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

4G FUEfilAX XATIVES. Feb. 18ST. cioii of his having stolen something, and a tin pot was found concealed under his mantle. As there was every probability of their soon separating, and Mr. Graves feared that punishment would cause a rupture, he only turned him out of the vessel the rest soon followed him, and landed. Having made a fire, the men squatted round it ; while the women were despatched to collect shell-fish. As soon as the Natives had finished their meal, they em- barked, and proceeded eastward. Next day they again visited the Hope, but in consequence, perhaps, of the occurrence the day before, did not venture alongside, until invited by the words, 'ho-say, ho-say,' which mean, 'come, come.' In a few minutes confidence was restored, and they began to barter. The trade was opened by one of the women making a peace- offering of a shell necklace, in return for which, red caps and medals were given to each of the women and children. The Hope went thence to Soapsuds Cove, where the crew washed their clothes, and replaced a broken spar. In a S.E. direction from this cove there appeared to be a considerable channel leading to the S.E., and to the south- ward was a deep sound, towards which they were proceeding the next morning ; but having -advanced about two miles, the land of Cape Expectation trended suddenly round to the east- ward, and a long narrow channel presented itself, which seemed likely to communicate with the Strait, to the southward of Port San Antonio. Thev proceeded through this channel, which takes a very straight course, and gradually narrows from Port Waterfall, where it is two miles and a half wide, to Passage Cove, where it is scarcely three quarters of a mile ; and there they anchored. Between Port Waterfall and Passage Cove, a party of Na- tives was seen ; but, being probably the same who were met at Indian Cove, no attention was paid to their hallooings and fires of invitation.* The Hope came into the Strait, east- ward of an opening then called Magdalen Sound ; her passage * Fires made to attract attention, and invite strangers to land.