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

596 INDEX. marks out city, colonists' sufferings, goes to Rio de Janeiro 31 — disappoint- ments, taken to England, 32 — his account of natives near Useless Bay, 125 — Campana de Roldan, 130 — discovery of Gulf of Trinidad, 158, 159— his ' Abra' opposite Playa Parda, 312 — quoted, 340.. Sarmiento channel, passed, 341 — dis- coveries, 342 — course followed, 346. Mount, first appearance, 26 — height, 27, 28 — seen again, 1 30, 1 47, 252. Saxe Cobourg, Prince of, wrecked in Fury Harbour, 66 — crew's sufferings, saved by Beagle, 67. Sea- Bear Bay, 6 — described by Nodales, 193 — animals, birds, 195. Seal, teaching their young to swim, 422. Sebastian San, Channel supposed, no- ticed by Nodales, 122 — various voy- agers' opinions, 123 — vain search, 458. Sedger River, mouth changes, remarks, 37 — trees, 38. Shags (corvorants), nests on trees in Courtenay Sound, 404. Sholl, Robert Lieut., interview with natives, 23, 24, 65— death of, 121. Skyring, Lieut., 77, 78, 165 — takes com- mand of Beagle, 182 — superseded, 188 — takes command of Adelaide, goes to survey Magdalen, Cockburn, and Barbara Channels, reaches Port Gallant, 241 — part company near Cape Upright, 249 — meets Indians, 256 — near Cape Upright, 258 — searches for ' Ancon Sin Salida' of Sar- miento, 261 — natives, 262 — tides, 263 — weather, 264 — his journal, 266 — sails for gulf of Penas, 301 — journal of proceedings, 323— examines River San Tadeo, 327 — proceedings, 328 returns to Adelaide, 329 — illness, 333 — officers' proceedings, 346 — resumes duty, 347- disappointments, 350, 351 — excellence of charts, 386. Skyring Mount, ascent, memorial, 253, 254 — described, strong local attrac- tion, effect on compasses, 382, 383 view from it, 383. Skyring Water, 228— tides, land, birds, 229. Skunk, or Zorillo, 1 84, 1 85. Smyth Channel, 259 —fish, 260 — survey, 261. Snakes at Port S^* Elena, 6. Snowy Sound, 237. Speedwell Bay, abundance of wild-fowl, crabs, potatoes, trees, 332. Spencer Cape, 43 1 , 435. Steamer-Duck, or Race-Horse, 35, 36. Stewart Harbour described, its advan- tages, 406. Stokes, Pringle Captain, commands Beagle, 2, 18, 26, 28 — rescues crew of shipwrecked vessel, 65 — journal, 67 to 80 — dangerous cruise, 73 — skill and daring, 77— rides to Patagonian toldos, 9'.i — ordered to Port Desire, 108— arrival at Port Famine, iig proceedings during absence, 121 — sails again, 124 — describes Bougain- ville Harbour, 146— returns to Port Famine, sufferings, illness, 150, 151 — death, 153 — unfinished journal, 154- 181. Stokes, Mr. goes to explore Jerome Channel, 221, 225 — narrow escape, 232, 233 — examines Hope Harbour, 382 — Fury Harbour, 384, 445. Success Good, Cape, 445, 448 — shores, anchorage in bay, swell, 450 — gales, 451. Tadeo San, River, 323, 327, 328. Tamar Cape, weather off, 72 — Beagle in Bay of, 73 — returns three times, 74. Tarn, Mr., 4 — excursion to Eagle Bay, 35 — ascends Mount Tarn, 40, 42 — interview with natives, 61 — sum- mit of Table Land, 1 1 1 — Laredo Bay, 117 — in Adelaide, 143, 149 — with Patagonians, 151 — signal-fire, guana- coes, 194. Tarn Mount, ascent of, 40— ^tempera- ture, observations, descent, 42, 43. Teal found at Port S'a Elena, 5. Tower Rock near Port Desire, remark- able, Narborough's description, 192. Tower Rocks, off Noir Island, 388. Tower, rock like, near Aguirre Bay, 447. Trinidad Sanctisima, Golfo de la, 158. Tres Puntas Cape, 158, 161.