CHAPTER V. 
Lieutenant Sholl arrives—Beagle returns—Loss of the Saxe Cobourg 
sealer—Captain Stokes goes to Fury Harbour to save her crew— 
Beagle’s proceedings—Bougainville’s memorial—Cordova’s memorial 
—Beagle’s danger—Difficulties—Captain Stokes’s boat-cruize—Pas- 
sages—Natives—Dangerous service—Western entrance of the Strait 
of Magalhaens—Hope’s cruize—Prepare to return to Monte Video. 
TuE Beagle’s time of absence had expired on the 1st of April, 
and our anxiety, more excited by our recent loss, was becoming 
painful. I detained the Hope from going upon a service for 
which she was prepared, in case she might be required to 
search for our consort: but on the 6th a strange whale-boat 
was descried pulling towards us from the southward, in which 
we soon distinguished Lieut. Sholl. His appearance, under 
such circumstances, of course raised fears for the Beagle’s 
safety ; but, on approaching, his gratifying shout, ‘<all’s well !” 
at once removed anxiety. 
Mr. Sholl informed me, that the Beagle had picked up a 
boat, belonging to the schooner ‘ Prince of Saxe Cobourg,’ 
wrecked in Fury Harbour, at the south entrance of the Bar- 
bara Channel ; and that she had put into Port Gallant, whence 
Captain Stokes had gone with the boats to assist the Sealers, 
leaving Lieut. Skyring on board. 
The safety of the Beagle being established, I despatched 
Mr. Graves, in the Hope, to examine some openings between 
the Magdalen Channel and the Dos Hermanos of Bougainville. 
Several days earlier than I expected, the Beagle made her 
appearance, and Captain Stokes soon gave me the agreeable 
intelligence of having succeeded in saving the Prince of Saxe 
Cobourg’s crew.. Favoured by the weather, though delayed by 
his guide having forgotten the way, Captain Stokes reached 
Fury Harbour in two days, and embarked the master and 
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