294 October 1853- North Pacific - California 6th N. lat. 47° 13' E. lon. 220° 18' Wind light S.E. Temp. 60° 7th N. lat. 46° 59' E. lon. 221° 29' Wind light S.W. Temp. 62° 8th " " 46° 16' " " 223° 10' " " S.W. " 58° Passed a brig standing N.E. - the first vessel I have seen at sea for some months. 9th N. lat. 43° 53' E. lon. 227° 16' Wind N. Strong. Temp. 58° 10th " " 42° 11' " " 228° 33' " S.W. " 66° 11th " " 41° 16' W. lon. 128° 15' " S.W. " 66° 12th " " 39° 49' " " 125° 40' " S.W. " 63° 13th (by our reckoning) In the morning we made the California Coast North of Bodega. We ran down with a strong Westerly breeze, and at night hove to off the mouth of San Francisco Bay. 13th (by San Francisco reckoning) We ran into San Francisco Bay, and anchored off the city at two o'clock in the morning. We found the "Cooper" lying here, having arrived four days before us, from the Aleutian Is, Sitka, etc. The Hancock arrived several days after us. From this Port we were ordered home, where we arrived [at New York] July , 1856. Wm. Stimpson. Zoologist to Expedition.