CONTENTS. 
VOLUME I. 
CHAPTER I. 
Departure from Monte Video—Port Santa Elena—Geologi- 
cal remarks—Cape Fairweather—Non-existence of Chalk 
—Natural History—Approach to Cape Virgins, and the 
Strait of Magalhaens (or Magellan).............scseeseeseeees 
CHAPTER II. 
Enter the Strait of Magalhaens (or Magellan), and anchor 
off Cape Possession—First Narrow—Gregory Bay—Pata- 
gonian Indians— Second Narrow — Elizabeth Island — 
Freshwater Bay—Fuegian Indians—Arrival at Port Famine 
CHAPTER III. 
Prepare the Beagle, and a decked boat (the Hope) for sur- 
veying the Strait—Beagle sails westward, and the Hope 
towards the south-east—Sarmiento’s Voyage—and des- 
cription of the colony formed by him at Port Famine— 
Steamer Duck—Large trees—Parroquets—Mount Tarn— 
Barometrical observations—Geological character—Report 
Of the’ Hope's’ Crawse Ais AIT. OL ce cee ilven seeds onae ovoaeae 
CHAPTER IV. 
Deer seen—Hope sails again—Eagle Bay—Gabriel Channel 
—‘ Williwaws ’—Port Waterfall — Natives — Admiralty 
Sound—Gabriel Channel—Magdalen Channel—Hope re- 
turns to Port Famine—San Antonio—Lomas Bay—Loss 
of boat—Master and two seamen drowned ........ss000c00+ 
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