Captain _Clipperton_ persued his voyage directly from the _Cape Verd_ islands, and I do think it somewhat extraordinary, and well deserving the reader’s remark, that the _Success_ arrived at the entrance into the streights of _Magellan_ on the 30th of _May_ 1719, being 52 and 30 south latitude. But _Shelvocke_ could not find his way to St. _Catherine_’s, in latitude 27 : 30 south, till the 20th of _June_ following, by his own account, p. 17. I shall transcribe captain _Clipperton_’s procedings as minuted down in Mr. _Taylor_’s journal. _Success, May 29._ “This day at noon I make my course from the westermost point of the island _Fogo_, one of the _Cape Verd_ islands, latitude 14 : 40 N. to _Cape Virgin Mary_, the north point of the entrance into the freights of _Magellan_, in latitude 52 : 15 S. to be S. 29 : 00 W. the distance 1580 leagues, mer. dist. 36 : 04 W. longitude 44 : 18 W.” _May_ the 30th. “Fresh gales and squally for the first part these twenty four hours, but fairer towards the latter end. This afternoon we anchored in the streights of _Magellan_, in ten fathom water. The south point of the entrance call’d _Queen Catharine’s Foreland_, bearing then S.S.W. five leagues, and _Cape Virgin Mary_ N. by E. one league. It makes like a large deep bay. We weigh from hence the next day, proceding farther till we come to _Queen Elizabeth_’s islands; where we send our pinnace ashore on the main, having found a fresh water river, but frozen up. We saw several flocks of geese and ducks, but were very shy. Our surgeon’s mate remains on shore. One _Robert Dawson_, a saylor, departed this life. Our surgeon’s mate was brought on board in the morning almost dead with the cold. At ten in the morning we weighed and made sail.” _June_ the 7th. “Fresh gales and fair weather the first part, but the later much snow. At two this afternoon anchor’d in forty fathom water, the northmost point of _Elizabeth_’s Island bore S. W. one league, St. _Bartholomew_’s island E. by S. two leagues: the yawl was sent ashore to gather greens. This place affords great quantity of a sort of wild sellary, which very much refreshed our men, and is good salading enough.” _June_ the 13th. “These twenty four hours squally with snow. We find here a good watering-place. Here is a fine wood, most hazel, with some tall beach trees, several of which are fit for masts.” ---- 14. “Sent our launch ashore with our empty casks: captain _Clipperton_ and the carpenter went this morning ashore to look for a good stick for a mizen-mast, and find a good one ready fell’d. At noon the captain return’d with some wildfoul. Our men gather muscles and limpets in great plenty. Here we begin sorely to feel the want of our wine and brandy: and our men by frequent eating shellfish to help out with their allowance, are much troubled with the scurvy.”