it had been represented. In the evening, he had a good view of the Ildefonso Isles, a group about six leagues from the main. Soon after, he passed the west point of Nassau Bay, discovered by Hermite, in 1624. It is sometimes called false Cape Horn, being the southern point of Terra del Fuego. In the evening of next day, he passed the famous Cape Horn, and entered the Southern Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southern extremity of a group of islands, called Hermite Islands, lying before Nassau Bay; and was found to be in lat. 55° 58' S., long. 67° 46' W. About three leagues E.N.E. from Cape Horn, is a rocky point which Capt. Cook named Mistaken Cape: it is the southern point of the most easterly of Hermite Isles. Between this and Cape Horn, there seemed to be a passage directly into Nassau Bay; but, owing to hazy weather, the objects here were seen indistinctly.
Steering for Strait le Maire, our navigator visited Success Bay on the 30th; and sent Lieutenant Pickersgill on shore, to see if any token could be found, indicating that the Adventure had been here. Of course, nothing was observed, as she had not touched here; but the Captain, with his usual prudence, caused a card to be nailed to a tree at the watering place of the Endeavour, to give notice to Capt. Furneaux that the Resolution had passed, in the event of his coming after. The natives whom Mr. Pickersgill met with were very friendly, and made signs for the ship to anchor in the bay. They were the same kind of people as those of Christmas Sound. The bay was full of whales and seals. By comparing the longitude of this place with that of the west side of Terra del Fuego, our
