The irritation upon the lids produced a copious discharge, which fairly sealed them up at night; so that, at last, in order to have them ready for immediate use, I found it requisite to sleep with a wet linen cloth covering each eye.
We heard with great satisfaction that Lieutenant Emery's search for water had been completely successful, and that two large wells had been dug in the valley, abreast of which the ship was anchored.

During our absence the barometer had ranged between 30.08 and 29.97; the minimum height being always at noon.

There had been several sharp squalls from the eastward, beginning at south-east and ending at north-east, with a few showers of rain.

North-west, or seabreezes, were regular near the changes of the moon, and of greater duration.

No meteors were observed since the 16th, but between the 7th and 11th they were very numerous.
GEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS.
November 20.
I went ashore to collect a few geological specimens: the sandstone which prevailed everywhere was in a decomposed state, but there was a very decided dip in the strata to the south-east, of about 30 degrees.