It was a most glorious morning, the sun was shining brilliantly, with a keen bite in his rays already, although he was but an hour high; and there was a strong breeze blowing from the northward, under the influence of which the ship was reeling off her ten knots, under a main topgallant-sail.  But I was greatly surprised to see that, instead of steering south, we were heading in for the coast, on a south-westerly course.  I made some remark upon this to Carter, who again had the watch, to which he replied: