On the twelfth at noon, Cape St. Lucas, the North Cape to the gulf of California, bore North twelve of thirteen leagues. I make this cape by the mean of a number of obſervations, of Sun, Moon, and Stars, in Latitude 22° 45′, and Longitude 110°. The ſea, at this time, was almoſt covered with turtles, and other tropical fiſh. At four, A. M. we ſaw a large ſpermaceti whale, which we ſtruck and got faſt: but night coming on, the irons drew, and it was loſt. We cruized between the Cape Corientes, the South cape of the gulf of California, and the northernmoſt of Maria Iſles, till the ſeventh of November, and ſaw great numbers of ſpermaceti whales, ſome of them the largeſt we had ever ſeen, but we may be truly ſaid to be unfortunate, as we only killed two of them.
Two of the crew, who complained of ſome ſcorbutic ſymptoms, Nov. 1.on the firſt of November, were now growing worſe; and, as ſeveral others were apprehenſive of being attacked by this terrible diſorder, it became neceſſary for me to repair to ſome port, where a proper attention might be paid to the invalid part of my people.
Our cruizing was generally at the diſtance of from three to ſeven leagues to the Weſtward of the Iſles Tres Marias, the largeſt of which has been ſaid to