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arrived on the 13th of April, without anchors, which soon became 
known to Commandant Locke, of her Britannic Majesty's ship Fly. 
He, in the most prompt and handsome manner, despatched a boat 
with an anchor to the assistance of the Relief, and it affords me great 
pleasure to acknowledge the obligation we felt under to him. The 
next day the Relief anchored in the bay of Valparaiso. 
But to return to Orange Harbour. 
The Flying-Fish arrived on the 11th April. The duties of the 
observatory having been completed, the instruments were embarked, 
and every thing made ready for our departure During the Vin- 
cennes' stay here of sixty days, we found the weather exceedingly 
changeable. The winds prevailed forty-seven days from the west- 
ward, twelve days from the north and eastward, and one from the 
southeast, The mean temperature was 44-36°; maximum, 56°, 
minimum, 32°. During this time there were eleven gales of wind, 
of from two to three days' duration. 
The mean range of the barometer was 29-801 in. ; its movement in 
predicting the weather, was directly opposite to that observed in 
other latitudes, the gales always commencing when the barometer 
began to rise, fine weather generally continuing until it reached its 
minimum, 29-109 in., to which it sinks in from twenty -four to thirty- 
six hours, and where it remained stationary for a few hours, during 
all which time the weather continued good. As the barometer 
begins to rise, the gales come on, and continue until the mercury 
again reaches nearly its maximum point, 30-244 in. 
There were but few days on which rain did not fall during some 
portion of the twenty-four hours, but seldom heavily; lightning and 
thunder occurred once during the time. The climate may be called 
extremely boisterous, although from the fact of the natives being 
without any kind of covering, one would suppose it cannot be very 
variable as to temperature, throughout the year. The want of 
clothing is not, however, peculiar to all the natives; those seen at 
Good Success Bay were well covered with guanacoe-skins, and are 
a finer-looking and taller race of men. 
Observations of any kind are difficult to be had at Orange Harbour, 
both by day and night. 
While Lieutenant Carr and his party were at the observatory, a 
wolf was seen, at which Midshipman Clark fired, but supposed he 
was not shot. The next morning he was found dead at a short dis- 
tance from the place. He appeared very ferocious and fearless. Mr. 
