Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.1): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

1827. ARRIVE AT RIO DE JANEIRO. 105 the Beagle,* left the Strait of Magalhaens with a fair wind, and, after a favourable passage, reached IMonte Video on the 24th April 1827. "; j^^ From Monte Video we went to Rio de Janeiro, to procure stores, and prepare for another voyage to the Strait. On our arrival I received the Commander-in-chiefs leave to apply to the Lord High Admiral for permission to employ a tender, to facilitate the surveys of the sounds and deep channels, in the neighbourhood of the Strait, and the inner sounds on the west coast ; for which, neither the Adventure, nor the Beagle, were adapted ; and I thought it best to delay our departure until an answer to my application was received. » We left Gregory Bay in the morning-, and passed Cape Virgins in the evening of the same day.