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Sound, communicating with the sea by some one if not many open- 
ings in the neighbourhood of Nassau Bay, and with an outlet on 
the N.E. coast (St. Sebastian Channel); and as the existence of 
such a strait would be of the greatest importance to small vessels 
bound to the westward round Cape Horn, you will see it fitting 
not to spend so much time to the westward of Cape Noir as may 
in the least impede the determination of the question, or prevent 
it being completely explored. It is my intention to be at Port 
Famine by the Ist of April, and at Rio de Janeiro by the Ist June, 
calling in my way at Monte Video, or Gorriti, for chronometrical 
observations ; and if I can, conveniently, I shall also go to Port 
Desire for the same purpose. But as it is at present uncertain 
what orders I may find for me at Valparaiso, you are to act accord- 
ing to your own discretion, so that you arrive at Rio by the 20th 
of June to rejoin me. 
Given under my hand, on board the Adventure, at St. Carlos de 
Childe, November 18th, 1829. 
Puritire P. Kine, Commander. 
To Robert Fitz-Roy, Esq., 
Commander of H.M.S. Beagle. 
By Phillip Parker King, Esq., Commander of His Majesty’s sur- 
veying vessel Adventure, and Senior Officer of an Expedition 
for the survey of a part of South America. 
As soon as the Adelaide Tender is ready, you will proceed to 
sea, in the execution of the following orders :— 
As your principal object will be to trace the main-land from the 
peninsula of Tres Montes to the southward, by penetrating into all 
the openings that lead easterly, you will commence at the Channel 
Mouths, and explore them to their termination. 
In the event of their affording a communication with the Gulf of 
Trinidad, and your having time, you will examine the channels 
that you have reported to exist in the neighbourhood of Neesham 
Bay, so as to complete the Fallos Channel, which separates Cam- 
pana from the land within it. 
Should the Channel Mouths not afford the expected termina- 
tion, you will proceed through the Mesier or Fallos Channels, in 
