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

APPENDIX. ' 149 El'lepahu, about twenty-eight. Passions very strong, particularly those of an animal nature ; self- willed, positive and determined. He will have strong attachment to children, persons, and places. Disposed to cunning and caution. He will show ready comprehension of things, and some ingenuity. Self will not be overlooked, and he will be attentive to the value of property. Very fond of praise and approbation, and of notice being taken of his conduct. Kind to those who render him a service. He vdll be reserved and suspicious. He will not have such strong feelings for the Deity as his two companions. He will be grateful for kindness, but reserved in showing it. His memory, in general, good : he would not find natural history, or other branches of science, difficult, if they can be imparted to him ; but, from possessing strong self-will, he will be difficult to instruct, and will require a great deal of humouring and indulgence to lead him to do what is required. No. 17 (a). Instrument executed by Mons. Louis de Bougainville for the deUvering up of the Malvinas. " I, Monsieur Louis de Bougainville, colonel of his most Christian Majesty's army, have received six hundred and eighteen thousand one hundred and eight livres, thirteen sols, and eleven deniers, being the amount of an estimate that I have given in, of the expenses incur- red by the St. Malo Company in equipments for founding their intru- sive establishments in the Malvina Islands, belonging to his Catholic Majesty, in the following manner : " Forty thousand livres delivered on account to me in Paris, by his Excellency the Count de Fuentes, ambassador of his CathoUc Majesty to that court, for which I gave the proper receipt. " Two hundred thousand livres, which are to be deUvered to me at the same court of Paris, according to bills drawn in my favour by