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As Magellan had done, Lemaire and Schouten passed without perceiving them amongst the principal Polynesian archipelagos, and cast anchor on the 10th April, at the Island of Dogs, where it was only possible to procure a little fresh water and some herbs.
Discovered in 1511 by the Portuguese Francisco Serrano, these shores were successively visited by Don Jorge de Meneses in 1526, by Juan de Grijalva in 1527, by the Spanish general Alvaro de Saavedra in 1528, by Inigo Ortiz in 1545, by the Dutchman Schouten in 1616, by Nicolas Sruick in 1753, by Tasman, Dampier, Fumel, Carteret, Edwards, Bougainville, Cook, McClure, and Thomas Forrest, by Rear Admiral d'Entrecasteaux in 1792, by Louis-Isidore Duperrey in 1823, and by Captain Dumont d'Urville in 1827.
That part of it now called Carolina, seems to have been first discovered by Raleigh. The beginning of the seventeenth century was particularly distinguished by the voyage of La Maire and Schouten.
The King then sent another pig, in one of the small canoes, on board the Unity, for which Captain Schouten returned him an old hatchet, some rusty nails, some glass beads, and a piece of linen cloth, with which he seemed highly pleased. They then invited him by signs to come on board.
Finding, however, all his efforts vain, he and Captain Schouten, with some of their people, embarked on board the Amsterdam on the 14th of December, 1616, and others on board the Zealand, while the rest entered the service of the company.
Desire of Dutch merchants to find a fresh passage into the South Sea Le Maire applies to Captain Schouten The Unity and Horn fitted out Sail Touch at Dover and Plymouth Put into Sierra Leone Fruit and water obtained The Horn struck by a sea-unicorn Make the coast of South America Attempting to enter Port Desire, the Unity strikes a rock Both vessels nearly lost The vessels put on shore to clean The Horn burnt Penguins Sea-lions Discovery of the Straits of Le Maire Cape Horn named and doubled Steer for Juan Fernandez Unable to find anchorage off it Touch at Dog, Water, and Fly Islands Fire at a double canoe Some of the natives killed The Unity anchors off an island Natives swarm around her Boat attacked Natives become friendly Their chief visits the ship The savages attack the ship Course changed to the northward Two savages killed Friendly intercourse with others The King and his courtiers take to flight at the sound of a great gun Meeting of two Kings A feast Other islands visited Coast of New Guinea reached Natives attack the ship Shock of an earthquake felt on board Sail along western coast of New Guinea Hostility of the natives Barter with the natives at the south end Touch at Gilolo and Amboyna The Unity confiscated at Batavia Death of La Maire Captain Schouten reaches Holland.
Schouten named the cape "Hoorn," from his native city in Holland. Afterward the name was shortened to Horn, which is applied both to the cape and to the island from which it projects. Since the western entrance to the strait is subject to rough, tempestuous weather and strong currents, very few modern sailing vessels take the shorter course, preferring to double the cape.
Le Maire advanced half of the funds, and Schouten, with the assistance of Peter Clementson, burgomaster of Horn, and other friends, advanced the remainder. It is probable that they might have heard from some English pilots who were in the service of the United Provinces, that Drake had discovered an open sea to the south of Terra del Fuego.
On the 6th February, the ships entered an archipelago, consisting of a score of islands, which were called Prince William Islands, and after sighting Anthong-Java, Tasman followed the coast of New Guinea from Cape Santa Maria, passed by the various points previously discovered by Lemaire and Schouten, and anchored off Batavia on the 15th June following, after a ten months' voyage.
Schouten replied that such a passage might be found, and also that there might be many wealthy countries to the westward of the straits. Believing that the East India Company's charter could not prohibit Dutch subjects from trading with countries to be reached by a new route, they came to the determination of at once fitting out some fleet vessels to make the experiment.
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