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Octob. 30th. 1839

Mr Macnab, a mate in Mr Enderby's discovery vessel the Eliza – gave me the following information – On… of 18 = in Lat°. Long they saw a Rock speck in an iceberg about 70 ft height & sailed within 1/4 of a mile in order to examine it. Clearly saw it was a tall mass of black rock about 12 & 14 ft high & 5 or 6 broad, & embedded in ice so that its other dimension was not distinguishable. The side of the iceberg was almost precipitous & the rock was embedded about fifteen or 20 ft above high water mark. There is no know land

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in the vicinity & the sea has been pretty well explored for a distance of --- mile from this point & therefore this huge fragment has been floated as far as from ---- to ---- & it would probably travel much further before it was dropped in sea.

On one occasion a black mark four a five square was seen going on the surface of a low flat iceberg – was supposed to be a fragment, but not certainly known to be so --- Iceberg often discoloured, probably from sea washing against them

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Mr Macnab received an account from some men who had remained 4 years on Camels? Isl. [insertion:] Campbell's Isd. (S of New Zealand) – No part perhaps above 200 ft high. – The water is very inclement & the whole island is buried under snow & very many icebergs are formed on its coasts – (how far from Palms & pernostral orchiderm? north of Macquarie Parrots.)

The new islds discovered during this voyage were during January? [illeg] with icebergs – Lat. - ?

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