10/06/1851 - 13/09/1851

The Reliance tried the great circle sailing, and found it advantageous, having been, on July 30th, in lat. 27° 55' S, and long. 32° 31' W, and made Kangaroo Island on the 11th September ; doubling the Cape on 14th August, in lat 51°, and the highest latitude being 64° south. She never had to close-reef the topsails, and the thermometer was never lower than 31° at 9 o'clock in the morning. Register 15/9/1851