LEAVE VALPABA1S0. 
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— Soundings, &c., in Innocent Channel — The fine scenery — 
Anchor in Puerto Bueno Bay — Pretty scenes — The weather — 
Leaving Puerto Bueno Bay — The scenery and weather in pass- 
ing through Sarmiento Channel — Sounding and dredging — 
The Zach Peninsula — Anchor in Isthmus Bay— Leave Isthmus 
Bay — Passing through Mayne Channel and Smyth’s Channel — The 
fine scenery — Enter the Straits of Magellan — Cape Pillar in sight 
— Enter the picturesque Port of Churruca — The Glaciers — Leave 
Port Churruca — Pass through Crooked and English Peaches — Off 
Fortescue Bay — The Fuegians — Off Cape Froward — Anchor inPort 
Famine — The old Spanish settlement in 1581 — The Chilian settle- 
ment of 1843 — Leave Port Famine and arrive at Sandy Point — 
The Chilian settlement — Coal mines and gold workings — Leave 
Sandy Point and reach the anchorage off Elizabeth Island — Ex- 
ploring parties— Finding fossil bones— Leave Elizabeth Island — 
Passing through the Second and First Narrows — Off Gregory Bay 
—Pass the meridian of Cape Horn — Again in the Atlantic — 
Pass Cape Virgin — Sounding and Trawling. 
VALPARAISO TO PORT OTWAY. 
At length all was ready, and on the morning of 
11th December we took onr departure, favoured 
with fine weather. On clearing the land, we made 
sail, and, with a promising breeze, there seemed good 
prospect that the 800 miles to the entrance to the 
straits would soon be accomplished, but we had 
reckoned without our host ; strong southerly winds 
prevailed, causing us to run far to the westward. 
On the 17th sighted Juan Fernandez, when we 
dredged in 1375 fathoms with satisfactory results. 
For another week we continued on our cruise, fre- 
quently sounding and dredging from an average 
depth of 1600 fathoms, by which time we had run as 
far west as 89° 25', when we fell in with the com 
mencement of the westerlies, and were able to lay a 
