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tions of our returning again ; but as foon as they faw 
us getting off, they betook themfelves to the 
country. 
The country of Patagonia is rather hilly, though 
not remarkably fo. Vou have here and there a 
ridge of hills, but no very high ones. We lay fome 
time at Pore Deiire, which is not a great way to the 
northward of the {freights, where we traverfed the 
country many miles round ; we found firebrands in 
different places, which convinced us there had been 
people, and -we fuppofe them to have been the 
Patagonians. The toil is fandy, produces nothing 
but a coarfie harfh grafs, and a few (mail fhrubs, of 
which Sir John Narborough remarked, he could not 
find one of fize enough to make the helve of a hatchet, 
which obfervaiion we found very juft. It w r as fome 
time in december we made this vifit to our gigantic 
friends. I am debarred being lb particular as I could 
wifh, from the lofs of my journals, which were 
demanded by their lordfhips of the admiralty, imme- 
diately upon our return 5 but if any article is omitted 
which you are defirous of being acquainted with, I beg 
you will take fiome means of letting me know it, for 
I will moft readily communicate every circumftance 
of the matter, that fell under my obfervation, as it is 
with the greaxeft pleafure and relpedt that I l'ubfcribe 
myfelf, 
S I R, v 7 
Your very humble fervant, 
\ in! ' 
■ i t 
Charles Clarke. 
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