18 



FOR CHILDREN. 



22, 1836. The object of the expedition was principally "to 

 complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, com- 

 menced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830, and to survey 



THE KINGDOM OF .3ESOP. 



the shores of Chili, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific," 

 besides sailing round the world. The first Christmas -day 

 spent away from England (1832) was at St. Martin's Cove, 



