592 
Fitz- Roy, Robert, Commander, appoint- 
ed to Beagle, 188 — proceedings at 
Port Desire, 195 — explores Jerome 
Channel, 221—-scenery, 222—Indian 
Channel, 224—narrow escape, 232— 
at Port Gallant, 240—search for pas- 
sage into Skyring Water, 248 — at 
Childe, 250—leaves San Carlos, 360 
—goes to relieve party in distress, 369 
—excursion to Cape Gloucester, 376, 
377—search for lost boat, 393-404— 
remarks on Tierra del Fuego, 410 — 
excursion in boat, bad weather, gales, 
418 — proceedings and return on 
board, 419, 423—further proceedings 
to return to England, 423, 462. 
Fortescue Bay, 132, 313, 315- 
Foster, Henry, Captain, meeting with, 
187— arrangements, 188—in St. Mar- 
tin Cove, 198 — sails thence, 205— 
some account of his death, 206. 
Fox, at S‘ Elena, 5—curious chase of 
one, 193. 
Freshwater Bay, 22—vegetation, 25. 
Freyre, attacks and takes Childe, 298, 
299. 
Froward, Cape, 69—described, 145. 
Fuegians, first seen, wigwams, numbers, 
23—dress, food, character, 24 — near 
Cape Rowlett, manners, curious anec- 
dote, 53,54 — weapons, skill, 55 — 
barter in Magdalen Channel, 61 — 
conduct, 62 — in Harbour of Mercy, 
74 — description of persons, orna- 
ments, food, habitations, domestic 
ties, affection, 75, 70,77 — at Port 
San Antonio, 128—behaviour, appear- 
ance, cunning, 129 — in Warrington 
Cove, 135 — visits, canoes, 137 — 
carving, 138—natives at Port Famine, 
mischievous, 141 — near Point Santa 
Anna, 147—troublesome, 148 — met 
again, 216 — near Otway Water, 226 
—paint, cunning, 227—anecdote, 234 
— abuse, 238 — in Fortescue Bay, 
plank canoes, ‘ Pecheray,’ anecdote, 
313—curious circumstances, 315—at 
Port Famine, misconduct, 316—pre- 
cautions, quarrel, 317, 318 — driven 
away, caution, 319, 320 — met by 
Adelaide’s boat’s-crew, curious notices, 
habits, theft, 342, 344—few in number, 
345—-at Landfall Island, 367 — con- 
duct to party in distress, arms, bird- 
catching, 370 — near Otway Bay, 
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living among tame seals, 372—traces 
on Noir Island, 388 — steal whale- 
boat, 391 — met with, 394 — further 
meetings, boat’s gear found, 395 — 
various incidents connected with na- 
tives, 396, 397—thieves’ family seized, 
398—another party met, 399—guides 
escape, 401—other meetings, 402, 403 
—three children left on board Beagle, 
404—two of them restored, natives in 
March Harbour, young man detained, 
409—disturbance in March Harbour, 
412—skirmish, 413 — their strength 
and daring, ‘ York-minster, 415 — 
“Boat memory,’ ‘ Fuegia Basket,’ 416 
— conduct of Fuegians on board to 
other natives, 427, 428 — ‘ Yapoos’ 
mode of fishing, 428 — natives near 
Nassau Bay, skins, wigwams, 429 — 
without arms, tractable, 430—in Mur- 
ray Narrow, large wigwam, food, 440 
—‘Jemmy Button,’ 445 — in Valen- 
tyn Bay, dogs, 448. 
Fury Harbour, wreck of Saxe Coburg, 
66—described, 380 — examined, 384 
—rocks, 386. 
Gabriel Channel, 49 — weather, 50 — 
squalls called ‘ williwaws,’ 59. 
Gadus, 9. : 
Gales, usual direction, 162, 163—obser- 
vations, 235 — usual course of, 391. 
Gallant, Port, 131, 132 — humming- 
birds, natives, 134, 135, 220, 241, 
Gallegos River, 9—tides, 120. 
Geology of country near Port Sta. 
Elena, 3 — Cape Fairweather, 7, 8— 
Mount Sarmiento, 27—-Mount Tarn, 
44—Port Waterfall, 52 — Admiralty 
Sound, 59 — Gabriel Channel, 60 — 
near Second Narrow, 112 — Cape 
Froward and Port Gallant, 131 — 
Mount Maxwell, 136—Tower Rock, 
192— Cape Horn, St. Martin Cove, 
204—Juan Fernandez, 305—Grafton 
Islands, 375 — Cape Castlereagh, 
Doris Cove, 410. 
Gilbert Islands, Doris Cove, 406. 
Glaciers, 51,57, 140, 237, 252, 337 389, 
442. 
Gloucester, Cape, 373, 374—excursion 
to, weather, 376 — natives, produce, 
377. 
Graves, Mr., goes in Hope, 28 — pro- 
