November 1853 Southern Ocean. 20th S. Lat. 43° 27' E. Lon. 35° 55' Two whales were seen today, and great numbers of birds followed in our wake. The kelp so characteristic of these south- erm latitudes now begins to appear in small quantities. 21st S. Lat. 43° 28' E. Lon. 39° 55' 22nd S. Lat. 43° 29' E. Lon. 41° 33' The temperature of the air is now about 50° and that of the water 42° - so that we find it comfortable to shut ourselves up in our rooms, where writing and study are prosecuted with that zeal which cold weather always gives to such pursuits. A school of porpoises passed today of which one was taken and proved to be the small white belly'd Dolphin (?) - there was a dark stripe crossing the white sides ob- liquely but nearly longitudinally. 23rd S. Lat. 43° 58' E. Lon. 47° 24' A cast for temperature taken today showed at 100 fms 39° - at 1000 fms - 36° - Surface 42° 24th S. Lat. 43° 40' E. Lon. 50° 29' The curious blue Sea-pigeon noticed on the 10th inst., which single individual (?)