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Extracts from the journal of a voyage round the globe in the years 1833-36 / by F. D. Bennett

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XVlll.' —Extracts from the Journal of Voyage round the Globe  

in the years 1833-36. By F. D. Bennett, Esq., Mem. R.  

Coll. Surg., R.G.S., See. Read June 26, 1837.  

The following pages contain the principal geographical and  

statistical facts noticed during whaling voyage round the globe  

by the western route, in the years 1833-36. The highest S. lat.  

attained was the highest N. lat. 50°, on the western side  

of the continent of America. The chief places visited during the  

voyage were Juan Fernandez; Pitcairn’s Island; Tahiti, Huaheine,  

Ulitea or Raiatea, Taha, and Maurua, of the Society Islands;  

Oahu and Maui or Mowee, of the Sandwich Islands; Cape  

St. Lucas, in California; Sta. Christina, and Roapoa, of the  

Marquesas group; Christmas Island; Caroline Island; Timor;  

and St. Helena. Spermaceti whales were noticed eighty-nine  

distinct times; and seventy-eight whales were secured, from which  

the quantity of sperm oil and spermaceti obtained was about 245  

tons. The voyage was happily completed without the loss of one  

of the crew, either from disease or accident.  

October 17, 1833, the ship Tuscan of 300 tons, T. Stavers,  

Commander, sailed from the port of London, and on the 26th  

sighted the island St. Antonio of the Cape de Verd group. In  

lat. 8° N., long. 23° W. we lost the N.E. trade wind, and expe-  

rienced calms and light and variable airs, during which we saw  

the first spermaceti whales.  

On the 4th December we crossed the equator in the long, of  

23° W. In lat. 38° S., long. 51° W., the barometer fell during  

twenty-four hours from 30* 10 to 29‘60, followed by severe  

gale from the westward of twenty-four hours’ duration, and being  

within the limits of the “ Brazil bank ” the water presented the  

green hue of soundings. The temperature of the sea at this  

time was considerably higher than that of the surrounding atmos-  

phere, and gave to the hands immersed in it very agreeable  

sensation of warmth. Numerous ocean birds of the high south lati-  

tudes were visible around us, as petrels, pios, wandering alba-  

tross, &c., and many were taken by hook and line baited with fat  

meat. Some species were obtained new to the ornithological  

collections of this country. We here, also, first noticed many  

shoals of species of porpoise almost peculiar to these regions.  

Its chief peculiarity is the absence of dorsal fin. The inferior  

surface of the animal is of pure white, whilst the back retains  

the black hue so prevalent in cetacea. This porpoise has been  

noticed by the French naturalist Peron, and has hence been  

named Delphinus Pcronii. From the absence of dorsal fin,  

it is known amongst seamen as the “ righttwhale porpoise.”  

VOL. VII.  

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