No. I. 



NAUTICAL MEMOIR 



ON THE 



NAVIGATION 



OP THE 



SOUTH AMERICAN STATION- 



So little has been published respecting the navi- 

 gation of South America, and especially of that part 

 which lies beyond Cape Horn, that ships first going 

 to tha;t station are often at a loss to discover, which 

 is the best mode of making the different passages 

 from place to place. 



Having experienced this difficulty jnyself on 

 many occasions, and having lost much time in gues« 

 sing my way in the dark, I endeavoured to collect 

 as much information on the subject as possible, with 

 the view to the formation of some general sailing di- 



