33' of east longitude.
Well, then, notwithstanding the affirmations--which I regarded with suspicion--of the captains of the _Aurora_ in 1762, of the Saint Miguel, in 1769, of the Pearl, in 1779, of the Prinicus and the Dolores, in 1790, of the Atrevida, in 1794, which gave the bearings of the three islands of the group, we did not perceive a single indication of land in the whole of the space traversed by us.

It was the same with regard to the alleged islands of the conceited Glass.
Not a single little islet was to be seen in the position he had indicated, although the look-out was most carefully kept.

It is to be feared that his Excellency the Governor of Tristan d'Acunha will never see his name figuring in geographical nomenclature.
It was now the 6th of November.

Our passage promised to be shorter than that of the _Jane_.

We had no need to hurry, however.