CHAPTER X. 



Account of the Beagle's cruize — Borja Bay — Cape Quod — Stuart Bay 

 ■ — Cape Notch — Remarks on weather, and errors of Chart — Evan- 

 gelists — Santa Lucia — Madre de Dios — Gulf of Trinidad — Port Henry 

 — Puma's track — Humming-birds — Very bad weather — Campana 

 Island — Dangers — Gale — Wet — Sick — Santa Barbara — W ager's 

 beam — Wigwams— Guaianeco Islands — Cape Tres Montes — St. Paul's 

 — Port Otway — Hoppner Sound — Cape Raper. 



The following account of the Beagle's cruize is drawn up 

 from Captain Stokes's unfinished journal, and from detached 

 memoranda, which were found amongst his papers. 



It will be recollected that, on my departure from Port 

 Famine, in the Adelaide, in the. month of March, to survey 

 portions of the southern side of the Strait, I left instructions 

 with Captain Stokes to proceed in the execution of his orders 

 as soon as the Beagle was ready. The details of those orders 

 it is unnecessary to repeat here, as they were performed to my 

 entire satisfaction; it will be merely requisite, as briefly as 

 possible, to follow him through a most arduous and distressing 

 service. It is the sequel that embitters the record. 



" On the 18th of March, I sailed from Port Famme, and 

 next day reached Port Gallant. 



" On the 23d, we anchored in the little cove called Borja 

 Bay, which, though very confined, and rather difficult of 

 access, suited our purpose extremely well. (See Sailing Direc- 

 tions). While there we measured the height of one of the prin- 

 cipal hiUs in the neighbourhood, and found it 1,800 feet. 



Bad weather detained us until the 26th, when we passed 

 Cape Quod, and reached Stuart Bay. Many places were left 

 unexamined, because my object was to hasten westward before 

 the year was farther advanced. 



" (27th.) We left Stuart Bay, and continued our progress 

 to the westward, with westerly winds, thick weather, and rain. 



