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

332 APPENDIX. Port Pkaya to Bahia. Twenty-one Chronometers. Twenty-six Days. H. M. s. H. M. s. H. JI. s. H. M. s. A 1 00 04,67 1 00 04,67 59 49.87 B 59 59,41 P 1 00 03,58 1 00 03.58 C 1 00 01,85 1 00 01,85 R 1 00 03,48 1 00 03,48 D 59 40,68 S 59 43,47 E 59 52,21 T 59 41.47 t' 1 oo 04,06 1 00 04,06 V 1 00 11,17 G I 00 06,00 W 1 00 03,91 1 00 03,91 K 1 00 17,99 X 1 00 02,19 1 00 02,19 L I 00 01,60 1 00 01,60 Y 1 00 02,47 1 00 02,47 M 59 59,56 59 59,56 Z 1 00 04,69 1 00 04,69 N 1 00 03,95 1 00 03,95 — Mean ... i 00 00,16 1 00 03,00 Preferred . Ih. 00m. 03,0s. Places of observation At Port Praya, as before. At Bahia, in Fort San Pedro, Gamboa. Bahia to Rio de Janeiro. Twenty Chronometers. Twenty-two Days. H. M. s. H. M. S. H. M. s. H. M. S. A 18 32,50 18 32,50 18 31,35 31,35 C .. 28,98 P ... 32,06 18 32,06 D .. 30,47 ... 30,47 R ... 33.42 33,42 if' .. 35,52 S ... ... 27,13 G .. 33,90 T .. ... 29,43 H .. 31,59 .. ... 31,59 V .. .• 26,70 K .. 31,25 .. ... 31,25 W ... 27,88 L .. 29,76 X ... 30,63 30,63 M .. 38,23 Y ... 38,79 N .. 30,98 30,98 Z ... Mean 31,51 31,51 31,60 31,58 Preferred . Oh. ISm .3 1,6s. Places of observation : At Bahia, as before stated. At Rio de Janeiro, close to the well on ViUegagnon Island.