Jan. 1828. GREGORY BAY—VIEW. lll 
in order to save her anchor and cable, we should probably 
never have seen her again. 
The succeeding morning, after a hard beat to windward, 
both vessels anchored in Gregory Bay. No Indians were in 
the neighbourhood, or we should have seen their fires. In the 
afternoon the wind moderated, and as there was every appear- 
ance of fine weather, I remained to survey the coast. 
On the summit of the land, about half a mile northward of 
the extremity of the Cape, while Lieutenant Graves and I were 
taking bearings, and making observations, two guanacoes came 
up and stood neighing at us; the observation, however, was 
of consequence, and as they were not disturbed, they remained 
watching us for some minutes before they took alarm and 
fled. 
Lieutenant Wickham and Mr. Tarn made an excursion to 
the summit of the Table Land, previously described as extend- 
ing from the low land behind the Second Narrow to the N.E., 
in the direction of Mount Aymond, and -were amply repaid 
for a fatiguing walk, with the thermometer at 81°, by a magni- 
ficent view : Cape Possession to the eastward, and to the south 
the mountains near Mount Tarn, eighty miles distant, were 
plainly distinguished. The view to the westward, stretch- 
ing over a large extent of grassy plains, was bounded by lofty 
ranges of snow-capped mountains; but to the north it was 
intercepted by another summit of the mountain upon which 
they stood. The country they passed over was covered with 
short grass, through which a mass of granite occasionally 
protruded. Neither trees nor shrubs were observed, excepting 
a few herbaceous plants, and the berberis; a goose, some 
ducks, snipe, and plovers were shot ; and guanacoes were seen 
at a distance, but no ostriches, nor did they meet any Indians. 
Large fires were, however, kindled on both shores of the Strait, 
in answer to the fire which they made for cooking. In con- 
sequence of those on the Patagonian coast appearing so close 
to us, we expected a visit from the natives before night, but 
none made their appearance. 
Next morning, Mr. Graves accompanied me in a boat toa 
