VIII.  BUTLER’S BAY.  This is a small bay, entirely surrounded by rocks, so that no ship should anchor here if she can possibly avoid it.  We found, however, sufficient wood and water to keep up our stock, mussels and limpets in plenty, some good rock fish, and a few wild fowl, but celery and cranberries were very scarce.  This bay lies in latitude 53 deg. 37’S., longitude, by account, 74 deg.9’W.; the variation is two points easterly.  The water rises and falls here about four feet, but the current always sets to the eastward.  We anchored here the 18th of February, and sailed the 1st of March.

IX.  LION COVE.  This is a small bay, and surrounded by rocks.  The water is deep, but the ground is good.  It is not a bad place for one ship, nor a good one for two.  Here is good watering up a small creek, but no wood.  There is good landing at the watering-place, but no where else.  We found no refreshment but a few mussels, limpets, and rock-fish, with a little celery.  The latitude is 53 deg.26’S., longitude, by account, 74 deg.25’W.; the variation was two points easterly.  The water, as far as we could judge by the appearance of the rocks, rises and falls about five feet, and the current sets at the rate of about two knots an hour.  We anchored here on the 2d of March, and sailed the next day.

X. GOOD-LUCK BAY.  This is a small bay, and, like several others in this streight, entirely surrounded by rocks.  The ground is very coarse, and the cable of our best-bower anchor was so much rubbed, that we were obliged to condemn it, and bend a new one.  At this place there is a little wood, and plenty of good water, but the rocks render it very difficult of access.  No man that sees this part of the coast, can expect to find any kind of refreshment upon it; and indeed we caught nothing except a few rock-fish, with hook and line.  There may be circumstances in which it may be good luck to get into this bay, but we thought it very good luck to get out of it.  It lies in latitude 53 deg.23’S., longitude, by account, 74 deg.33’W.; the variation is two points easterly.  The water rises and falls between three and four feet, though, whenever we had an opportunity of trying the current, we found it run easterly.  We anchored here the 3d of March, and sailed the 15th.

XI.  SWALLOW HARBOUR.  This harbour, when once entered, is very safe, being sheltered from all winds, but the entrance is narrow and rocky; the rocks, however, may be easily avoided by keeping a good look-out, as there are large bunches of rock-weed upon them all.  We found here a sufficient supply of wood and water, the wood however was very small.  As the water is constantly smooth here, the landing is every where good; but we found no supply of provisions, except a few mussels and rock-fish.  The mountains round it have the most horrid appearance, and seem to be altogether deserted by every thing that has life.  The latitude is 53 deg.29’S., the longitude, by account, 74 deg.35’W.; the variation is two points easterly, and the tide rises and falls between four and five feet.  We anchored here the 15th of March, and left the place the next day.