346 Notice of Mr Edward Barnsnfield's Voyage 
fortune to discover the land to the south-eastward, extending on 
both bows as far as the eye oould reach. At a distance, its li- 
mits could scarcely be distinguished from the light white clouds 
which floated on the tops of the mountains. Upon a nearer ap- 
proach, however, every object became distinct. The whole line 
of coast appeared high, bold, and rugged ; rising abruptly from 
the sea in perpendicular snowy cliffs, except here and there 
where the naked face of a barren black rock shewed itself 
amongst them. In the interior, the land, or rather the snow, 
sloped gradually and gently upwards into high hills, which ap- 
peared to be situated some miles from the sea. No attempt was 
made to land here, as the weather became rather threatening, 
and a dense fog came on, which soon shut every thing from our 
view at more than a hundred yards distance. A boat had been 
sent away in the mean time to try for anchorage ; but they 
found the coast completely surrounded by dangerous sunken 
rocks, and the bottom so foul, and the water so deep, that it 
was not thought prudent to go nearer the shore in the brig, es- 
pecially as it was exposed to almost every wind. The boat 
brought off some seals and penguins which had been §hot among 
the rocks ; but they reported them to be the only animated ob- 
jects they had discovered. The latitude of this part of the coast 
was found to be 62° 26' S. and its longitude to be 60° 54' W. 
(See Vol. III. of this Journal, Plate XII. Fig. 2.) 
Three days after this, we discovered and anchored in an 
extensive bay, about two degrees farther to the eastward, 
where we were enabled to land, and examine the country. 
Words can scarcely be found to describe its barrenness and 
sterility. Only one small spot of land was discovered on which 
a landing could be effected upon the Main, every other part 
of the bay being bounded by the same inaccessible cliffs which 
we had met with before. We landed on a shingle beach, 
on which there was a heavy surf beating, and from which 
a small stream of fresh-water ran into the sea. Nothing was to 
be seen but the rugged surface of barren rocks, upon which my- 
riads of sea-fowls had laid their eggs, and which they were then 
batching. These birds were so little accustomed to the sight of 
any other animal, that, so far from being intimidated by our 
approach, they even disputed our landing, and we were obliged 
