CHAPTER XXII. 
Mr. Murray returns—Go to New Year Sound—See Diego Ramirez 
{Islands from Henderson Island—Weddell’s Indian Cove—Sympie- 
someter— Return to Christmas Sound—Beagle sails—Passés the Ide- 
fonso and Diego Ramirez Islands—Anchors in Nassau Bay—Orange 
Bay—Yapoos—Mr. Murray discovers the Beagle Channel—Numerous 
Natives—Guanacoes—Compasses affected—Cape Horn—Specimens— 
Chanticleer—Mistake about St. Francis Bay—Diego Ramirez Islands 
Climate—San Joachim Cove—Barnevelt Isles—Evouts Isle— Lennox 
Harbour. 
“14th. Tu1s morning the master returned, having succeeded 
in tracing the coast far enough to join our former work, 
although the weather had been very unfavourable. He met 
with many Fuegians, most of whom were armed with slings, 
spears, and cutting weapons made with pieces of iron hoop 
fastened on a stick. They were very troublesome, especially 
at night, and obliged him to keep them at a distance. Their 
respect for a musket was not so great as might have been 
expected, and unless they saw it tolerably close, and pointed 
directly at them, they cared not. The boat’s crew bought some 
fish from them, for buttons and other trifles. From forty to 
fifty men, besides women and children, were seen in one place 
alone; and many were met elsewhere. 
“Mr. Murray penetrated nearly to the base of the snow- 
covered mountains, which extend to the eastward in an unbro- 
ken chain, and ascertained that there are passages leading 
from Christmas Sound to the large bay where the whale-boat 
was stolen; and that they run near the foot of the mountains. 
He also saw a channel leading farther to the eastward than 
eye-sight could reach, whose average width seemed to be about 
amile. He left the two children in charge of an old woman 
whom they met near the westernmost part which his party 
reached, who appeared to know them weil, and to be very 
much pleased at having them placed in her care. 
“15th. Raining and blowing :—as usual, I might say. When 
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