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INDEX. 



Fitz-Roy, Robert, Commander, appoint- 

 ed to Beagle, 188 — proceedings at 

 Fort Desire, 195 — explores Jerome 

 Channel, 221 — scenery, 222 — Indian 

 Channel, 224 — narrow escape, 232 — 

 at Port Gallant, 240 — search for pas- 

 sage into Skyring Water, 248 — at 

 Chiloe, 250 — leaves San Carlos, 360 

 — goes to relieve party in distress, 369 

 — excursion to Cape Gloucester, 376, 

 377— search for lost boat, 393-404~ 

 remarks on Tierra del Fuego, 410 — 

 excursion in boat, bad vi'eather, gales, 

 418 — proceedings and return on 

 board, 419, 423— further proceedings 

 to return to England, 423, 462. 



Fortescue Bay, 132, 313, 31 5- 



Foster, Henry, Captain, meeting with, 

 187— arrangements, 188 — in St. Mar- 

 tin Cove, 198 — sails thence, 205 — 

 some account of his death, 206. 



Fox, at S^^ Elena, 5 — curious chase of 

 one, 193. 



Freshwater Bay, 22 — vegetation, 25. 

 Freyre, attacks and takes Chiloe, 298, 

 299. 



Froward, Cape, 69 — described, 145. 



Fuegians, first seen, wigwams, numbers, 

 23 — dress, food, character, 24 — near 

 Cape Rowlett, manners, curious anec- 

 dote, 53, 54 — weapons, skill, 55 — 

 barter in Magdalen Channel, 61 — 

 conduct, 62 — in Harbour of Mercy, 

 74 — description of persons, orna- 

 ments, food, habitations, domestic 

 ties, affection, 75, 76, 77 — at Port 

 San Antonio, 128 — behaviour, appear- 

 ance, cunning, 129 — in Warrington 

 Cove, 135 — visits, canoes, 137 — 

 carving, 138 — natives at Port Famine, 

 mischievous, 141 — near Point Santa 

 Anna, 147— troublesome, 148 — met 

 again, 216 — near Otway Water, 226 

 — paint, cunning, 227 — anecdote, 234 

 — abuse, 238 — in Fortescue Bay, 

 plank canoes, ' Pecheray,' anecdote, 

 313 — curious circumstances, 315 — at 

 Port Famine, misconduct, 316 — pre- 

 cautions, quarrel, 317, 318 — driven 

 away, caution, 319, 320 — met by 

 Adelaide's boat's crew, curious notices, 

 habits, theft, 342, 344 — few in number, 

 345--at Landfall Island, 367 — con- 

 duct to party in distress, arms, bird- 

 catcliing, 370 — near Otway Bay, 



living among tame seals, 372 — traces 

 on Noir Island, 388 — steal whale- 

 boat, 391 — met with, 394 — further 

 meetings, boat's gear found, 395 — 

 various incidents connected with na- 

 tives, 396, 397 — thieves' family seized, 

 398 — another party met, 399 — guides 

 escape, 401 — other meetings, 402, 403 

 — three children left on board Beagle, 

 404— two of them restored, natives in 

 March Harbour, young man detained, 

 409 — disturbance in March Harbour, 

 412 — skirmish, 413 — their strength 

 and daring, ' York-minster,' 415 — 

 ' Boat memory,' ' Fuegia Basket,' 416 

 — conduct of Fuegians on board to 

 other natives, 427, 428 — ' Yapoos' 

 mode of fishing, 428 — natives near 

 Nassau Bay, skins, wigwams, 429 — 

 without arms, tractable, 430 — in Mur- 

 ray Narrow, large wigwam, food, 440 

 — 'Jemmy Button,' 445 — in Valen- 

 tyn Bay, dogs, 448. 

 Fury Harbour, wreck of Saxe Coburg, 

 66 — described, 380 — examined, 384 

 —rocks, 386. 



Gabriel Channel, 49 — weather, 50 — 



squalls called ' williwaws,' 59. 

 Gadus, 9. 



Gales, usual direction, 162, 163 — obser- 

 vations, 235 — usual course of, 391. 



Gallant, Port, 131, 132 — humming, 

 birds, natives, 134, 135, 220, 241. 



Gallegos River, 9 — tides, 120, 



Geology of country near Port Sta. 

 Elena, 3 — Cape Fairweather, 7, 8 — 

 Mount Sarmiento, 27 — Mount Tarn, 

 44 — Port Waterfall, 52 — Admiralty 

 Sound, 59 — Gabriel Channel, 60 — 

 near Second Narrow, 112 — Cape 

 Froward and Port Gallant, 131 — 

 Mount Maxwell, 136 — Tower Rock, 

 192 — Cape Horn, St, Martin Cove, 

 204 — Juan Fernandez, 305 — Grafton 

 Islands, 375 — Cape Castlereagh, 

 Doris Cove, 410. 



Gilbert Islands, Doris Cove, 406. 



Glaciers, 51, 57, Ho, 237, 252, 337 ,339, 

 442. 



Gloucester, Cape, 373, 374— excursion 

 to, weather, 376 — natives, produce, 

 377. 



Graves, Mr., goes in Hope, 28 — pro- 



