According to his own later account he then sailed south , unconsciously following the track taken by James Weddell a month previously .
In November 1823 , the American sealing captain Benjamin Morrell reached the South Sandwich Islands in the schooner Wasp .
According to Benjamin Morrell 's own later account Benjamin Morrell then sailed south , unconsciously following the track taken by James Weddell a month previously .
In November 1823 , the American sealing captain Benjamin Morrell reached the South Sandwich Islands in the schooner Wasp .