An account of several late voyages and discoveries

'y6 Sir John Narbrough':s P<Wage any other thing to annoy the Inhabitants, but Cold and Hunger: Here lies :i large Country o. pe11 to receive any Inhabitants from forein Parts, and large enougn to fatisfie the Undcrtakers: The Land would produce Europea11 Grain, if planted here, and breed Cattle. · Septem/Jer 16, I confidering my Men, being very weak, thought it moí\: fit ·to go for Port De. Jier and there to refrefh the Meo, for I knowing there I could havc what Pcnguins and Scals I would have, which are good Provifions; alfo Ido intend to falt up a quantity of cach, to carry to Sea with me to lengthen out my Provifions.This Forcnoon I fieered trom St. Julia11 North-north. cafr, and made what fail 1 could to get to Port Defier : This Night it was a fm:ill gale, and vee– red to the \Vcíl:-fouth-wcfi; Iju<lged it befi to makc my e3fie Sail in the Night, for fcarof run. ning up with thc Eady.fione·Rocks before day. light. ~'en,'ne[tfay, Septem/Jer 2.1. Fair Weather to day, the Wind veerable round the Compafs. Th~ Morning I had both the Boats laden with Seals, and Penguins and Penguin·eggs; ttn Men may kilJ ten thoufand ~Penguins in lefs than an hour time ; the Sea]s and Pcnguins are numberlefs: a Man cannot país on the Ifl:md for them. Thi E~ning I got on board and landed our ladinga íbore; tair We:ither to Night. :he Eggs a very good N ourif.hment, and tbeF a.t íervcs toro· to the Lamps. 7'/"'rfday, Septem/Jer 2. 2. Fair weather, Wi ~~ ,v~(t. 'l;his day I divided the Eggs among . ili