CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



Page, 



Sect. I. Preparation for the Expedition .................. 1 



J I. Voyage from Cadiz to tlie Strait of Magellan ...... 4 



III. Occurrences in the Navigation of the Strait . 12 



IV. Return to Cadiz 51 



PART II. 



Sect. I, Description of the Strait of Magellan. — Division of 

 the Country into high and low. — Temperature: 

 Qualities of the Soil. — Productions of the Strait r 

 Herbs, Plants, Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees. — De- 

 scription of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, and 

 Insects ..•-.-..-..,....,....«.....-...,,... 164 

 II. Of the Inhabitants of the Strait of Magellan 84 

 III. Of the Indians of the Strait of Magellan 94 



