F10.2    Book:     FitzRoy, R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   Image   PDF

, preparing for their passage to San Carlos in Chil e. THE next chapter will take the Beagle into the Pacific by a route not hitherto used, except by sealing vessels: although it possesses many advantages over either the passage round Cape Horn, or that through the western reaches of the Strait of Magalhaens. Mr. Low is said to be the first discoverer of it, and he certainly was the first to pass through in a ship; but I think one of the Saxe Cobourg's boats had passed through it previously, and

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set out with the yawl and a whale-boat, to survey the east side of Chil e and the islets in the Gulf of Ancud.* With him were Messrs. Darwin, Usborne, Stewart and Kent; Douglas as a pilot, and ten men. Two days afterwards, the Beagle sailed, to examine the western coast of Chil e, and the Chonos Archipelago. Dec. 2d. While standing towards distant mountainous land, about the latitude of 45 , we saw a comparatively low and level island; considerably detached from those which seemed like Tierra

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or supplies to English ships. Near the Beagle, when at anchor, there was a square place, like an entrance to some cave, seemingly cut by man in the soft sand-stone rock; and I have since often reproached myself for having left the place without ascertaining * Cucuy is the name of a bird, much noticed by the aborigines because its motions are supposed to be ominous: it also means grandmother. The Huyhuen-che, often called Huyhuenes, were a tribe of Chonos Indians, adjoining the Pichi-huilli-che

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made by me, in 1829, among the neighbouring islands: and many of the other notices mentioned by Captain King (vol. i.) or myself, and given in the narrative as they were received from our associates, were corroborated by what I then witnessed. The excursion alluded to was undertaken in consequence of two carpenters belonging to the Beagle being enticed to desert by a Roman Catholic priest named Forastes, who not only afforded them the means of travelling to Castro and Lemuy, but hid them on his

F10.2    Book:     FitzRoy, R. 1839. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-36, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N. London: Henry Colburn.   Text   Image   PDF

lightly of its quantity or value; but practical men will doubtless attach some value to what has been proved by experience. On the 17th of April, the Beagle sailed from Concepcion Bay, examined Coliumo, and, coasting along, anchored off the Maule River on the 20th. In a very thick fog, during the night of the 19th, while carrying sail to get an offing, we were within a fathom of being run down by a vessel crossing us on the opposite tack. As both ships were under all sail, and it was dark, our

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small arms and the barricade above mentioned, would have kept off a considerable force of Indians. On the 21st, Lieutenant Collins and Mr. Lane (assistant-surgeon) set out to go to Concepcion: whence, directly after they arrived, Mr. Rouse set out, with horses and mules, taking such few useful things as he could carry, among which were two small tents, that had belonged to the Beagle, and were lent to Mr. Rouse, when his own house was shaken down by the destructive earthquake of February. * The

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him and his friends, as an acknowledgment however slight of their free assistance and co-operation. On the 6th of September Mr. Usborne sailed. He was to commence near Paposo; work along the coast thence to Guayaquil, and afterwards return to Callao. The following day the Beagle left Callao, and steered direct towards the Gal pagos Islands, of which, as they are novel ground, I shall be rather minute in my description. 15th. Uncertain of the strength, and even of the direction of the currents

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, but like the rest is a mass of lava, and indurated sandy mud.* 8th. The Beagle was close to James Island, a high, large, and well-wooded tract of ground, or rather lava. We anchored at the northern end, and a boat came alongside loaded with fish, for there was a party of settlers here, detached from Charles Island, whose employment was salting fish and extracting oil from terrapin. This oil is of a light colour, and exceedingly good quality, being very like pure olive oil. Lieutenant Sulivan

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offering his hearty assistance in any way which lay in his power. The earnest wishes to be of use, and the attentions of North Americans to us on all occasions, have been often and gratefully remarked by many on board the Beagle. 18th. Continued our examination of Albemarle Island. When off the northern volcano, the black streams of lava, which have flowed in every direction down the sides of the mountain, looked like immense streams of ink. Thence we steered for Abingdon Island to meet Mr

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and a large piece of cloth. Five of the pigs went to the queen, and three were sent on board the Beagle. The cloth was given to the man who caught the thief. VOL. II. 2 L [page] 51

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presents, I returned on board; and the Beagle then got under weigh, 'swept' out of the harbour, and, by the sails and sweeps, alternately employed, regained her former anchorage in Matavai Bay. In the course of a walk among the cottages between Papawa and Matavai, I found numerous tokens of industry, such as I had not expected in a South Sea island. In an enervating climate, where abundance of food is easily procured, one ought not to expect the contented natives to distress their minds or bodies, with

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the Beagle had been mistaken for a ship of the (so called) Baron de Thierry. Her small size; the number of boats; and her hoisting a white ensign (thought to be that of New Zealand), so completely deceived them all, that one boat only approached reluctantly, after we had anchored, to reconnoitre; but as soon as it was known that the expected intruder had not arrived, visitors hastened on board. Had he made such an experiment, he would hardly have escaped with life, so inveterate and general was

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then were the daily squabbles of so mixed and turbulent a population, as that of the Bay of Islands and its vicinity, to be referred? Late events had impressed the natives with such a high idea of King William's men-of-war, that even the little Beagle was respected by them, and, in consequence, appeals were made to me by natives, by men of the United States of America, * Appendix, No. 35. A copy of the constitution, or form of government, decided upon at a meeting of all the chiefs of the

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well as very strong. But there are opposing feelings, each powerful, in the same individuals; and upon education, habit, and the accidents of moments, depend their development and the ascendancy which either may obtain. On the following day (29th), Waripoaka visited the Beagle; he was accompanied by a mixed assemblage of men, women, children, pigs, dogs, and fowls, all in one large canoe. His own appearance, a spare figure and tattowed face, ill-dressed in a shabby old suit of European clothes

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, Pernambuco, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Azores; and anchored at Falmouth, on the 2d of October, after an absence of four years and nine months from England. From Falmouth we went to Plymouth; and thence, calling at Portsmouth, to the Thames. On the 28th our anchor was let go at Greenwich; and, after the chronometer rates were ascertained, the Beagle dropped down to Woolwich, where she was paid off on the 17th of November. Greenwich was the last station at which observations were made; and

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upon all the coast. A barometer is invaluable. No. 20. El PRESIDENTE de la Rep blica de Chile, c. El Se or Roberto Fitz-Roy, comandante del buque de su Magestad Brit nica Beagle ha recibido de su Gobierno el encargo de reconocer estas Costas y levantar mapas de ellas; y el Gobierno de Chile desea franquear una operacion de tan conocida utilidad para la navegacion y comercio, y para el adelantamiento de las ciencias, todas las facilidades y auxilios que de dependan. En su consecuencia, ordeno todos

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the fire three days before; noon, Tucapel Point east-north-east, three-quarters of a mile distant; observed two fires on Tucapel Head; tacked to the westward, to fetch the Head. At thirty minutes past two, Tucapel Point east-north-east, nine miles; while four men were aloft (James Bennett, gunner's mate, Beagle; John Nutcher, boatswain's-mate; John MacIntosh, A.B.; John Mitchell, A.B., of Blonde), bending the fore-topsail, which had been split the previous night, the vessel gave a very heavy

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, Jeneral de Brigada de los Ejercitos Nacionales, Bencmerito a la Patria, Ministro de Estado, Secretario Jeneral de S.E. el Presidente de la Republica, c. A las autoridades Civiles y Militares de las Costas de la Republica. Sabed; Que la Goleta Constitucion patache del Bergantin de S.M. Britanica Beagle, construida en Maule del porte de veintecinco toneladas, conduce su bordo Oficiales de la Marina Real de su Nacion con el objeto de recorrer las costas del Pacifico Yslas adyacentes para la rectificacion

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No.48. Previous to sailing from England in 1831, the Beagle was fitted with the permanent lightning conductors invented by Mr. Wm. Snow Harris, F.R.S. During the five years occupied in her voyage she was frequently exposed to lightning, but never received the slightest damage, although supposed to have been struck by it on at least two occasions, when at the instant of a vivid flash of lightning, accompanied by a crashing peal of thunder a hissing sound was heard on the masts; and a strange

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several months, and had performed remarkably well: and before I sailed Messrs. Parkinson and Frodsham intrusted to my care for trial a pocket chronometer, No.1048, that was only completed in time to be sent to me two days before the Expedition sailed from Plymouth. Mr. French also lent me a pocket-watch to use for observing with, in order that the rest might not be unnecessarily moved. In the Beagle were three excellent box chronometers. Two by Messrs. Parkinson and Frodsham, Nos. 254 and 228, which

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materially wrong, then must the best authorities for the longitude of that place be also in error, for they differ from the Beagle only about eight or ten seconds, which is but a minor part of thirty-three seconds. The only idea I can dwell on, with respect to the cause of this error of thirty-three seconds, is, that chronometers may be affected by * Connaissance des Tems. 1836. f f [page] 34

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disgusting appearance. They readily attack wounded birds: a cormorant in this state having taken to the shore, was immediately seized on by several, and its death hastened by their blows. The Beagle was at the Falklands only during the summer, but the officers of the Adventure, who were there in the winter, mention many extraordinary instances of the boldness and rapacity of these birds. They actually pounced on a dog that was lying fast asleep close by one of the party; and the sportsmen had

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obligation to the Government of Buenos Ayres for the obliging manner in which passports to all parts of the country were given me, as naturalist of the Beagle. G 2 [page] 84 RIO COLORADO. Aug. 1833

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from a distant quarter. We found the Beagle had not arrived, and consequently set out on our return, but the horses soon tiring, we were obliged to bivouac on the plain. In the morning we had caught an armadillo, which, although a most excellent dish when roasted in its shell, did not make a very substantial breakfast and dinner for two hungry men. The ground at the place where we stopped for the night, was incrusted with a layer of Glauber salt, and hence, of course, was without water. Yet many

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vegetable food, in the arched beak and fleshy nostrils, short legs and form of foot, the Tinochorus has a close affinity with quails. But directly the bird is seen flying, one's opinion is changed ; the long, pointed wings, so different from those in the gallinaceous order, the irregular manner of flight, and plaintive cry uttered at the moment of rising, recal the idea of a snipe. The sportsmen of the Beagle unanimously called it the shortbilled snipe. To this genus, or rather to that of the sandpiper