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

686 INDEX. anecdote, 'cubba,' 191 — charm, saga- city, local knowledge, pilotage, 192, 193 — mode of declaring war, honesty, anecdotes, 195, 196 — at Chiloe, 380 — former numbers, 383. Chonos Archipelago explored, 363-366 — notices, early voyages, 367-369 further remarks, 374-377. Chupat River, discovered, 306 — de- scribed, Spaniards, cattle hunts, 307 — entrance, 308, 309, 353. Clive, Lieut., burial, 335. Clouds, remarks on, 65, 66, 50a — over low land, 506, 507, 563. Cobija, 481. Cockburn Channel, bad weather. Beagle under sail in, 359. Colcura, heights of, hamlet, 434, 435. Coliumo, 417, 424. Colorado River, wolf seen near, 251, 295, 296 — communication witli Union Bay, 296 — gale, ' freslies,' 302. Concepcion, earthquake, preceding signs, 402 — destruction of city, 403, 404 situation, anecdotes, 405 — mutual assistance, 406 — waves, 413-417 — elevation and depression of land, 420 — fossil shells, 421-423 — coal, 424 re-visited, re-building, houses, Peru- vians, 476, 477— country, 479. Conchali, smuggling, 426. Constitucion, vessel lent by Don Fran- cisco Aguilar, goes with Mr. Usborne, 283, 284. , another vessel so named, lent by Don Francisco Vascunari at Coquimbo, surveys coast, 427 — at Callao, usefulness, 482 — bought to survey coast of Peru, 4B3 — sails, 484 —(for proceedings see Sulivan, and Usborne). Conway, H. M. S., passing through quantities of pumice-stone and ashes, 108, 109— receives crew of H.M.S. Challenger, 479. Coquimbo, 427-479. Corcovado, volcano, 376, 394. Corrientes, Cape, rocks, 99 — reported shoal, 292. Cruz, Santa, capital of TenerifFe, appear- ance, 48. , river, explored, 336 — estuary, banks, 'steppes,' clitfs, 337 barrenness, animals, climate, 338 mud-banks, tides, views, 339 — water, 340 — change of scenery, cold, 341 — tracking, instruments, 342 — frost, os- triches swimming, 343 — rapidity of stream, smoke, Indian tracks, 344 ' Indian Pass,' rapids, windings, quan- tities of shingle, 345 — heights, wastes, want of fuel, 346 — temperature of air and water, earth cliffs, progress, lava cliffs, 347 — lava district, ' Basalt Glen,' wild scene, 348 — mirage, drift- wood, boat stove, Andes, 349 — gua- nacoes, birds of prey, bed of river, 350 — views, weather, country, 351 walking party, direction of river, 352 velocity, trees, water, colour and tem- perature, drainage of Andes, sources, 353 — Lake Viedma, or Capar, rivers, floods, 354 — level of river, bones, 355 — wild cats, return, mountains, rapid descent, fish, 356. Currents near Bahia, 60, Abrolhos, 64 — near Cape Frio, 70, 71 — in Plata, 93, 226 — from Tierra del Fuego and Staten Land to Falklands, 242, 243 — near Mocha, 419 — extraordinary, 480— near Galapagos, 484, 486, 488, 496 — and temperature, 505, 562 Bay of Islands, 5613 — on passage from New Zealand to Port Jackson, tem- perature of water, 621 — near North Keeling Island, 638. Cutfinger Cove, striking scenery, im- mense canal, 202. Dangerous Archipelago (see Low Is- lands). Darwin, Mr. Charles, volunteers as na- turalist, 18, 19 — fossils near Point Alta, 106 — pumice-stones, 108 accompanies party with Fuegians on shore, 127 — goes in westward explora- tion, 215 — saves boats, 217 — at Mal- donado, 284 — plans, 286 — at Argen- tina, 28S — River Negro, 312 — obtains interesting account of Indian attack on Carmen, 314 — search for fresh water at Port San Julian, 320 — ascends Santa Cruz, 327 — goes away at Chiloe with Lieut. Sulivan, 364 rejoins Beagle, 366 — excursions, 379- 425 — lands on James Island, 497- 500 — at Otaheite, 510-512 — notices of natives, 522, 527, 543, 557— at New Zealand, 570 — an'lval in Eng- land, 638.