128 FUEGIANS. March 1828. 
of the Adelaide; and for some days had three anchors 
down, owing to the violent squalls. Farenheit’s thermometer 
ranged Tbetgecti thirty-six and forty-six degrees, and we had 
eecedl snow storms, but the snow did not lie on the low 
grounds. 
On the 28th the gale began to subside, and there was a 
change for the better ; but we were again disappointed, and not 
until the 31st could we effect our departure from this dreary 
and confined little place. 
The day before we sailed, three canoes, containing in all six- 
teen persons, of whom six only were men, came alongside. 
For about an hour they had hesitated to approach ; but 
when once near us, very little invitation was necessary to induce 
them to come on board. One was clothed in a duck shirt, which 
was recognised by one of our people, who had joined us from 
the Uxbridge, as having been given to them a few weeks 
before, when that vessel passed through Magdalen Channel : 
another wore a red flannel shirt, and in the canoe we observed 
an European boarding-pike, painted green, and a part of the 
iron-work of the cutter, burned at Port Famine during our 
absence; also some relics of the boat in which Mr. Ainsworth 
was drowned, which last they had doubtless found thrown up 
on the beach. Upon our inquiring how they became possessed 
of the iron-work, they pointed towards Port Famine; and I 
have no doubt they were concerned in the fire; but as we 
could not explain to them the mischief they had occasioned, it 
was thought better not to notice the affair, and the articles 
were returned to them. They could have had no idea of our 
being the owners of the boat, or they would have concealed all 
that belonged to her. 
They conducted themselves very quietly during their stay 
on board, with the exception of one, who tried to pick my 
pocket of a handkerchief; the offender was ordered out of the 
vessel, and there was no further attempt to pilfer. They wished 
to go below ; but this was not permitted, because the odour of 
their oily persons was scarcely tolerable, even in the open air. 
As to food, tallow-candles, biscuit, beef, plumb-pudding, were 
