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

' Jan. 1830. Barbara channel — north cove. 881 We all felt much additional interest in what was then seen, on account of the late survey in the Adelaide. Cape Schoniberg and the Astrea Rock were easily known by Lieutenant Graves''s sketch. To a high mountain, which in some views very much resembled the dome of St. PauFs, I gave that name (finding it out of the limits of Lieutenant Skyring's survey) : it lies a short distance east of Cape Schomberg. A passage appeared to go to the eastward, passing from the Barbara channel, northward of Cape Scliomberg and St. PauFs. Light baffling winds and an ebb-tide, of about a knot an hour, setting out of the Barbara, detained us until six p.m., between the Magill and Fury Islands ; but soon after that hour we anchored in North Cove, a small but perfectly secure place. By reaching this anchorage, I had the satisfaction of being enabled to connect my work with Lieutenant Skyring"'s, and to take a fresh start for the next piece of coast. Hitherto we had been extremely fortunate, both with the ship and the boats ; but such success could not be expected always. " 15th. Early this morning, Mr. Murray went in a whale- boat to the islands, near Cape Kempe, to ascertain the situations of some reefs and islets thereabouts, and sketch the outer coast. Mr. Stokes went in another boat to look for Hope Harbour, and examine part of the coast. The boatswain accompanied him, as he thought he knew his way by passages among the islands, although he had failed to recognise the place from the offing. " 16th. Bad weather, blowing a gale of wind and raining nearly all the day. " 17th. A squally and disagreeable day; but our boats made some progress. " 18th. Some Natives came alongside for a short time. As usual, we would not allow them to come on board, because of their being such dexterous thieves. A man to whom the canoe appeared to belong was far better featured, and more stoutly made, than any we had seen among the Fuegians. After bar- tering some of their very valuable property they left us. " 19th. Early this morning Mr. Stokes returned : he had