ABSTRACT

Quit Valparaiso—Proceed to the Southward—Pass to the South of Cape Horn— Useless Search for the Isla Grande—Part Company with the Chatham— Arrive at St. Helena—Join the Chatham there—Leave St. Helena—Capture the Macassar Dutch East Indiaman—Proceed to the Northward—Discover a Number of Vessels under Convoy of his Majesty's Ship Sceptre—-Join the Convoy, and proceed with it to the Shannon—Discovery proceeds from thence to the River Thames.—Astronomical and Nautical Observations.