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on the east coast of Newton Island, and there remained 

 for the night, weighing early next morning, and moving 

 onwards. Leaving two of the boats to survey Victory Pass, 

 between Hunter Island and Zach Peninsula, we proceeded to 

 Fortune Bay, on the east coast of the Queen Adelaide 

 Archipelago, and there anchored at ten a.m., perceiving, 

 shortly before we came to a halt, several Fuegian canoes 

 pulling towards Long Island, opposite the bay. Before long 

 heavy rain set in, and lasted throughout the forenoon. In a 

 short time we were joined by the Indians, who arrived in 

 detachments in their canoes, the first that came alongside 

 containing the party which we had encountered during the 

 previous season in ShoU Bay, and who evidently recognised us 

 as old acquaintances, nodding and smiling profusely. This 

 canoe was followed by two others, and, in course of time, by a 

 merchant-ship's boat, by what means acquired it is of course 

 impossible to say. During the forenoon we had upwards of 

 forty of these people on board — the entire number of those 

 who came alongside, including men, women, and children, 

 amounting to about sixty individuals. Some of these were 

 hideously ugly, while not a few possessed very intelligent 

 countenances, and nearly all appeared to have a great capa- 

 city for laughter. There were the usual demands for 

 '' Galleta " and " Tabaca," and they were most indiscrimi- 

 nate in their desires for our property — a man who had had 

 his face soaped, to his great edification, making signs for 

 my handkerchief to wipe it with ; and a woman wishing to 

 effect an exchange between her bone necklace and the 

 watch-chain of one of the officers. Our caps were also much 

 coveted, our watches excited great interest, and a small 

 looking-glass was a source of wonder, evidently mingled 

 on the part of some with a considerable amount of awe. 



