 To return by the way of Cape Horn was what I most wished, because by this rout we should have been able to prove the or of a Southern Continent, which yet remains Doubtfull; but in order to Ascertain this we must have kept in a higher Latitude in the very Depth of Winter, but the Condition of the Ship, in every respect, was not thought sufficient for such an undertaking.For the same reason the thoughts of proceeding directly to the Cape of Good Hope was laid aside, especially as no discovery of any Moment could be hoped for in that rout.It was therefore resolved to return by way of the East Indies by the following rout