CHAPTER XII.
Im I
Adventure sails from Rio de Janeiro to the River Plata—
Gorriti—Maldonado—Extraordinary Pampero—Beagle’s
losses— Ganges arrives—another Pampero—Go up the
river for water—Gale, and consequent detention—Sail
from Montevideo— part from Consorts^— Port Desire
—Tower Rock — Skeletons — Sea Bear Bay—Fire —
Guanacoes—Port Desire Inlet—Indian graves—^Vessels
separate — Captain Foster—Chanticleer — Cape Horn —
Kater Peak—Sail from St. Martin Cove — Tribute to
Captain Foster—Valparaiso—Santiago— Pinto Heights—
Childe—Aldunate...................................................................... 189
CHAPTER XIII.
Beagle and Adelaide anchor in Possession Bay—Beagle
passes the First Narrow—Fogs—Pecket Harbour—Adelaide
arrives with Guanaco meat—Portuguese Seamen—
Pecuhar hght—Party missing—Return—Proceed towards
Port Famine—Fuegians—Lieut. Skyring—Adelaide sails
to survey Magdalen and Barbara Channels—^Views—^Lyell
Sound-—Kempe Harbour — Cascade Bay — San Pedro
Sound— Port Gallant — Diet — Rain — A-wiungs — Boat
cruise—Warning— Jerome Channel— Blanket bags—■
0 Way Water—^Frequent rain—Difficulty in hghting fires 212
CHAPTER XIV.
Place for a Settlement—Frost—Boats in danger—^Narrow
escape—Sudden change—Beagle HiUs—Fuegian Painting
Tides—Medicine—Water warmer than the air—Jerome
Channel—Mr. Stokes returns to the Beagle—Cape Quod
-—Snowy Sound—Whale Sound—Choiseul Bay—Return
to the Beagle—Adelaide returns—Plan of operations—
Difficulties removed—Preparations—^Wear and tear of
clothing—Ascend the Mountain de la Cruz—Sail from
Port Gahant—Tides—Borja Bay—Cape Quod—Gulf of
Xaultegua—Frost and snow—Meet Adelaide—Part—
Enter Pacific—Arrive at Childe ........................................... 230
CHAPTER XV.
PAGE Extracts from the Journals of Lieutenants Skyring and
Graves—Magdalen Channel—Keats Sound—Mount Sar-
miento—Barrow Head—Cockbum Channel—Prevalence
of south-west winds—Melvhle Sound—^Ascent of Mount
Skyring—Memorial—Coekburn and Barbara Channels—
Mass of Islets and Rocks—Hewett Bay—Cypress trees
useful—Adelaide rejoins Beagle in Port Gahant—Captain
King’s narrative resumed—Plan of future proceedings—
Adelaide arrives at Childe-Abstract of Lieutenant Sky-
ring’s account of her proceedings— Smyth Channel —
Mount Burney— ‘Ancon sin Salida’—Natives—Kirke
Nai-row—Guia Narrow—Pecuhar tides—Indians in plank
s to Childe ..................................................... 251
CHAPTER XVI.
Childe—Its probable importance—Valdivia founds seven
Cities; afterwards destroyed by the Indians—Migration of
Spanish settlers—Province and Islands of Childe—Districts
and population—Government—Defence—Winds—
Town—DurabUity of wooden Buildings—Cultivation—
Want of industry—Improvement—^Dress—Habits of lower
Classes — Morahty — Schools — Language — Produce —
Manufactures—^Exports and imports—^Varieties of wood__
Alerse—Roads —Piraguas —Ploughs —Com—Potatoes—
Contributions—Birds—SheU-fish—Medical practitioners
—Remedies—Chmate .............................................................. 269
CHAPTER XVII.
Childe the last Spanish possession in South America—Freyre’s
Expedition—Failure—Second Expedition under Freyre
and Blanco—Quintanhla’s capitulation—Childe taken—
Aldunate placed in command—Childe a dependency of
Chile—Beagle sails to sea coast of Tierra del Fuego—
Adelaide repaired—Adelaide sails—Adventure goes to