Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

CONTENTS, XI fAGE CHAPTER XVI. Soundings — Anchor in Santa Cruz — Lay Beagle ashore for repair — Prepare to ascend river — Set out — View of sur- rounding country — Rapid stream — Cold — Ostriches Guanacoes — Indians — Fish — CliiFs — Firewood — Lava Cliffs — Difficulties — Chalia — See Andes — Farthest West — View rovuid — Return — Danger — Guanaco hunters — Puma — Cat — ^Tides — Sail from Santa Cruz 336 CHAPTER XVII. Beagle and Adventure sail from Port Famine through Mag- dalen and Cockburn Channel — Enter Pacific — Death of Mr. Rowlett — Chil6e — Chile — Government — Adventure sold — Consequent changes — Plans — Mr. Low — Chonos — Lieut. Sulivan's party — Moraleda — LadrUleros — De Vea — Sharp — San Andres — ^VaUenar — Mr. Stokes — San Estevan — Distressed sailors — Anna Pink Bay — Port Low — Potatoes — Indian names — Huaf o — Volcano — Chilotes — Aborigines — Militia — Freebooters — Climate — Docks — Tides — Witchcraft — Alerse — Calbucanos — Cesares — Search for men — Meteors 359 CHAPTER XVIII. Leave Chiloe — ^Valdivia — Earthquake — Aborigines — Tradi- tions — Words — Convicts — Tolten — Boroa — Imperial Mocha — Shocks of Earthquake — Anchor off Talcahuano — Ruins — Account of a great Earthquake, which destroyed the cityof Concepcion; and was felt from Chiloe toCopi- apo ; from Juan Femandes to Mendoza 396 CHAPTER XIX. Mocha — Movement of Land — Penco — UUoa — Shells — Coal — Maule — Topocalma — Aconcagua — Valparaiso — Horcon — Papudo — Pichidanque — Conchali — Herradura — Co-