son of calms and baffling winds: but aware that the current in shore was much stronger than out of soundings, our exertions were directed to keep near the land, where something very similar to land and sea breezes occasionally favoured us, but nothing regular. We did not fairly accomplish our object until the morning of the 1st, when we commenced a track survey of the coast, with a light favourable air, which permitted us to range within one mile of the coast.

About sunset we found ourselves off a very deep and extensive inlet, on the outer peninsula (or island) of which arose several very lofty and remarkable peaks, frequently hidden by clouds. Nothing of the kind is apparent on the charts, and the fact of our being some miles inland, by our latitude and longitude, evinces how little we know of the geographical features of New Guinea. We were visited by many natives, from whom we purchased weapons, and other trifles.

The day following enabled us to add little to the preceding, the currents having driven us, during the night, almost out of sight of some of our lofty marks. At noon we observed within one mile of the easternmost of three low islands, nine being then in sight: these were "Los Crespos." By sunset we had reached the seventh, and tacked off shore for the night. The wind being light and variable; we anchored between them in thirteen fathoms. Here I

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