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Grov, it may be as well to advert to the circum- 

 stances under which he and his party were found by 

 Captain Wickham. It seems that on moving into 

 Port George the Fourth, the ship's guns were fired 

 in order to apprize the wanderers, if within hearing, 

 that friends and aid were at hand. These signals 

 were heard on board the Lynher, and were at once 

 rightly understood to denote the presence of the 

 Beagle. At that time, however, the master of the 

 Lynher — the schooner which Lieut. Grey had char- 

 tered at the Cape, was himself in no small perplexity 

 as to the fate of those he had transported to this lonely 

 coast ; and was now growing exceedingly anxious 

 at their non-appearance. 



The next morning, the Qth, — Captain Wickham 

 started in the yawl for Hanover Bay, in order to pro- 

 secute the search at the point where he knew Lieut. 

 Grey's depot was to be established, and on round- 

 ing the headland the first welcome object that met 

 his eye was the schooner at anchor. Captain 

 Wickham learnt from Mr. Browse the master, that 

 the period for which the schooner was chartered 

 having expired, he was only waiting the return of 

 the expedition from motives of humanity. The 

 further care of Lieut. Grey and his comrades was at 

 once undertaken by Captain Wickham, by whom it 

 was determined, owing to the shortness of provisions 

 on board the Beagle, to proceed to Timor on the 

 return of the boats, in the hope of being able to 

 revictual there, leaving some conspicuous record of 



