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

692 1 N U K X. tendants. audience, reflections, 525, 526 — consort, meeting, chapel, 527 Queen's appearance, chiefs, 528 — conduct, interpreter, 529 — affair of the Truro, discussion, 530 — Paamu- to piracy, 531 — generosity of natives, 532 — arrangements, murderers, 533 — missionaries, decree against enlist- ing for foreigners, 535 — ' Mare' judge, appeal, case of Venilia, misconduct of her captain, letter from Otahei- tans to British Government, 536, 537 — smuggling, questions, chiefs pleased, meeting ends, 541 — good feeling, 542 — Queen visits Beagle, fireworks, songs, 544 — conduct, 545, 546 — letter, attendants, taking leave, 556, 557- Ponsonby Sound, boats there, natives- curious volcanic effects, 223. Praya Port, anchor there, 51— beauty of country in interior, 52— fruit, po- pulation, 53. Puma, 107 — mode of killing colts, 313 — large one shot, party followed by one, 357. Quiriquina Island, 406, 407, 409, 411. Rafts, easily constructed, 647 — now used, 648. Ramirez, Diego, islands, 124. Rasa Point, stream of tide, 297. Refuge Port, Spanish chart, 373. Return to England, 638, 639. Roberts, Mr., engaged as Pilot for Lie- bre schooner, 110 — anecdote, 117 satisfactory conduct, parted from, 288. Roussin, Baron, difference in measure- ment of meridian distance from Bahia to Rio, 75 — Beagle's measure- ment confirmed, 78, 79. Rowlett Island, wild potatoes, 374. Rowlett, Mr., 19, 20 — remarks on coun- try near Port Praya, 52, 53 — death of, 360. Sanborombon Bay, 91 — sounded, 292. Santos, 84. Savage, not the primitive state of man, 650. Scotchwell Harbour, (Ipun), 223, 374. Sebastian, San, Bay, bank, 322, 323. Shingle Point, 215. Ship Island, tide-stream, 305. Simon, Jean, cattle-hunt, 279, 280 — murdered by ' gauchos' at Port Louis, 328. Simon's Bay, 638. Skyring Mount, 277. Snake, H.M. S., sailing, build, remarks on ships, 289-292. Socorro, Nuestra Seflora del, island, 364-366. Sounding, anecdote, 226— depths, 674, 676. South Cape, Indian tomb, 305. Spencer Cape, 122, 123. Starve Island, 289, Staten Land, wigwams, 365. Stebbing, Mr. George James, engaged to attend to instruments, 19. Stewart Island, 218. Stewart, Mr., Puma-shooting, 357 — in boats at Chiloe, 364 — in Constitu- cion, 427. Stokes, Mr. John Lort, 21 — takes com- mand of Paz schooner, 110 — and of Liebre, 283 — survey, 286— returns to Beagle, 288 — account of proceedings in Paz, 295-302 — survey of River Negro, 302 — at Port Desire, 303 in Chupat, 306 — surveying, 307 anecdote, 310 — occupations, 315 remarks on Bellaeo rocks, 318 — at Port San Julian, 319 — ascends River Santa Cruz, 337 — explores and sur- veys part of Chonos Archipelago in whale-boat, 367, 374, 375— at Gala- pagos, 493 — notices of terrapin, 503, 504 — of Otaheitans, 551, 552 — of New Zealanders, 586. Success, Good, Bay, natives, 120 — fish, 225. Sulivan, Lieut. B. James, appointed to Beagle, 14, 288, 336, goes with boats to survey Chiloe, .364-366 — returns to Beagle at San Carlos, 378 — notices of Indians, 385, 386, 387 — takes command of ' Constitucion,' 427 — at Callao, 482 — goes with boat to exa- mine Galapagos, 486, 497. Sv^'an Islands, meeting of tides 242. Sydney, light-house, town, 621 — drought, aqueduct, position, 622 disadvantages, money- making, 623.