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anecdote, ‘ cubba,’ 191—charm, sagacity,
local knowledge, pilotage, 192,
193—mode of declaring war, honesty,
anecdotes, 195, 196—at Chilóe, 380
■—former numbers, 383.
Chonos Archipelago explored, 363-366
—notices, early voyages, 367-369—
further remarks, 3 7 4 -3 7T*
Chupat River, discovered, 306 — described,
Spaniards, cattle hunts, 307
—entrance, 308» 3 0 9> 3 5 3 -
Clive, Lieut., burial, 335.
Clouds, remarks on, 65, 66, 502—over
low land, 506, 507, 563.
Cobija, 481.
Cockburn Channel, bad weather, Beagle
under sail in, 359.
Colcura, heights of, hamlet, 434, 435.
Coliumo, 417, 424.
Colorado River, wolf seen near, 251,295,
296 — communication with Union
Bay, 296—gale, ‘ freshes,’ 302,
Concepcion, earthquake, preceding signs,
402—destruction of city, 403, 404—
situation, anecdotes, 405 — mutual
assistance, 406 — waves, 413-417 —
elevation and depression of land, 420
—fossil shells, 421-423—coal, 424—
re-visited, re-building, houses, Peruvians,
476, 477—country, 479.
Conchali, smuggling, 426.
Constitución, vessel lent by Don Francisco
Aguilar, goes with Mr. Usborne,
283, 284.
---------------, another vessel so named,
lent by Don Francisco Vascuñan at
Coquimbo, surveys coast, 427 — at
Callao, usefulness, 482 — bought to
survey coast of Peru, 483—sails, 484
—(for proceedings see Sulivan, and
Usbome).
Conway, H .M .S ., passing through
quantities of pumice-stone and ashes,
108, 109—receives crew of H.M.S.
Challenger, 479.
Coquimbo, 427.479.
Corcovado, volcano, 376, 394.
Corrientes, Cape, rocks, 99 — reported
shoal, 292.
Cruz, Santa, capital of Teneriffe, appear-
ance, 48.
---------------, river, explored, 336 —
estuary, banks, ‘ steppes,’ cliffs, 337
barrenness, animals, climate, 338—
mud-banks, tides, views, 339—water,
340—change of scenery, cold, 341—
tracking, instruments, 342—frost, ostriches
swimming, 343 — rapidity of
stream, smoke, Indian tracks, 3 4 4—
‘ Indian Pass,’ rapids, windings, quantities
of shingle, 345—heights, wastes,
want of fuel, 346—temperature of air
and water, earth cliffs, progress, lava
cliffs, 347 — lava district, ‘ Basalt
Glen,’ wild scene, 348—mirage, driftwood,
boat stove, Andes, 349—guanacoes,
birds of prey, bed of rivei*,
350—views, weather, country, 351—
walking party, direction of river, 352
velocity, trees, water, colour and temperature,
drainage of Andes, sources,
353—Lake Viedma, or Capar, rivers,
floods, 354—level of river, hones, 355
—wild cats, return, mountains, rapid
descent, fish, 356.
Currents near Bahia, 60, Abrolhos, 64
—near Cape Frio, 70, 71—in Plata,
93, 226—from Tierra del Fuego and
Staten Land to Falklands, 242, 243
—near Mocha, 419 — extraordinary,
480—near Galapagos, 484, 486, 488,
496—and temperature, 505, 5 6 2 -
Bay of Islands, 563—on passage from
New Zealand to Port Jackson, temperature
of water, 621—near North
Keeling Island, 638.
Cutfinger Cove, striking scenery, immense
canal, 202.
Dangerous Archipelago (see Low Islands).
Darwin, Mr. Charles, volunteers as naturalist,
18, 19 —fossils near Point
Alta, 106— pumice-stones, 108—
accompanies party with Fuegians on
shore, 127—goes In westward exploration,
215—saves boats, 217—at Maldonado,
284—plans, 286—at Argentina,
286—River Negro, 312—obtains
interesting account of Indian attack
on Carmen, 314 — search for fresh
water at Port San Julian, 320 —
ascends Santa Cruz, 327—goes away
at Chiloe with Lieut. Sulivan, 364—
rejoins Beagle, 366—excursions, 379-
425 — lands on James Island, 497-
500—at Otaheite, 510-512—notices
of natives, 522, 527, 543, 5 5 7—at
New Zealand, 570—arrival in England,
638.
Darwin, Mount, 215 — height, 216—
Sound, 217, 218.
Deluge, remarks on facts witli reference
to, 657-682.
Desertas Islands, 386.
Desire, Port, coast from, to Valdes
Creek, examined by Paz and Liebre,
282—Indians’ traces, wells full, 303
—inlet examined, 316 — river, rock,
317, 322.
Desolation, Cape, 218.
Diego San, Cape, breakers, 119, 120.
Divide, Point, burning-tree, slate, rock,
2 1 9 -
Dogs, Patagonian, 1 5L 167, 174—Fuegian
dogs trained to catch birds while
roosting, 184 — hunting, 187 — fine
animals, taught to bring in food, birds,
hunt fish, 187— described, 201— at
King George Sound, 627—at Keeling
Islands, fishing, 634.
Douglas, Mr., engaged to collect information,
363—survey in boats, 364—
remarks on Huilli-che superstitions,
388-390—on Calbucanos, 390, 391 —
Chilotes, voyages, father’s account of
‘ Los Cesares,’ 393, 393.
Earle, Mr. Augustus, engaged as artist,
19, obliged to return to England, 20.
‘ Eight stones,’ vain search for, 46.
Elena, Santa, Port, 305.
Equator, passages out and home, 3, 4—
absurd ceremonies In crossing, 57—
notice of by Kotzebue, 58.
English Bank (see Banco Yngles).
--------------------(San Carlos), nature of
bank, 378.
Estevan, San, or Stephen’s Port, distressed
sailors, 370—story, 371, 372
Falklands, bad weather, 226—aspect of
land, wrecks, 227—position, number,
asserted claims of various countries,
228, 237—Buenos Ayrean ‘comandante’
appointed, subsequent events,
England re-asserts her sovereignty,
H.M.S. Tyne and Clio re-hoist her
flag, 238-240—shores, violent winds,
tides, remarkable currents, 241-243
—storms, 244—seasons, temperature,
245—harbours, 246—country, 247—
peat, animals, 248—wild cattle, horses,
foxes, 249-252—changes and transport
of animals, 253—rabbits, whales,
254 — fish, 255 — birds, brushwood.
fuel, grass, 256—soil, potash, 257—
increase of animals, 258 — vegetable
productions, trees, 259—plants, balsam,
2 6 0— rushes, improvements,
colonizing, 261—suggestions, 263—
cattle, pilotage, 264, 265— ports, wool,
266 — Vemet’s establishment, 266-
269—events there, 270—ruined settlement,
271—lights, 276,277—fossil
bones, 277, 278 — wild-cattle hunts,
279-281—sad occurrences there, 327.
335.
Famine, Port, 321, 322.
Feejee Islands (native name, Navahi),
dangerous navigation, natives, cannibalism,
559—white men among them,
‘ Charles,’ cautions, treachery, dealing
with savages, 560, 561 — canoes,
trade, alligator, bones, winds, 462.
Fernandez, Juan, effects of great earthquake,
Ulloa, volcanic appearance at
the summit of Yiingue (note) 418.
Fire, mountain forests on fire, give rise
to reports of volcanoes, 203,204.
First Narrow, tide, 321,322.
Forastes, Padre, entices men to desert,
393—search for them, 394, 395.
Fossils in Port Belgrano, 107—in San
Salvador Bay, 278—near Tilly Road,
304—curious, near Concepcion, 421-
423—in Andes, 667.
Foxes of Falkland Isles, apparent varieties,
250 — remarks, 251—changes
produced by food, climate, 252—transport,
253, 254—fox called ‘ culpen’ in
Araucania (note) 450.
Friendly, or Tonga Islands, missionaries,
opposition, Mariner’s account, 559.
Frio, Cape. 67, 70—currents, 7 L 72.
Fuegians, account of those brought
home, 1 — cannibalism, fate of old
. women, feelings on seeing strange
sights, 2 — ages, reasons for being
brought to England, 4, 6> 6 — vaccinated,
7 — ‘ Boat-Memory,’ catches
small-pox, 8 — death, 9 — character,
plan for educating others, 10 — journey
to London, anecdote, Walthamstow,
11—kind treatment, improvement,
at St. James’s, 12, 13—private
arrangements for their return, changed
by Beagle’s re-commission, 13, 14—
at Plymouth, 15 — presents, 16 —
‘ Fuegia,’ at Botafogo Bay with English
family, 80 — natives seen near