in the log of Endymion and elsewhere, reports the actual date for this first landing was Sunday 8 September 1811.

The landing party left Endymion for the rock by boat. Endymion, while taking depth measurements around Rockall, lost visual contact with the rock as a haze descended. The ship drifted away, stranding the landing party. The party attempted a return to the ship, but in the haze could not find Endymion, and soon gave up to return to Rockall.

The haze became a fog. The lookout sent to the top of Rockall re-spotted the

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