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stenance of inhabitants. The wild Cellery, which is an ex- cellent antiscorbutic grows here in abundance.

I think these Islands are most proper to touch at, when bound round Cape Horn in preference to those in Straits La Maire 6 as the water is handy, and you may keep your People on Geese and Ducks while you remain.

IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AFTER PASSING STATEN LAND AND CAPE HORN.

February 3. S. Latt. 51 47'; W. Long. 66 10'; Amp'd 25 7' E. Wind from the Southward and pleasant weather. Left the Falkland Isles last evening. This day spoke the Ship Bedford, Laben Coffin, Master, from Dunkirk (in France) bound to the Pacific Ocean, on a whaling voyage. 7 Took a departure from Cape Percivall at 6 P. M., it being the west- ward extreme of the Falkland, lying in Latt. 51 50' South, and Longitude 66 West of London. Light airs, and a swell from the Southward. Vast many marine birds flying round.

5. S. Latt. 53 54'; W. Long. 69 36'; Amp'd 25 1' E. Moderate breezes and pleasant. Saw Staten Land 8 bearing South 14 leagues distant, a Current setting to the Eastward.

6. S. Latt. 54 52' ; W. Long. 68 13'. Pleasant weather. St. Bartholomews on Staten Land, bore SWBW.

7. S. Latt. 55 24'; W. Long. 68 1'; Amp'd 25 16' E. Winds light and from the Westward, a Constant Current set- ting to the Eastward. Staten Land in sight, bearing WNW.

six would enter at one end of those tufts of grass arn\ed, walking: through them with a hue and cry; while two would walk on each side and two stationed at each end, ready to shoot the hog as soon as he should run out; by this means we were able to kill seven hogs and catch one oig alive."

6 Named after Jacob le Maire, who circumnavigated the world in 1615-1617. W. C. F.

ANNOTATIONS BY JUDGE F. W. HOWAV, except on entries made when the Columbia was south of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. For this part of her cruise annota- tions are by Mr. T. C. Elliott. The annotations by Worthington C. Ford, editor Proceedings Massachusetts National Society, retained, are indicated by Mr. Ford's initials, W. C. F.

7 Ingraham in the preceding January had met in much the same locality the French whaler Necker from Dunkirk, Captain John Haives. He explains: "This ship was sailed under French papers and colours, yet she was an America-built ship likewise the Captain all his officers & most of his men were Americans but the great encouragement given by the French government to Americans to settle in Franc* and fit out ships in the whaling service has induced many of our countrymen to emigrate yet I believe the major part of them have no idea of remaining among the French longer than they by their industry obtain a suffi- ciency to enable them to live comfortably in their own country."

8 I. de los Estados. W. C. F.