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CUL-DAR156    Correspondence:   Darwin family  1942--1949   [All of DAR156 in one sequence of 88 images] Correspondence between certain members of the Darwin family, the British Association, etc., and the University Library, Cambridge, on the gift of the Darwin MSS. (1942-49)   Text   Image
Association would similarly allow us to keep the Beagle diary, it would save us an incalculable amount of toil. It is with our own treasure packed in boxes piled one upon another; but whereabouts in which box, would take us a long while to discover! I should assure that the family wish to reserve the Copyright of the Autobiography, and I cannot imagine the Syndic's demurring. But I will put the point before them on October 28. The notice for The Times and Nature is admirable. Your very truly
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CUL-DAR156    Correspondence:   Darwin family  1942--1949   [All of DAR156 in one sequence of 88 images] Correspondence between certain members of the Darwin family, the British Association, etc., and the University Library, Cambridge, on the gift of the Darwin MSS. (1942-49)   Text   Image
and will send it you in due course. 3. You hold on my behalf the Diary of the Beagle which I lent you about 1936 and have not reclaimed yet. This is to go to the B.A. Would you therefore deliver it on demand to Dr. Howarth. I fear at the moment I cannot find the receipt you gave me but will try again if you attach importance to it. Otherwise this letter and the receipt from the B.A. should be sufficient discharge for you. Yours sincerely CGDarwin 1
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CUL-DAR156    Correspondence:   Darwin family  1942--1949   [All of DAR156 in one sequence of 88 images] Correspondence between certain members of the Darwin family, the British Association, etc., and the University Library, Cambridge, on the gift of the Darwin MSS. (1942-49)   Text   Image
Sir Charles Darwin. (I am co-executor with Bernard Darwin of the late Sir Francis Darwin, his Mrs Cornford's father. I am writing on behalf of all three) The proposal is to give to Downe House the Diary of the Beagle (the property of Sir Charles Darwin), which is at present deposited with you; the field note books from which it was compiled; certain smaller items relating particularly to Downe; at Charles Darwin's personal account-books; and to give the rest to Cambridge. The principles of
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A291    Book:     Venn, J. A. ed. 1944. Alumni Cantabrigienses... Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Part 2, vol. 2, pp. 228-9. [Darwin family entries only]   Text   Image
-81. In the domain of botany he resuscitated Sprengel's theory of the fertilisation of plants, and published various botanical books, particularly during 1875-80: amongst the chief of which are Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of H.M.S Adventure and Beagle ; Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, which he edited; The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, of which the
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
12 PLATE Beagle Channel [pages] 169 NOTEBOOKS
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Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press. [front cover] CHARLES DARWIN and the voyage of the Beagle [frontispiece
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
CHARLES DARWIN AND THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE Edited with an Introduction by NORA BARLOW LONDON PILOT PRESS LTD. 1945 [page iii
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
5 PLATE The River Santa Cruz: (a) Repairing boat; (b) Distant Cordillera of the Andes; showing method of towing the three boats, the men hauling the line just visible on the left bank; (c)Beagle laid ashore for repairs [page break
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
, Charles' uncle, Emma's father, son of the potter, 16, 26 8, 146 West, G., 9 Wickham, John Clements, Lt. on H.M.S. Beagle, later Governor of Queensland 34, 54, 59, 65, 82 3, 87, 103, 108, 110, 124, 157 William IV., coronation of 47 Wood, petrified, 229 30, 239 Woolaston Island, 177 Yarrell, Mr., 48, 260 Zoological Society, 147 [Track chart of the Voyage of the Beagle
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
the entrance of Beagle Channel with descriptive notes: All the Mountains and E N E of it rounded slate at the very southern entrance there is a large bed intervening of a greywacke, siliceous, sonorous, splintering finely grained scales of mica. So it continues, with geological speculations based on distant views from the boat, and a closer examination whenever landing was possible. On January 19th, 1833, three whale-boats and the yawl left the Beagle with the dual purpose of surveying the Beagle
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
, ibid. .. .. Facing p. 73 3 Woollaston Island, near Cape Horn. From a drawing by C. Martens, who joined the Beagle on Earle's departure, ibid. .. .. .. .. Facing p. 88 4 Berkeley Sound and Port Louis, Falkland Islands. From a drawing by C. Martens, ibid. .. .. Facing p. 89 5 The River Santa Cruz: (a) Repairing boat; (b) Distant Cordillera of the Andes; showing method of towing the three boats, the men hauling the line just visible on the left bank; (c) Beagle laid ashore for repairs. From drawings
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
1844. Part II. Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. 1846. Part III. Geological Observations on South America. Second editions of all three volumes followed, Parts II and III being incorporated in one volume in 1876. John Murray. BIOGRAPHICAL Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, edited by his son, Francis Darwin. In three volumes. Published by John Murray, 1887. More Letters of Charles Darwin, edited by Francis Darwin and A. C. Seward. In
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
precarious time: the secretary says that Mrs. Maling entirely managed the political part. June 6th. The Beagle has returned from Bahia and brought most calamitous news: a large party of our officers and two sailors before leaving Rio, went a party in the Cutter for snipe shooting up the bay. Most of them were slightly attacked with fever: but the two men and poor little Musters were seized violently and died in a few days. The latter and one man were buried at Bahia. The poor little fellow
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
, Darwin's old home, as a national memorial under the gift of the late Sir Buckston Browne; to the Darwin relics already under their care, were added many more important manuscripts in 1942. The Beagle letters and note-books formed part of this addition. A grant from the Pilgrim Trust enabled the owners to ensure their permanent preservation in the hands of the British Association, whose kindness in allowing me to keep them for some considerable time I should like here to place on record. In the text
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
tion I take, clinometer and hammer in hand, will send me back very little wiser and a good deal more puzzled than when I started. As yet I have only indulged in hypotheses, but they are such powerful ones that I suppose, if they were put nto action for but one day, the world would come to an end. The story of how Charles Darwin came to be entered on the books of H.M.S. Beagle as naturalist on the long voyage of circumnavigation has often been told. Captain Beaufort, Hydrographer, Captain
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
their local situation will be of great importance to shipping: from this cause the Captain intends making an accurate survey. A great event has happened here in the history of the Beagle: it is the purchase of a large Schooner, 170 tons, only 70 less than the Beagle. The Captain has bought it for himself, but intends writing to the Admiralty for men, etc. etc. Wickham will have the command: it will double our work, perhaps shorten our cruize, will carry water and provisions, and in the remote chance
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
When you write to the West Indies or Madeira, remember me most affectionately to Charlotte. I hope she will be happy there. When I enjoyed talking over all my schemes with her, how little did she expect to be so soon under a vertical sun glowing atmosphere. I am surprised at any Husband liking to take his wife to such a country. The Beagle after leaving me here, returned to Concepcion. Capt. Fitzroy has investigated with admirable precision the relative position of land water since the great
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
dry, that the mountains are as bare as turnpike roads, with the exception of the great Cacti covered with spines. I visited very many mines; since I have been here, I have made an excursion up the valley to see some famous ones of Silver. I reached the foot of the Cordilleras. The Geology goes on very prosperously; before I leave Chili I shall have a very good general idea of its structure. The day after tomorrow I start for Copiap , passing through Guasko; on the 5th July the Beagle calls for
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
quite glad when my trip came to a close. Excluding the interest arising from Geology such travelling would be downright Martyrdom. But with this subject in your mind there is food in the great surrounding scenes for constant meditation. When I reached the port of Copiap , I found the Beagle there, but with Wickham as temporary Captain. Shortly after the Beagle got into Valparaiso, news arrived that H.M.S. Challenger was lost at Arauco, and that Captain Seymour, (a great friend of Fitzroy,) and
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
PREFACE THE VOYAGE of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career. So wrote Charles Darwin towards the end of his life, looking back over almost half a century of quiet stay-at-home existence to the glorious adventure of his youth, when as a young man of twenty-two years he set sail on the voyage of circumnavigation which his name has rendered famous. The Admiralty instructions to the commander, Captain Robert FitzRoy, were comprehensive
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
Researches was first used, with Geology taking precedence over Natural History, an order subsequently and significantly reversed. 1840. First edition, third issue. 1845. Second edition, published by John Murray as Vol. XII of his Home and Colonial Library. This is the text of the well-known work, the title of which runs: Journal of 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
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
. My last folio letter was dated on the sea: after being disappointed at the Rio Negro, the same foul winds and ill fate followed me to Maldonado: so that the Beagle proceeded direct to M. Video. Here we remained only one night, when I received your four first letters. I really had not time to open and alter my letter, but sent it as it was. Leaving M. Video we came directly to Maldonado, I the next day took up my residence on shore. The Beagle has not yet returned (for she went again there) from
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
the sailing of the Beagle until November 10th. Notwithstanding his weakness and the fever, in the early days of his illness he was able to think and write on the absorbing evidence of the elevation of the land in recent times. The handwriting gets wild and straggling, but the notes continue and the evidence accumulates. Contest of opinion in mountains believe torrents can do any thing in present state rivers do little The action of sea continuing during its depression in these valleys owing to
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
, note-book missing, 153 , convicts of, 250, 251 Australian girls, 133 , inns like England, 251 Bahia Blanca, 75, 91, 143, 211 , collection at, 144, 165 , geology of, 166 , expedition to, 185 Bajada, 92, 208 210 Banda Oriental, 215 Baobob, tree, Cape de Verds, 157, 255 Bathurst, 132 Beagle, H.M.S., post of naturalist on, 23 , delay in sailing, 28 , preparations for departure, 29 , at Monte Video, 78 , refitting, 122 , repairs at Santa Cruz, 220 , taken for smuggler, 239 , at Copiap , 241 Beagle
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
his memory when he came to write up his journal in the more leisurely moments at sea or on shore. Therefore the day by day narrative is much fuller in his published Diary, and the more scientific discussions, which are hardly even suggested in these rough-drafts, are found in their amplified and completed forms in the later editions of the Voyage of the Beagle.1 Nevertheless much can be gleaned from these spontaneous first impressions that is worth while. His method of working and difficulty of
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
great good sense and judgment, and had a special liking for his nephew and a belief in him, talking more openly with him than he did with others; indeed his intervention weighted the balance in favour of Charles' acceptance of the proposal to join the Beagle. The opening of the shooting season always found Charles ready at Maer; it was in the autumn of 1831, just after he had refused the first tentative suggestion from Professor Henslow that he should go as naturalist on the Beagle, that he hastened
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
love of music was deep and genuine. As to the sister arts, it is on record that a small volume of Milton was his constant pocket companion on his inland expeditions; though as for painters, he had little opinion of birds of that feather ; and he was alarmed at his own extravagance when he spent six guineas on two landscapes by the artist accompanying the Beagle. Chapter 2 EDUCATION IN THE summer of 1831 Charles was still leading an easy-going desultory existence before entering the Church when
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the young man of twenty-two was asked to fill the post of naturalist on board the Beagle, how had his education helped him for such an undertaking, when science was little thought of as a career; and who had the acumen to pick him out as the right man? The story of his education shall here be told briefly; the seven years at Dr. Butler's school in Shrewsbury where he boarded, he himself condemned utterly. Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
good man, and the highest respect for his moral qualities. Chapter 3 THE OFFER IT is not too much to say that meeting Henslow at Cambridge and becoming his intimate friend did in fact change the whole course of Darwin's career, for without Henslow the offer of the Beagle post would not have reached him. Henslow must have reciprocated the warm feelings of the younger man, and judged correctly those dormant possibilities in the ardent beetle-collector, or he would never have acted as intermediary
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
With his high spirits and comfortable optimism it is all the more remarkable that he forced on himself the severe conditioning of the voyage. That very discipline was a sign of what was to come; and the Beagle manuscripts show how the dominating sway and the integrity of his scientific purpose came to possess him more and more. The congenial work acted like a release; here at last was the right channel for his vast latent energies, a final direction and goal for his enthusiasms. His bent
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
Old Friends, by Caroline Fox, Vol. II, there is a tribute to FitzRoy worth quoting, with an unsolicited testimonial of the warm admiration of his officers. Lieutenant Hammond dined here. He was with Capt. FitzRoy on the Beagle, and feels enthusiastically towards him. As an instance of his cool courage and self-possession, he mentioned a large body of Fuegians, with a powerful leader, coming out with raised hatchets to oppose them. FitzRoy walked up to the leader, took the hatchet out of his hand
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
favour of evolution until such a time as it seemed to him uncontrovertible; or at any rate it may have caused him to be very wary in putting the trend of his thoughts into the printed pages of the editions of the Beagle Journal; although it is now certain from extracts from the little pocket books, that the trend was already definitely fixed, even during the years of the voyage. In FitzRoy's volume describing the voyage he often alludes to Darwin in warm terms. He tells of an adventure in the
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
week. I am ashamed to send so uninteresting a letter; but it will be to you unintelligible how difficult I find writing letters. At latter end of this month (June), we sail for Monte Video. Our first cruize will be I believe down the coast to Rio Negro, where there is a small settlement of Spaniards. Our next will be to where man has never yet been: (that is as far as is known). How glad I am the Beagle does not carry a year's provisions: formerly it was like going into the grave for that time
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
price, but not too dear, to see all which we see: but such scenes it would be impossible to behold by any other means: and for the zeal which this voyage has given me for every branch of Natural History I shall never cease being glad. Wickham will be a heavy loss to this vessel: there is not another in the ship worth half of him. Hamond also, who lately joined the Beagle, from stammering and disliking the service, intends leaving it altogether. I have seen more of him than any other one, and like
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fatiguing, there was but little to reward one for the trouble. The plain merely resembles a sea without its beautiful colour. At the Guardia del Monte, I found some more of the armour of the giant Megatherium, which was to me very interesting, as connecting the Geology of the different parts of the Pampas. I likewise at Bahia Blanca found some more bones more perfect than those I formerly found, indeed one is nearly an entire skeleton. The Beagle is now at Monte Video or Maldonado. I received a
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Beagle up. But we sail under such particular instructions, I know not whether the Captain will come. If he does, all will be right about Covington; otherwise I shall be obliged to send some small vessel or body to smuggle him off the coast. In fact I am in a pretty pickle. I wish the confounded revolution Gentlemen would, like Kilkenny Cats, fight till nothing but the tails are left. Some of the good people expect the town to be plundered. Which will [be] a very amusing episode to me. I will
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command. By the instructions Wickham could only finish the survey of the Southern part, would then have been obliged to return direct to England. The grief on board the Beagle about the Captain's decision was universal deeply felt. One great source of his annoyment was the feeling it impossible to fulfill the whole instructions; from his state of mind it never occurred to him that the very instructions order him to do as much of West coast as he has time for, then proceed across the Pacific
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both pleased and grieved at all your affectionate messages, wishing me to return home. If you think I do not long to see you again, you are indeed spurring a willing horse; but you can enter into my feelings of deep mortification if any cause even ill-health should have compelled me to have left the Beagle I say should have, because you will agree with me, that it is hardly worth while now to think of any such step. Give my most affectionate love to poor dear old Erasmus, I am very glad that
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F1571    Book:     Barlow, Nora ed. 1945. Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. London: Pilot Press.   Text   Image   PDF
. 371 [Printed in More Letters of Charles Darwin, Vol. I, p. 28] [To Josiah Wedgwood] [Oct. 5, 1836] My dear Uncle, The Beagle arrived at Falmouth on Sunday evening, and I reached home late last night. My head is quite confused with so much delight, but I cannot allow my sisters to tell you first how happy I am to see all my dear friends again. I am obliged to return in three or four days to London, where the Beagle will be paid off, and then I shall pay Shrewsbury a longer visit. I am most
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At the mouth of the Santa Cruz the Beagle was laid ashore to repair several feet of the false copper keel ripped off after striking a rock near Port Desire. This was a long and difficult operation, and the Captain made use of the time to explore the course of the river towards the mountain range, a party on the earlier voyage having only accomplished some thirty miles. Darwin was delighted at this opportunity for a closer study of the country inland. Even on this second occasion they failed to
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Chapter 4 1835 THE BEGINNING of the new year is scantily annotated. The Beagle was charting the Chonos Archipelago, and FitzRoy depressed and Darwin suffering from sea-sickness in the many days spent at sea. Perhaps a note-book is missing. In Feb. he went in the Yawl up to Valdivia and made a further excursion. Stopped on road, found old man who made spirit wine, cyder and treacle from apples. Olives sometimes bear fruit grapes. After travelling some hours through forest (tormented by
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children and will soon add another young one to the family of Salzera. Very pretty, dressed like lady home second rate farm house walked up valley first rate Chilian scenery, like scenes of Alps in the Annuals. At Coquimbo there were a few days to rest and reflect; and to replenish stores. Then on to pick up the Beagle at Copiap . The volume of Milton was not to be forgotten. Spunge; olla; Blacking, Milton, clothes washed, shoes, blacking, write letters. Owe Capt F.R. 6.5 reales 2.6 marianes
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little travel-worn pocket-books return to their permanent home: the home of Darwin himself for forty years of his married life. There at Down House in Kent, they must have been stored with all the other Beagle documents; and there they will again be housed under the care of their present owners, the British Association. Not this time in the oblivion of the cupboard under the stairs, where so many of the papers were thrust; but in the show-cases, where with the return of peace, they will again
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. Oddly enough there are none during the long wearisome wait already described, those two months of interminable delay which were the most miserable which he had ever spent. He was at Plymouth from October 24th until December 27th, when the Beagle actually put out to sea. During all that time he was expecting to leave, and was beset by anxiety neuroses and imaginary heart troubles. What a pity that the sisters failed to treasure the letters which he surely must have written in these wretched weeks
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. Darwin's society, in his last dispatch he says D. is equally liked respected by every person in this ship . Admiralty June 29 .32 This is Captain Beaufort's elegant note of tournure which was enclosed. LETTER NO. 15 [Not previously published] [To Miss Caroline Darwin] Falkland Island, Berkley Sound. March 30th, 1833. [ April 12th] [Postmark Aug. 24. 1833] My dear Caroline, The Beagle will sail in a few days for Monte Video, and as this sheet of paper is very large I have taken good time to begin my
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8th, 1834 [Shrewsbury post-mark, Ap. 8, 1835] My dear Catherine, My last letter was rather a gloomy one, for I was not very well when I wrote it. Now everything is as bright as sunshine. I am quite well again, after being a second time in bed for a fortnight. Captain Fitzroy very generously has delayed the ship 10 days on my account without at the time telling me for what reason. We have had some strange proceedings on board the Beagle, but which have ended most capitally for all hands. Capt
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the infant settlement. Erasmus Darwin, Charles's paternal grandfather, wrote the prophecy referred to, which is quoted in FitzRoy's Voyage of the Adventure and Beagle, 1839, Vol. II, p. 621. Where Sydney Cove her lucid bosom swells, Courts her young navies and the storm repels, High on a rock, amid the troubled air, Hope stood sublime, and wav'd her golden hair; Calm'd with her rosy smile the tossing deep, And with sweet accents charm'd the winds to sleep; To each wild plain, she stretch'd her
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amplification of the Diary (p. 38). Excepting also in the midst of tropical scenery, my greatest share of pleasure is in anticipating a future time when I shall be able to look back on past events and the consciousness that this prospect is so distant never fails to be painful. Under General Observations he noted: Small black ant putting everything to flight; spiders and blatta in great agitation a brick stopped their course. Spider with regular web. The Beagle reached Bahia on February 28th, 1832, and he
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Paris 1801 Probably his reading of the moment, or purchases. In October the Beagle sailed north, once more making for the Rio Plata, and again bones were collected at Punta Alta. There was sounding and charting to do in the Bay; but not for long. The further exploration of the Plata country was to be in the following year and soon they sailed south once more. The scribbled notes on reaching Buenos Ayres are the traveller's rough memoranda for necessities whilst in reach of civilization; things to
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. Found in the dark a quiet nook. Kept watch till one o'clock distant bark of dog. J. Button forgot language, not prejudices [would] not eat land birds. Only the lower trees change colour in Autumn. Here, as they entered the northern branch of Beagle Channel, the great granite blocks confirmed his conviction of the igneous formation of these mountains. Jan. 29. Great numbers of blocks of granite small crystals also Hornblende and mica rocks Evidently the peaked summit of mountain (such forms I
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