY— DARK NIGHT— FIND OURSELVES AMONG KELP— ANCHOR- 

 NATIVES— REACH ORANGE HARBOUR— ALL WELL— SEA-GULL— DECEPTION ISLAND- 

 PENGUINS— SEA LEOPARD— TEMPERATURE— VISIT TO CRATER— FORCE OF WIND- 

 CAPTAIN SMILEY— DEPARTURE— ARRIVAL AT ORANGE HARBOUR-SENT IN SEARCH 

 OF LAUNCH— LOSS OF THAT BOAT— RETURN OF SEA-GULL— AGAIN SAILS FOR WOL- 

 LASTON'S ISLAND -BAILY ISLAND — SEA-GULL HARBOUR — ARRIVAL OF FLYING- 

 FISH 133—145 



CHAPTER VIII. 



DEPARTURE OF PEACOCK AND FLYING-FISH — GALE— RETURN TO ANCHOR-FINAL 

 DEPARTURE— DIEGO RAMIERES— GALE— SEPARATION— DEFECTIVE OUTFITS OF PEA- 

 COCK—CURRENT—GALE—ACCIDENT TO WILLIAM STEWART— HIS RESCUE— DEATH— 

 FIRST ICEBERG-DIP OBSERVATIONS- WEATHER— ICEBERGS AND SNOW— GALE - 

 SITUATION OF PEACOCK— BIRDS— AURORA AUSTRALIS— DEEP SEA SOUNDING— FOG- 

 PETRELS— BREAKING ASUNDER OF ICEBERGS— DENSE FOG— DANGERS-SNOW-STORM 

 —OBSERVATIONS— FLYING-FISH REJOINS— LIEUTENANT WALKER'S REPORT— SITUA- 

 TION OF VESSELS— COUNCIL OF OFFICERS — CAPTAIN HUDSON RESOLVES TO RE- 

 TURN—WEATHER—AURORA-GALE-SHIP ON FIRE— FLYING-FISH DESPATCHED FOR 



