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

Xxii CONTKNTS. CHAPTER V. PAGE Lieutenant Sholl arrives — Beagle retxims — Loss of the Saxe Coburg sealer — Captain Stokes goes to Fury Harbour to save her Crew — Beagle's proceedings — Bougainville's me- morial — Cordova's memorial — Beagle's danger — Difficul- ties — Captain Stokes's boat-cruise — Passages — Natives Dangerous service — Western entrance of the Strait of Magalhaens — Hope's cruise — Prepare to return to Monte Video 65 CHAPTER VI. Trees — Leave Port Famine — Patagonians — Gregory Bay Bysante — Maria — FaJkner's account of the Natives Indians seen on the borders of the Otway Water, in 1829 — Maria visits the Adventure — ReHgious ceremony — Pata- gonian Encampment — Tomb of a Child — Women's em- ployment — Children — Gratitude of a Native — Size of Patagonians — Former accoimts of their gigantic height Character — Articles for barter — Fuegians living with Patagonians — Ships sail — Arrive at Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro 84 CHAPTER VII. Leave Rio de Janeiro — Santos — S^^ Catharina — Monte Video — Purchase the Adelaide schooner, for a Tender to the Adventure — Leave Monte Video — Beagle goes to Port Desire — Shoals off Cape Blanco — BeUaco Rock — Cape Virgins — Possession Bay — First Narrow — Race — Gregory Bay — View — Tomb — Traffic vdth Natives — Cordial meet- ing — Maria goes on board — Natives intoxicated — Laredo Bay — Port Famine 106 CHAPTER VIII. Find that the Cutter had been burned — Anxiety for the Bea- gle — Uxbridge Sealer — Beagle arrives — Her cruise — ^Bel- laco Rock — San Julian — Santa Cruz — Gallegos — Adeona