It is from this animal that the French have named their Banc des Meduses.

No turtle or snakes had for some time been seen and very few sharks; but other fish were numerous.
September 15.
Very little progress was made the next day; several attempts were made to stand toward Lacrosse Island; but we were obliged to give it up as the bank still crossed our course.

In the evening we again anchored near the edge of the bank and during the night the breeze blew fresh but the anchor held well.
September 16.
At daylight another ineffectual attempt was made to cross the bank.

At two o'clock we passed several detached banks on which were seven and eight fathoms; and soon afterwards rounded the north-west end of the large bank, at a quarter of a mile distance in four fathoms; after which the water deepened to twelve and thirteen fathoms but still the bottom was of hard sand.

From the colour of the sea it appeared that we were in a deep channel, extending towards Lacrosse Island: from light winds our progress was so slow that sunset overtook us before we had formed any plan for anchoring; our soundings were between twenty-two and eighteen fathoms hard sandy bottom: the tide was ebbing.