Toward three o'clock P.M., we discovered a sail on our larboard, but did not approach sufficiently near to speak her.

The 3d, we saw two more sails, making to the S.E.We passed the tropic of Capricorn on the 4th, with a fine breeze, and in longitude 33 deg.

27".

We lost the trade-winds, and as we advanced south the weather became cold and rainy.

The 11th, we had a calm, although the swell was heavy.