Saxemberg Island

Major General Alexander Beatson, a resident of St. Helena, reported that he had drawings of the island depicting different forms of plant life.

However, he noted sometime later that he met the Earl of Caledon in 1810, who showed Flinders a log extract from Captain Long of the sloop Columbus.

The log, dated 22 September 1809, noted:[6] Five p.m., saw the island of Saxonburg (Saxemberg), bearing E. S. E., first about 41 leagues distant: clear weather.

The situation of Saxemberg in the common tables and charts, was 30° 45' south and 19° 40' west, almost 9° of longitude too little; and therefore it is not surprising that ships have missed it.

At the time so many birds were seen, on the 28th, the Investigator was not more than eighty miles from the position of the island, as above given from Mr. Long.None of the captains who reported seeing Saxemberg actually landed.