FROM THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION.

UNITED STATES SHIP VINcENNFs,


MARCH 10, 1910.
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Sir: have the honor to report that, hav-
ing completed our outfits and observations at
|Sydney, NJ S. w. the exploring squadron
under NV command, composed of this ship,
the Peacock, Porpoise, and Flying Fish, sal
led in company, on the Gath of December,
with nv instructions to proceed south as far
as practicable, and cruise within the Antarctic
ocean. Copies of the instructions were tor
warded to You with my despatch No. 81 ,


We continued in company until the first OF
January, when we parted company with the
Flying Fish and with the Peacock in a log
on the third.


then steered with the Porpoise in compa-
nv, for our first rendezvous, M ,cquain's Is
land. and from thence to Emerald Island, our
second rendezvous, having passed over the
supposed locality of the latter in long. l62
degs. 80 Minis f., with lat 81 degs. 10 minis.
Is. without seeing land or meeting with the


Peacock or Flying Fish.
On the 10th of January, being IN lat. 6i
degs. S. we lell in with the first ice lands, and
continued steering s,uthward among many
cebergs, which compelled us to change our
course frequently in avoiding them.
On the 18th we run into bay OF held Ice
! in long. l64 degs. 81 mins, E., and lat o.