These Islands
Afford Good Convenience For Ships On Long Voyages Procuring A Supply Of
Fresh Water.
On the east side of Maio there is a little river, and as
the island is uninhabited, there is
Nobody to hinder one from taking it:
There is also water to be had on St Antonio, where also good
refreshments may be had, of oranges, lemons, and other fruits; and the
Portuguese on this island are so few in number, that they cannot prevent
one from taking what they please.
May the 29th having an observation, Clipperton found his latitude to be
52 deg. 15' S. being then off Cape Virgin Mary, the northern point at the
eastern entrance into the straits of Magellan, distant from Fuego, one
of the Cape de Verd islands, 1580 leagues, the meridional distance being
36 deg. 4' W.[236] Next day they entered the straits. Proceeding onwards to
Queen Elizabeth's island, the pinnace was sent off to a fresh-water
river on the main, which was found frozen up. They saw large flocks of
geese and ducks at this place, but they were very shy. By some accident
the surgeon's mate was left ashore at this place by the boat, and when
brought on board next morning he was almost dead with the cold. They
remained some time at Queen Elizabeth's island, which is dry and mostly
barren, yet they found plenty of sallad herbs, which were of infinite
service, the crew being much afflicted by the scurvy.
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