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us at anchor off Pecket’s Harbour before we entered the Second 
Narrow. 
Upon our anchoring under Cape Gregory, two or three Pata- 
gonians were seen on the beach, and before half an hour had 
elapsed others joined them. By sunset several toldos, or tents, 
were erected, and a large party had arrived. When the Adelaide 
first went to Pecket’s Harbour, Mr. Tarn told the Indians 
that the Adventure would be at Gregory Bay in twenty-five 
days, and, accidentally, we arrived punctually to the time. The 
Patagonians must have been on their way to meet us, for they 
could not have travelled from Pecket’s Harbour in the short 
space of time that we were in sight. To their great mortification, 
however, we held no communication with them that evening, 
and the next day the weather was so bad we could not even 
lower a boat. At noon the wind blew harder than I had ever 
witnessed ; but since we were on good holding-ground, and the 
water was smooth, no danger was anticipated. 
As the snow-squalls cleared off, we looked towards the 
Patagonians, with the full expectation of seeing their huts 
blown down :—to our astonishment, they had withstood the 
storm, although placed in a very exposed situation. We counted 
twelve or fourteen of them, and judging by our former expe- 
rience of the number belonging to each, there must have been, 
at least, one hundred and fifty persons collected. During the 
gale they kept close; and it was only now and then that a soli- 
tary individual was observed to go from one toldo to another. 
The weather having moderated, the Beagle and Adelaide 
joined us on the following day. They rode the gale out, with- 
out accident, off the entrance of Pecket’s Harbour. The next 
morning being fine, we prepared to proceed; but previous to 
weighing I Peds and communicated with our old acquain- 
tances. Maria was with them, and, if. possible, dirtier, and 
more avaricious than ever. We collected the guanaco meat they 
had brought for us; distributed a few parting presents, and 
then returned on board. 
The Adelaide brought sixteen hundred pounds of meat, 
which, with what was first obtained, amounted to four thousand 
