ENDERBY BROTHERS 167 
Although the Enderby’s attempt at exploration in 1833 
ended in failure and Binstead was a figment of the mind, 
a British sealer named Kemp also sent out by Messrs. 
Enderby made a notable voyage in that year of which 
nothing is known save his track on the chart. Sailing 
southward from Kerguelen nearly on the meridian of 6o° 
E. he discovered signs of land in 66° S., and although 
Kemp Land has never been seen again it continues to be 
shown on the map. 
The interest of the Enderbys did not flag, and in 1838, 
in spite of the heavy financial loss incurred by Biscoe’s 
voyage and that which followed, they in conjunction 
with seven other London merchants, fitted out a new 
expedition, the results of which were scarcely less re- 
markable than Biscoe’s. On July 16th, 1838, the 
schooner Eliza Scott of 154 tons, with John Balleny in 
command, accompanied by the dandy-rigged cutter 
Sabrina of 54 tons, under H. Freeman, left the Thames 
on a sealing voyage, with instructions to push as far to 
the south as possible in the hope of discovering land in 
a high latitude. The little squadron was provided with 
three chronometers and was otherwise well equipped. 
After spending some time in Chalky Bay in the South 
Island of New Zealand, where the crews of both vessels 
were in a state bordering on mutiny, Balleny sailed on 
January 7th, 1839, and on the nth entered Perseverance 
Harbour, Campbell Island, where by a curious coin- 
cidence he met John Biscoe engaged on a sealing voy- 
age in the Emma, just as the latter had met James Wed- 
dell in Hobart Town when performing his memorable 
circumnavigation. Sailing thence on January 17th, the 
voyage was resumed to the south, and Balleny, getting to 
the south of Bellingshausen’s track on the 27th, reached 
