S68 FROM TRINIDAD GULF TO CHILOE. Sept 1829- 



" We kft the gulf two days before I had expected to have 

 done so ; but we all rejoiced at our departure. No crew could 

 have performed their duty more willingly than the Adelaide^'s ; 

 but such lengthened fatigue as they had undergone, was suffi- 

 cient to make any men feel happy at the prospect of a respite. 



" It was a pleasing reflection to Lieutenant Graves and 

 myself, that the orders had been fully executed ; that the coast 

 we had passed was throughout well connected ; and that this 

 service was concluded without any illness or accident among 

 the crew, without any damage to the vessel, without any loss 

 of boats, or even the slightest misfortune."" 



During the Adelaide's passage to Chiloe, Lieutenant Skyring 

 and his companion were assiduously employed in transferring 

 their observations to paper, notwithstanding the violent motion 

 of their little vessel, during ten days of rough weather. 



