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through ; but the wind moderated, and our attempt succeeded. 
No anchorage being found by the boats on the north side of 
the narrows, we made for the weather-shore of the gulf, and 
anchored early in Windward Bay. In the afternoon, angles 
were taken on Middle Island, and east and west of the anchor- 
age. The time of our departure drawing near, it became 
doubly necessary to work constantly, that we might join this 
survey with that of last year, in the Beagle. 
« 8th. Weighed at daylight; wind light from N.W.; but, 
falling calm, bist were detached for continuing the sacar and 
the teetade was observed on Red Beak Biocks. At five o'clock, 
we gained an anchorage, close to the eastward of the Ancon 
del Morro, on the S.E. side of Division Isle, in a bay which 
answered our purpose, although it was rather a confined place. 
Some angles were taken on Point Candelaria, preparatory to 
continuing our course next morning. 
“Oth. At daylight weighed and stood over to the northern 
shore, and at eleven, anchored in Neesham Bay, in eleven fathoms. 
Boats employed in the afternoon, on the survey. While at 
anchor, two canoes, containing together thirty-two Indians, 
came alongside ; they were chiefly men, a finer race of people, 
better foenedy and better featured than the Fuegians, and much 
less noisy. Their canoes were made of planks, the longest up- 
wards of twenty-three feet in length: they appeared exceedingly 
buoyant, and pulled quickly. 
«10th. At daylight, we sailed out of the bay, with a 
light breeze from the eastward ; at seven, the wind increased, 
and a heavy sea rose in the gulf. It was my intention to get an 
anchorage under Mount Corso; but, as that was now a leeward 
coast, with a heavy sea setting upon the shore, it would have 
been improper to attempt seeking for one. If it had answered 
our purpose, we might have gone to Port Henry, and, indeed, 
this was the only safe course we could have pursued, if our 
object had been to remain in the gulf; but no time was left 
to wait for favourable weather ; therefore I chose in preference 
to leave the gulf, and take advantage of the fair wind to gain 
an offing, the time of our return being so near. 
