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

98 APPENDIX. Harris, resident at the River Negro, and Robert Fitz-Roy, Com- mander of His Britannic Majesty's surveying sloop Beagle. Mr. James Harris will provide and furnish two decked schooner- rigged vessels, with their rigging, sails, masts, and all other things necessary for their use and safety, both at sea and in harbour ; also, sufficient crews and two pUots, together with provisions for the said pilots, their crews, and eight other persons. The said Mr. James Harris hereby agrees that the said schooner- rigged vessels, and all on board of them, shall be under, and obey the directions of, the said Robert Fitz-Roy, or those whom the said Robert Fitz-Roy may appoint ; and that the said vessels shall con- tinue to perform this expressed service during eight lunar months from the date of this agreement, unless the said Robert Fitz-Roy shall end this agreement at an earlier period ; and the said Robert Fitz-Roy shall be at liberty to put an end to this agreement at th end of any month after December of this year. In consideration of the above useful service to be thus rendered to His Britannic Majesty and the pubhc, the said Robert Fitz-Roy hereby agrees and promises to pay to the said Mr. James Harris, his executors or administrators, the sum of one hundred and forty pounds sterUng per lunar month, during the whole time that the said schooners are employed as herein agreed. As witness the hands of the said parties, James Harris, Resident at the Rio Negro. Robert Fitz-Roy, Commander. Witnesses to the signatures and agreement. J. C. WicKHAM, Senior Lieutenant. B. J. SuLivAN, Second Lieutenant. No. 7. Robert Fitz-Roy, Esq., Commander of H.M.S. Beagle, Dr. to Mr. James Harris, for the hire of two schooner-rigged vessels, &c., as per annexed agreement, £1,680 sterUng. — 11th August, 1833. Received from Robert Fitz-Roy, Commander of H.M.S. Beagle, the sum of £1,680 sterling, in full payment for the hire of two