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ness, and the accompanying letter from the government of Chile, as 

 soon as possible. 



H.M. sloop Beagle, in Port Herradura, Coquimbo, 

 6th day of June 1835. 

 To Lieutenant B. J. Sulivan, R. F. 



H.M.S. Beagle. 



No. 26. 



By Robert FitzRoy, Captain of His Majesty's Surveying 

 Sloop Beagle. 

 You are hereby required and directed to take charge and command 

 of his Majesty's surveying sloop Beagle, until I rejoin you atCaUao. 

 You vnR conform your conduct, in all respects, to the instructions 

 sent to me for my gmdance by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad- 

 miralty. 



You will sail from Valparaiso on the 28th of this month, or as soon 

 after as possible, and proceed direct to Copiapo. 



Thence you will proceed to Callao, calling at Iquique, if circum- 

 stances are favourable ; and at Callao you will await my arrival. 

 H.M. sloop Beagle, in Valparaiso Bay, 



18thof June 1835. R. F. 



To Lieut. J. C. Wickham, 



H.M.S. Beagle. 

 N.B. Remember that Peru is in a state of anarchy. 



No. 27. 



Journal of the Proceedings on board the hired schooner. Carmen, 

 in search of the crew of his Majesty's late ship Challenger. 



June 22d, 1835. — H.M.S. Blonde's boats getting the schooner 

 Carmen ready for sea; at thirty minutes past eight, p.m. went on 

 board the schooner vidth the Beagle's whale-boat and surveying instru- 

 ments. 



Tuesday, 23d. Blowing a strong gale from the northward all day, 

 with very heavy rain ; a great deal of surf on the beach, made it 

 impossible to land; therefore nothing was done to forward the 

 schooner's sailing. 



Wednesday, 24th. More moderate, but very unsettled weather ; 

 Blonde's boats preparing schooner for sea ; at four, weighed and ran 



