CONTENTS, XXV 
CHAPTER XV. 
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Extracts from the Journals of Lieutenants Skyring and 
Graves—Magdalen Channel—Keats Sound—Mount Sar- 
miento—Barrow Head—Cockburn Channel—Prevalence 
of south-west winds—Melville Sound—Ascent of Mount 
Skyring—Memorial—Cockburn and Barbara Channels— 
Mass of Islets and Rocks—Hewett Bay—Cypress trees 
useful—Adelaide rejoins Beagle in Port Gallant—Captain 
King’s narrative resumed—Plan of future proceedings— 
Adelaide arrives at Chil6e—Abstract of Lieutenant Sky- 
ring’s account of her proceedings— Smyth Channel — 
Mount Burney—‘Ancon sin Salida’—Natives— Kirke 
Narrow—Guia Narrow—Peculiar tides—Indians in plank 
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CHAPTER XVI. 
Chilée—Its probable importance—Valdivia founds seven 
Cities ; afterwards destroyed by the Indians—Migration of 
Spanish settlers—Province and Islands of Chilée—Dis- 
tricts and population—Government—Defence—W inds— 
Town—Durability of wooden Buildings—Cultivation— 
Want of industry—Improvement—Dress—Habits of lower 
Classes — Morality — Schools — Language — Produce — 
Manufactures—Exports and imports—Varieties of wood— 
Alerse—Roads—Piraguas—Ploughs—Corn—Potatoes— 
Contributions—Birds— Shell-fish— Medical practitioners 
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CHAPTER XVII. 
Childe the last Spanish possession in South America—Freyre’s 
Expedition—Failure—Second Expedition under Freyre 
and Blanco—Quintanilla’s capitulation—Chilée taken— 
Aldunate placed in command—Chiléde a dependency of 
Chile—Beagle ‘sails to sea coast of Tierra del Fuego— 
Adelaide repaired—Adelaide sails—Adventure goes to 
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