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Seward, A. C. ed. 1909. Darwin and modern science. Essays in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The origin of species. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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times dining as a guest. On January 4th, 1837, as we have already seen, Darwin was formally admitted to the Geological Society, and on the same evening he read his first paper3 before the Society, Observations of proofs of recent elevation on the coast of Chili, made during the Survey of H.M.S. Beagle, commanded by Captain FitzRoy, R.N. By C. Darwin, F.G.S. This paper was preceded by one on the same subject by Mr A. Caldcleugh, and the reading of a letter and other communications from the
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Hovey, Edmund Otis ed. 1909. Darwin memorial celebration. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 19, no. 1, Part 1 (31 July): 1-40.
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university studies, he came under the influence of Henslow and Sedgwick, the latter being engaged at that time along with Murchison in an effort to unravel the tangle of Welsh geology. Some have said that these men taught him how to observe; not so, he was already a keen observer, and they merely led him into wider fields. In 1831, Captain Fitzroy was assigned to command H. M. S. Beagle, a little brig of 240 tons, and was commissioned to complete the coast survey of southern South America as
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Judd, J. W. 1910. The coming of evolution: The story of a great revolution in science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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good practice120.' 'Later in the voyage' he says 'FitzRoy' (the Captain of theBeagle) 'asked me to read some of my Journal and declared it would be worth publishing, so here was a second book in prospect121!' Darwin's first published writings were the extracts from his letters which Henslow read to the Philosophical Society of Cambridge, and those which Sedgwick submitted to the Geological Society. At Ascension, on the voyage home, a letter from Darwin's sisters had informed him of the
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Harmer, S. F. and W. G. Ridewood eds. 1910. Memorials of Charles Darwin: a collection of manuscripts portraits medals books and natural history specimens to commemorate the centenary of his birth and the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of "The origin of species" 2d ed. British Museum (Natural History). Special guide no. 4.
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Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., 1882. (The original appeared in 1839 in Vol. iii of the Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M.S Adventure and Beagle. It was issued separately as Journal of Researches, etc., and a second edition appeared in 1845, and was re-issued in 1860 with a postscript.) The book is opened at pp. 384-5, showing a figure of the Sea Iguana
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Judd, J. W. 1911. Charles Darwin's earliest doubts concerning the immutability of species. Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science 88, no. 1292 (2 November): 8-12.
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work at this time, namely, Botofogo Bay, near Rio de Janeiro, and Maldanado, near Monte Video.8 In doing this he could not fail to be greatly struck by the peculiarities of the fauna, with its sloths, ant-eaters, and armadilloes. From the journals both of Fitzroy and Darwin, we learn that questions concerning the several species of armadilloes and their geographical range were at this time engaging their attention.9 It fortunately happened that, during the autumn of 1832, the Beagle was delayed
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Darwin, Francis. 1912. FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831-36. Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science 88 (12 February): 547-8.
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Darwin, Francis. 1912. FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831-36. Nature 88 (12 February): 547-8. [page] 547 FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831-36. DARWIN'S Naturalist's Voyage is the principal record of a period of the greatest importance to him personally and to the world at large. There is also much interesting matter in the accounts of the voyage given in The Life and Letters 1 and in More Letters. In his Autobiography 2 Darwin gives his impressions of FitzRoy; thus, he wrote:— FitzRoy's character was a singular
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A259
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Darwin, Francis. 1912. FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831-36. Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science 88 (12 February): 547-8.
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No. 5, continued. FitzRoy goes on:— He was terribly sick until we passed Teneriffe, and I sometimes doubted his fortitude holding out against such a beginning of the campaign. However, he was no sooner on his legs than anxious to set to work, and a child with a new toy could not have been more delighted than he was with St. Jago. It was odd to hear him say, after we left Porto Praya, 'Well, I am glad we are quietly at sea again, for I shall be able to arrange my collections and set to work
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Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1792-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 1
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CHAPTER XVII 1831 1832 Charles Darwin's voyage round the world Hensleigh Wedgwood appointed a Police Magistrate in London His marriage to Fanny Mackintosh Fanny Allen and the Irvingites The cholera Sir James Mackintosh's death Charlotte Wedgwood marries Charles Langton Frank Wedgwood marries Fanny Mosley Charlotte at Ripley Fanny Wedgwood's death. IN December, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed for his five years voyage round the world. Captain Fitzroy had offered to give up part of his own cabin to
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Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2
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at last along with two other thick volumes of Capt. Fitzroy and Capt. King of the same voyage, but I have not had time to read it yet. It is a great pleasure to see Emma so entirely happy in her lot, with the most affectionate husband possible, upon whom none of her pleasant qualities are thrown away, who delights in her music, and admires her dress. I quite agreed with all your good advice to her on that head, and I even mean to dress well myself, now the credit of the family rests on me. You
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Litchfield, H. E. ed. 1915. Emma Darwin, A century of family letters, 1702-1896. London: John Murray. Volume 2
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Wedgwood), ii. 213 Farrer, Lord, ii. 189, 213, 214, 238 Fauntleroy, the forger, ii. 37 n. Favre, i. 169 n. Fechter, ii. 180, 185 Fielding, Copley, i. 55, 197 Fitton, Dr W. H., ii. 40 n. Fitzherbert, Mrs, i. 141 Fitzroy, Captain, i. 242 Forster, W. E., Life of, ii. 282, 283 France: travelling in, i. 132, 133; Madame Sismondi on the political state of, in 1848, ii. 115, 116; in 1852, ii. 144, 151 Franco-Prussian War, the, ii. 198, 200, 202 French acting compared with English,i. 199 Freshwater, the
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Darwin, Francis. 1916. Memoir of Sir George Darwin. In Scientific Papers by Sir George Howard Darwin. Cambridge vol. 5: ix-xxxiii.
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In 1854 a department of the Board of Trade was constituted under Admiral R. FitzRoy to collect and discuss meteorological information from ships, and in 1860, impressed by the loss of the 'Royal Charter,' FitzRoy began to collect meteorological observations by telegraph from land stations and chart them. Looking at a synchronous chart and conscious that he could gather from it a much better notion of coming weather than anyone who had only his own visible sky and barometer to rely upon, he
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Marchant, James ed. 1916. Alfred Russel Wallace letters and reminiscences. London: Cassell. Volume 2.
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R. D. Owen, ii. 225 Ferns, Lawrence on, ii. 40 Fertilisation of Orchids, Darwin's, i. 189 (note), ii. 2 self- and cross-, i. 169, 297, ii. 46 Finger-prints, Gallon's papers on, ii. 48 9 First Principles, Spencer's, Wallace's admiration of, i. 125 Fish, sexual differences in, i. 178 Fisher, Mrs. (see Buckley, Miss) O., Physics of the Earth's Crust, Wallace on, ii. 74 FitzRoy, Capt., i. 33 Flight, theory of, i. 145 6, ii. 25 et seq. Flora, endemic, ii, 43 Floral Structures, Henslow's, ii. 46
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III THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE THIS great opportunity was very nearly lost. On coming home at the end of August from his geological excursion with Sedgwick he found a letter from Henslow, who had been asked on behalf of Captain FitzRoy to recommend a young man for the post, and immediately mentioned the name of his pupil. I have stated that I consider you to be the best qualified person I know of who is likely to undertake such a situation. I state this, not on the supposition of your being a
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Cambridge; then to London to interview FitzRoy, a youthful captain of six-and-twenty, whose family connections had ensured early recognition of his abilities. Long afterwards, when they had become close friends, he learnt that he had been within an ace of being rejected on account of the shape of his nose! Fitz-Roy, an ardent disciple of Lavater, was convinced that he could tell a man's character by the outline of his features; and he doubted whether any one with such a nose could possess sufficient
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all sure that they will not growl and finally destroy me. He found, too, that he could write. The careful keeping of a journal afforded good practice in expression. Later, his captain, FitzRoy, asked him to read some of the Journal, and declared it would be worth publishing. To continue from the Obituary: While at sea he diligently collected, studied, and made copious notes upon the surface Fauna. But with no previous training in dissection, hardly any power of drawing, and next to no knowledge
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Shipley, A. E. [1924]. Charles Darwin (1809-1882). In Cambridge Cameos. London: Jonathan Cape, pp. 118-147.
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North Wales. It was on returning from this trip that he found a letter from Henslow informing him that Captain Fitzroy was willing to give up part of his cabin to any young man who would volunteer without pay to act as naturalist on the classical voyage of the Beagle. Captain Fitzroy was going out to survey the southern coast of [page] 13
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Shipley, A. E. [1924]. Charles Darwin (1809-1882). In Cambridge Cameos. London: Jonathan Cape, pp. 118-147.
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Tierra del Fuego and to visit some of the South Sea Islands, returning by the Indian Archipelago. We have seen how Darwin had been influenced by the works of Paley; and it is interesting to record that when, owing to the cramped space in a brig of ten guns, Darwin was restricted to a single volume of general reading he selected the writings of another great Christ's man, John Milton. Captain Fitzroy, like Mrs. R. Wilfer, was a disciple of Lavater, and took exception to the shape of Darwin's
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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much to his secretaryship, and the future Mercantile Marine Act was based largely on his early draft. The strain of overwork was too great for his sensitive and unbalanced mind, and finally, like his uncle Lord Castlereagh, he committed suicide at the age of sixty. The whole story of the association of FitzRoy with Charles Darwin is of striking interest, not only as it reveals the remarkable personality of FitzRoy himself, but also as it throws light on one of the most potent influences of
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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, though tarnished by grave blemishes.' Nora Barlow. REFERENCES FitzRoy and Darwin, 1831-36. F. Darwin, Nature, Feb. 22, 1912. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, edited by F. Darwin, 1887. Capt. FitzRoy's statement of circumstances which led to a personal collision between Mr. Sheppard and Capt. FitzRoy, 1841. Conduct of Capt. FitzRoy in reference to the electors of Durham. W. Sheppard, 1842. Petition to Parliament from the inhabitants of the Southern Settlement of N. Zealand (praying for recall of
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510. [page] 493 ROBERT FITZROY AND CHARLES DARWIN. In August, 1831, one hundred years ago, Charles Darwin received the first tentative proposals through Professor Henslow, of Cambridge, that he should accompany Captain Robert FitzRoy, R.N., 'on a trip to Tierra del Fuego, and home by the East Indies . . . more as companion than mere collector.' A momentous proposal of far-reaching issue which brought two
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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of his design is still associated with his name. In 1841 he stood as the Conservative candidate for Durham. The retirement of a second Conservative candidate, a Mr. Sheppard, led to a violent quarrel, a challenge, and an ignoble scene outside the United Services Club. Mr. Sheppard said: 'Captain FitzRoy, I will not strike you, but consider yourself horse-whipped.' FitzRoy replied by striking at his face with an umbrella and knocking him down. Officers of high rank decided that FitzRoy could not
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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short survey of FitzRoy's life, there are indications of the gloomy anxiety that pervaded his mind, and quotations from his own writings will show that an increasing religious mania was the real cause of their later divergence of view. FitzRoy, with his violent temper, was a man very difficult to live with, and it needed Darwin's abhorrence of unnecessary dissension and his constant pursuit of the best in his fellow-men to ensure that during the five years' intimacy on board the Beagle there
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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and presumably the nomadic canoe Indians were equipped with beaver hats, trousers and fine white linen, whilst their wigwams were furnished with complete sets of toilet crockery. FitzRoy then left Matthews, not without qualms, and returned in a week to find the missionary's sense of security destroyed by the hostile demonstrations of the tribe. Matthews was therefore taken back on board the Beagle, and a year passed before FitzRoy revisited the scene, when he found the wigwams deserted and
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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has been effected in the natives generally, and the Yaghan Natives1 from Cape San Diego to Cape Horn can be trusted.' It is interesting to note that Darwin's first publication apart from a privately printed pamphlet, was a vindication of missionary work, written in conjunction with FitzRoy and bearing both signatures, entitled A letter containing remarks on the Moral State of Tahiti. This letter, dated June, 1836, was published, but in what Journal I have been unable to discover. To the end of
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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Darwin's account to his sister Catherine of the Captain's condition follows. ' Valparaiso, Nov. 8th, 1834. 'Captain FitzRoy has for the last two months been working extremely hard, and at the same time constantly annoyed by interruptions from officers of other ships. The selling the Schooner and its consequences were very vexatious; the cold manner the Admiralty (solely I believe because he is a Tory) have treated him . . . have made him very thin and unwell. This was accompanied by a morbid
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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to their country at a future time, with iron, tools and clothes and ' knowledge which they might spread among their countrymen. They were extremely tractable and good-humoured, even taking pains to walk properly, and get over the crouching posture of their countrymen.' FitzRoy carried through his project and maintained them at his own expense in England where the Admiralty allowed them entry into the Royal Naval Hospital for a time. He took great trouble over their vaccination, but to his
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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Oxford British Association in 1861, twenty-five years after the termination of the voyage, when Hooker and Huxley took up the cudgels in the open in favour of Darwin's views, FitzRoy rose to record his disagreement. ' He regretted the publication of Mr. Darwin's book, and denied Professor Huxley's statement that it was a logical statement of facts.' That phrase is a sad peroration to the close comradeship of the Beagle years, and must have been spoken with much bitterness of thought. Did he compare
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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records of their mutual impressions after this interview. FitzRoy writes of Darwin to Captain Beaufort, the Admiralty Hydrographer: 'I like what I see of him much, and I now request that you will apply for him to accompany me as Naturalist.' Darwin on the same evening writes to his sister of FitzRoy: 'It is no use attempting to praise him as much as I feel inclined to do, for you would not believe me,' and very soon he becomes 'my beau idéal of a Captain.' After the first few weeks at sea
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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tion of their accounts of those arduous years of travel, marked the true close of the great intimacy and co-operation of these two remarkably diverse men. The preparation for the press was severe work for both. FitzRoy was responsible for the first two volumes, whilst Darwin's Journal formed the third. Darwin had besides to cope with his collections and his purely scientific results. It was not until 1839, three years after they landed, that the volumes appeared. Darwin writes of the Captain's
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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Roy, I often think of your many acts of kindness to me, and not seldomest of the time, no doubt quite forgotten by you, when before reaching Madeira, you came and arranged my hammock with your own hands, and which, as I afterwards heard, brought tears into my Father's eyes.' Darwin's own account of FitzRoy, written during the last years of his life, less than half of which has been published in his Autobiography, will form a fitting ending to this survey of the relationship of these two great
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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gratified by receiving an invitation from all the gun-room officers to mess with them. But after a few hours FitzRoy showed his usual magnanimity by sending an officer to me with an apology and a request that I would continue to live with him. I remember another instance of his conduct. At Plymouth, before we sailed he was extremely angry with a dealer in crockery who refused to exchange some articles purchased in his shop: the Captain asked the man the price of a very expensive set of china and said I
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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have said I am perfectly willing, if he wants materials, or thinks the chit-chat details of my Journal anyways worth publishing.' Perhaps it was some awakening realisation of the trend of Darwin's scientific views that led to this suggestion of joint authorship, but presumably FitzRoy found this mingling of the results impossible and we hear no more of the plan. No thought of fame had entered Darwin's mind at that time, though scientific ambitions were beginning to stir. He still deferred to
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Barlow, N. 1932. Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin. Cornhill Magazine (April): 493-510.
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human race, I had no reason to give in opposition to doubts excited by such sceptical works, except a conviction that the Bible was true, that in all ages men had erred, and that sooner or later the truth of every statement contained in that record would be proved.' Poor FitzRoy. He little knew that he was providing the ideal education for that false philosopher who, above all others, would finally relegate his cherished beliefs to dusty upper shelves. What an irony of Fate that these passages
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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. 20th. (26) p. 132. FitzRoy in his account uses the same idea. Animals when they meet show far more animation and anxiety than was displayed at this meeting. Voyages of A. and B. vol. ii, p. 209. (27) p. 135. FitzRoy reveals that Darwin was one of the first to reach and save the boats: ... there was scarcely time for the most active of our party to run and seize the boats before they were tossed along the beach like empty calabashes... had not Mr Darwin, and two or three of the men run to them
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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been sufficiently emphasized, and it is one that must have affected the development of his opinions very materially. CAPTAIN ROBERT FITZROY The personality of Robert FitzRoy was a very remarkable one, and the two young men were thrown into the closest companionship.* Darwin's letters to his family show the immense respect he felt for the young captain only four years his senior. Robert FitzRoy was a devout believer in the first chapters of Genesis, and his almost fanatical outlook, developing
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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some of their later discussions after expeditions made in common, evidence of which can be found in their parallel accounts, must sometimes have led Darwin nearer the truth by FitzRoy's overstatement of the creationist point of view. Such discussions must have helped to form opinions, but it may well be that overt expression was delayed by Darwin's very real affection and admiration for Robert FitzRoy. FitzRoy has never received the recognition that is his due. It is true that later he was
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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paragraphs are headed D , which a footnote explains denotes an extract from the Journal of Mr. Darwin . There follow five lines with both signatories: On the whole, balancing all that we have heard, and all that we ourselves have seen concerning the Missionaries in the Pacific, we are very much satisfied that they thoroughly deserve the warmest support not only of individuals, but of the British Government. ROBT. FITZROY CHARLES DARWIN. At Sea, 28th June 1836. 1837. Notes upon the Rhea
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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I rested, with the sun glaring hot, a few strange desert plants growing near, and with living corals in the tidal pools at my feet. Later in the voyage, FitzRoy asked me to read some of my Journal, and declared it would be worth publishing; so here was a second book in prospect ! Autobiography, L. and L. vol. i, pp. 65-6. (8) p. 30. Altered on publication to: We presented the black priest with a few shillings, and the Spaniard, patting him on the head, said, with much candour, he thought his
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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her, with her stores, etc. She did good surveying work until Nov. 1834, when FitzRoy could maintain the expense no longer. His deep mortification at the lack of support from the Admiralty is supposed to have accelerated a mental breakdown. Voyages of A. and B. vol. ii, pp. 236, 274. FitzRoy wrote to the Admiralty announcing his action: I believe that their Lordships will approve of what I have done, but if I am wrong, no inconvenience will result to the public service, since I alone am
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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(38) p. 226. An account of this expedition by FitzRoy was read to the Royal Geographical Society, May 8, 1837, two years before the publication of the Voyage. The party must have reached a point within a very few miles of Lake Argentino, which connects with the other great Andean lakes Viedma and San Martin. J. H. Gardiner was the first to reach Lake Argentino thirty-three years later, in 1867. His journey is briefly described in Bol. d. Institute Geogr. Argentino, tomo i, pp. 29-35, 1879. Dr
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(45) p. 333. A further case of disinterested extravagance which met with Admiralty censure. FitzRoy purchased the schooner for £400 and fitted her out afresh at his own expense. He wrote to inform their Lordships, and the Minutes written across the letter became more censorious. One refers to former papers forbidding him to hire a tender . Another runs: Inform Capt. FitzRoy that Lords highly disapprove of this proceeding, especially after the orders which he previously received on the subject
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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The numbers at the top of the pages are consecutive, and the numbers at the bottom correspond to the pages in the original manuscript. Three copies were made in one operation by J. Wallington, with the Caligraph Typewriter, under my direction. Horace Darwin. Cambridge. April, 1891. FITZROY'S OFFER Readers may forget that Darwin was only twenty-two in the summer of 1831, when he first received the offer to accompany Capt. FitzRoy on his surveying voyage, and that his uncertain intentions as to
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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end of the voyage his writing shows much more assurance, for he evinced surprise when Capt. FitzRoy expressed the belief that the Journal would be worth publishing. He wrote to his sisters that Captain FitzRoy proposed me to join him in publishing the account; that is for him to have the disposal arranging of my Journal, to mingle it with his own. Of course I have said I am perfectly willing, if he wants materials, or thinks the chit-chat details of my Journal are any ways worth publishing
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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. Native Fuegian, brought back to England from Tierra del Fuego by Capt. FitzRoy in 1830. The Captain's intention was to educate him, together with his three companions—York Minster, Boat Memory, and Fuegia Basket—that they might return and enlighten their compatriots in Christian morality and in the use of tools. Boat Memory succumbed to small-pox in spite of four efforts at vaccination. The remaining trio sailed in the Beagle for Tierra del Fuego in 1831. Capt. FitzRoy's zealous efforts for a
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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man, strikingly like a gentleman, with highly courteous manners, which resembled those of his maternal uncle, the famous Lord Castlereagh, as I was told by the Minister at Rio. Nevertheless he must have inherited much in appearance from Charles II, for Dr Wallich gave me a collection of photographs which he had made, and I was struck with the resemblance of one to FitzRoy; and on looking at the name, I found it Ch. E. Sobieski Stuart, Count d'Albanie, an illegitimate descendant of the same
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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of front cover. Binding: similar to vol. i, except that the name of FitzRoy replaces that of King. Appendix to vol. ii contains letters, reports and meteorological tables of FitzRoy. Pp. viii half-title, title, contents of the Appendix, memorandum, directions to the binder; + 352 text. Illustrations: 6 engraved plates; 2 loose maps, the Track Chart and the Low Islands, folded into the pocket of front cover. Binding: similar to vol. ii. Vol. in contains Darwin's Journal. The title-page of this
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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NOTES L. and L. = Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, edited by Francis Darwin, Murray, 1887. Voyages of A. and B. — Narrative of the surveying Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle, edited by Captain FitzRoy, 1839. (1) p. 3. The home of his uncle, Josiah Wedgwood. (2) p. 4. This date should be Sept. 17th. See L. and L. vol. i, p. 211. In an unpublished letter to his sister Susan, written from London and dated Saturday 17th , he tells of his journey: What wonderful quick travelling it is. I
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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days of the passage to Hobart. (53) p. 375. See FitzRoy, Voyages of A. and B. vol. ii, p. 621, for the lines of Dr Erasmus Darwin on a medallion modelled by Josiah Wedgwood from clay brought from Sidney Cove forty-eight years previously. The medallion represented Hope encouraging Art and Labour, under the influence of Peace, to pursue the Means of giving security and happiness to the infant Settlement . (54) p. 383. The whole Lion-Ant anecdote and the preceding reflections are an excellent
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1933. Charles Darwin's diary of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Cambridge: University Press.
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dumb with horror; and let the glass of spirits drop from his hands on the floor, and immediately went on board, and no persuasion, as an officer in the Adventure assured me, could make him go on shore again for fear of meeting the Captain after his dreadful act of familiarity. I saw FitzRoy only occasionally after our return home, for I was always afraid of unintentionally offending him, and did so once almost beyond mutual reconciliation. He was afterwards very indignant with me for having
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