Sailed from the Cape on the 26th April 1816. Arrived at Anjier Point, Java, 7th June. 42 days. --- Six weeks. After leaving the Cape we had strong westerly winds, with which we ran the longitude down, in the parallel of 38º and 39º south, till in longitude 57º east, where the weather being very stormy, we hauled to the north-east till in 35º south latitude, and then ran east till in 90º east, when we steered to the east-north-east, and crossed the tropic in 102º east, which was probably too far west. The south-east trade hung far to the eastward, and made it difficult to fetch Java Head, which had we not succeeded in doing at first, might have caused considerable delay, as the wind still blew out of the Straits of Sunda. * * * * * 3. [Sidenote: Java to China, 600 leagues.] Sailed from Anjier Point, Java, on the 12th June, 1816. Reached Gaspar Straits on the 17th June 1816 5 days. Arrived off Macao, 8th July 21 --- From Java to Macao in 3 weeks 5 days, or 26 days. This passage was unusually bad, it being nearly a week before we reached Gaspar Straits, an ordinary run of one day: in the south part of the China sea the south-west monsoon was very light. An American brig, which sailed only one day before us from Anjier Point, carried the breeze along with her, and reached Macao twelve days before us. * * * * * 4. [Sidenote: Ladrone Islands to the Yellow Sea, 520 leagues.] Sailed from the Ladrone Islands off Macao, on the 13th July 1816. Rounded the promontory of Shantung and entered the Yellow Sea, 25th July 12 days. From thence to the anchorage off the Pei-ho or Pekin River, 27th July 2 --- Macao to Pekin River, in 2 weeks, or 14 days. This voyage can be compared only with that of the Lion on the occasion of the former embassy. The Lion was nearly three weeks, exclusive of the time at anchor at Chusan. We had fine weather and steady south-west winds, with very heavy dews at night. When nearly abreast of the south point of Corea, the wind became variable from the south-east and southward. In the Yellow Sea we had easterly winds and no fogs. * * * * * 5. [Sidenote: Pei-ho to Oei-hai-oei in the Yellow Sea, 90 leagues.] Sailed from the anchorage off the Pei-ho on the 11th August, 1816.