INDEX. 



693 



Taliiti (see Otaheite). 



Tairo Island, discovered, 508. 



Talcahuano, 402 — great earthquake, 

 rise of sea, effects, 406, 407 — dogs, 

 shipping, 408 — anecdotes, motion of 

 sea, 409 — sub-marine explosions, fish 

 killed, 410— height of wave, contrasts, 

 411 — Araucanian boys, 478. 



Taytao, or Taytaohaohuon Cape, rocks, 

 372. 



Teneriffe, view of Peak, 47 — measure- 

 ments from thence, quarantine, 48. 



Thetis frigate, account of her loss, 66- 

 70 — causes, 70,71. 



Tide in Plata, 89, 93— near Point Ru- 

 bia, 116 — near Cape San Diego, 120 

 —in S.W. arm of Beagle Channel, 

 219 — stream of tide near Falklands, 

 226 — strength, direction, times, 

 height, 241, 242 — off Point Rasa, 

 297 — rise in St. George Bay, 304 — 

 off Ship Island, and Cape Dos 

 Bahias, race near New Bay, 305 — 

 Valdes Creek, 309 — terrific ' races' 

 there, 310 — ripplings and races near 

 Port San Jose, 311, 312 — in First 

 Narrow, 321 — in Santa Cruz, 337, 

 339 — velocity of river, 340, 344, 351 

 — at Ipun, May Harbour, 375— near 

 Chiloe, 387, 388— off ' Three Kings,' 

 direction, temperature, 620. 

 Tolten River, Indians, coast near, bar, 

 402. 



Toriano, an Araucanian cacique, death 



of, 106. 

 Tosca, 99, 100. 

 Topocalma shoal, 425. 

 Trinidad, Gulf of, natives, a fine race, 



feathers, paint, 197 — plank canoes 



with oars, arms, 198. 

 Tubul River, 414. 

 Tucu-tucu, the, 313. 

 Tuyu, mud-bank, 292. 



Unicorn schooner, 273 — considera- 

 tions, purchased, named Adventure, 

 (see Adventure). 



Union Bay, 286, 287. 



Usborne, Mr. Alexander Burns, 20 — 

 goes in ' Constitucion' to assist Mr. 

 Stokes, 283 — returns to Beagle, 288, 

 31 4j 315— goes away in boats, 364 — 



at San Carlos, 378 — takes command 

 of Carmen schooner to Leiibu river, 

 meets Blonde, 469 — bad weather, ad- 

 ventures, 474 — escape, skill, 475 — 

 takes command of another vessel 

 called ' Constitucion,' plan of expedi- 

 dition, 483 — receives kind assistance, 

 484 — return to England, having com- 

 pleted his survey, 638, 639. 



Valdes Creek, entrance, 98 — tides, 

 shifting bar, dangers, 309,310. 



Valdivia, port, forts, rivers, * Ynten- 

 dente,' secretary, 397 — town, abori- 

 gines, 398-401 — convicts, 401- — great 

 earthquake, motion, 415 — shocks, 

 416. 



Vallenar Road, 366, 369. 

 Ventana Mount, mines, 105 — height, 

 109, 295. 



Verde, Cape, Islands, observations on 

 anchoring, gales, 51, 52 — exports, 53 

 — ' orchilla' weed, vegetables, sickly 

 season, 54 — dust, 55. 



Veraet, Louis, appointed ' comandante' 

 at Falklands, proceedings, 238, 239, 

 255 — settlement, 266 — delusion, 267 

 — ruined 268. 



Video, Monte, mutinous negroes, 95. 



Villagran, battle, Ercilla, 435, 436. 



Villarica mountain, height, 481. 



Villarino, 314. 



Virgins, Cape, 222, 357. 



Waimate, 598 — situation, appearance, 

 corn, gardens, farm, 601 — cattle, poul- 

 try, houses, 602 — barn, water-wheel, 

 604 — mill, Shunghi's grave, English 

 oaks, missionary families, 604 — spi- 

 rit, 606— valley, Kauri pine, woods, 

 606. 



Water, white, extraordinary space of 

 sea, supposed cause, 118. 



Weddell Bluff, 340. 



Whale-boat Sound, 218. 



Wickham, Lieut. John Clement, 14,21 

 — takes command of Paz and Liebre, 

 111, 112, 116, 117 — examines Indian 

 graves, 168 — cattle-hunt, 280-282 — 

 arrives to take command of Adven- 

 ture at Gorriti, 284 — proceedings 

 in Liebre, 295 — remarks on coast 

 near Point Rasa, 297 — Rio Negro, 



