November 1853 Southern Ocean of the tow-net, and had good success. During the day I found many Medusae, as a Mesonema, Physalia utriculus? and another Physophore - or Firola, an Atlanta, several Calanoid Crustacea and a few Amphipods and in the evening Cuviera, Cleodora, Ny-aloe, a few Stomapods, also many young looking Monstapes and a Loza probably its larva, as it was of the same color etc., and much smaller. (See specimens and descriptions) 12th S.Lat. 37°21' E.Long. 17°4' Wind S.W. Av. 6 kn. In the evening I took a few Crustacea and Pteropods in addition to those caught last evening. 13th S.Lat. 38°38' E.Long 21°15' Wind S.W. Av. 5 kn. The last of the common form of D. fuliginosus? (V-17) were seen today. 14th S.Lat. 38°40' E.Long. 24°8' Wind S. Av. 5 kn. The sea assumed a dark green color 8-day. The tow-net took a large Firola at noon. 15th S.Lat 38°06' E.Long. 24°50 Wind SE. Av. 2k The log-book shows a violent current at this spot, - to the N.W. at the rate of 67 miles in 24 hours. The wind being very light Mr Brooke sounded from a boat, to the remarkable depths of 1100 fathoms, but failed to recover his line, probably owing to the strength of the current. The tow-net took several Medusa, an Aglona, a Mesonema, Besse, Aurelia, etc (See my notes) 16th S.Lat. 38°47' E.Long. 24°42' Wind S.E. Av. 7 kn. The last of the white-breasted petrel of the Cape (V-23) were seen today. 17th S.Lat. 41°14' E.Long. 26°06' Wind E. Av. 7k The "Whale-bird" (probably the blue petrel of Cook) was very abundant about us today. 18th S.Lat. 42°36' E.Long. 28°19' Wind W Av. 7 kn. At nine o'clock there was a calm for an hour or more, when the westerly winds of these latitudes strikes us for the first time in the form of a gale which soon brought us to a close-reefed main top-sail and reefed foresail & J. topsmast staysail, under which sail we steered on our course in the tremendous sea which soon arose. 19th S.Lat 42°59' E.Long. 31°51' Wind W. Av. 8 kn. The gale moderated considerably 8-day.