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

100 APPENDIX. No. 9. (Memorandum.) H. M. S. Beagle, Blanco Bay, 19tli September, 1832. It is my direction that you take command and charge of the hired vessel " La Paz," and of all on board of her. You will be extremely careful to keep company -ndth Lieutenant Wickham, unless otherwise directed ; and you will obey his orders, and assist him in carrying my orders into execution. Robert Fitz-Roy, Commander. To Mr. J. L. Stokes, Assistant- Surveyor, H.M.S. Beagle. No. 10. H.M.S. Beagle, off San Bias Bay, Coast of Patagonia, Sir, 4th December, 1832. As you have already executed a considerable part of the service pointed out to you in my order, dated September 1832, and are ready for a more arduous task than I had supposed your limited means could undertake, you are hereby required and directed to examine and survey as much of the sea-coast between Port Desire and Blanco Bay as time and your means will allow. In the first instance, you wiU hasten to Blanco Bay, and dehver the accompanying despatches to the Commandant of the Buenos Ayrean settlement. Afterwards, your route will be that which appears to you the most proper for the verification of the charts with which you are fur- nished, and for the execution of the above-mentioned service. You vdli endeavour to pass the month of March in the River Negro, and, if we do not meet sooner, you will look for the Beagle in Blanco Bay at the beginning of July. Should she not arrive there in July, you wiU go vsdth both vessels to Monte Video. I have, &c., Lieut. J. C. Wickham, Robert Fitz-Roy. Commanding the hired Schooners "La Paz" and "La Liebre."