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

594 I K D E X. wliales, &c., 131 — climate, 141 — re- passed, 186 — entered again, 31 1 — finally quitted, 3-2'2. Magdalen Channel, 60 — anchorage, scenery, 61 — examined, 251 — direc- tions, 252. Magnetic influence, unusual, 190, 200, 204, 382, 383, 384, 385. Maire Le, Strait, tides in, 455, 456. Malaspina, at Port S^" Elena in 1798, a. March Harbour, 408, 424. Maria, a Fatagonian, first interview with, 18 — at Gregory Bay, 85, 86 visits ships, 88— obtains guanaco meat for them, interview with on shore, 89 — acts as priestess, 90 — cupidity, 92 — 'toldo,' 93 — disappointment, 104 cordial meeting with, presents, 114 importunity, anecdote, 115 — scene in toldo, 116 — re-visited, 183. Marian Cove, 71. Martin St. Cove, 198 — weather, ascent of Kater Peak, 200, 201, 202 — gales and williwaws, 203. Maxwell, Port, 109. Mesier Channel, entrance to, 331 — entered by Adelaide, 333 — anchor- ages, shores, trees, 334 — scarcity of inhabitants, 345. Millar, Alexander Mr., death of, 321. Misery Mount, 234. Mitchell, Lieut., activity, 30i,3'7, 3i9- Montes Tres, Cape, 167, 168, 169,322. Morton Island, 420 — tide between it and Gold-dust Isle, 421. Mountains, canal of the, 347. Morrion El, 238. Muraina, near Cape Fairweather, 9. Murray, Mr, accident, 3P4 — goes to E. end of Landfall Islands, 3i>8 — in distress, 369 — goes to Euston Bay, 375-378 — goes to Cape Desolation, bad weather, 390 — severe gales, return anxiously looked for, sends coxswain back in basket-like canoe, 391 — loss of whale-boat, 393 — search for her, 401, 402, 403 — goes away again, 407 — penetrates into channels leading from Christmas Sound, 417 — goes to liead of Nassau Bay, 427 — discovers Beagle Channel, 42;j — nsitives, 430— goes towards Cape Good Success, 437 — extract from journal, natives near Cape Graham, difnculties, 446, 447, 448. Muscle Bay, 332. Miirex at Port St* Elena, 6 — (Magel- lanicus) brought up by lead, 1 3 — found in Eagle Bay, 37. Mytihis, at Port S^ Elena, 6— at Port Gallant, 133. Mytilus choras, at Chiloe, 290. Mytilus Mayellanicus, at Chiloe, 290. Narborongh, Sir John, quoted, 4, 5, 25, 76 — notice of Patagonians, 99, 123, 192. Narrow, English, described, 335, 336. Narrow, First, passage attempted, 14 cleared, tides, 15 — passed again, 110, 1 1 1 — tide-race before entering, 322. Narrow, Guia, tides, 265 — passed by Adelaide, 340. Narrow, Kirke, 347 — prospect after leaving it, 348 — tides, errors, wider channel, 349 — i)lan of Narrow, singu- lar eddies, 356, 357- Narrow, Murray, tides, shares, natives, woods, 439, 440 — channels near, mountains, anecdote, wigwam, 441 tides, glaciers, 442 — disadvantages, 443- Narrow, Second, passed, 20, 85. Narrow, Shag, 1 39. Narrow of San Benito, 264. Narrow, White, intricate, 347 — agree- able prospect, 348. Nassau Bay, 425 — master passes through it, 429 — formerly Bay of St. Francis, errors in charts, 433 — further examined, 438. Nautical remarks, gales on the eastern coast of Patagonia, entrance of Strait of Magiilhaens, 463 — Staten Island, New Year Islands, 464 — passage round Cape Horn, barometer, 465 barometer off Cape Horn, 466, 467 directions for passage through Strait, 468 — anchorages, 469, 470 — advan- tage of passing Strait from Pacific to Atlantic, 47 1 , 472— further directions, 473, 474, 475- Ncesham Bay, Indians near, 267. Negro Cape, 21, 22, 24, 215.