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Lovvlslanda, Dangerous Archipelago, or
Paamuto Islands, 5ofi, 507 — missionary
labour, natives. Chain Islanders,
518.
Low, Mr., 2, 129,145—anecdote, 1 6 8 -
opinions, notices of Patagonian natives,
boy on board, 169-174—takes
Chonos boy on board Adeona, details
<if Chonos tribe, 189-197— potatoes,
anecdote, 200—at Falkland Islands,
273,274—cattle-shooting, 281—narrow
escape, 328 — engaged as pilot,
331—examines Chonos Archipelago,
363. 364, 367.
Low, Port, 374—fresh provisions, piraguas,
wild potato, 37 5—view, Meli-
moyu Mountain, 376.
Macacu River, fever, malaria, causes,
76. 77.
Madeira, 46.
Magdalen Channel, fine scenery, 359.
Magellan, Le, wrecked, 269—crew’s
transport, 3 7 3—‘o Beagle, 281.
Malaspina Cove, lightning, 304.
Malays at Keeling Islands, 632, 637.
Maldonado, pampero, 88 — village, 93,
282, 284, 285—absurd reports, 293.
Man, origin and migration of, 639-
657.
Mar-chiquito, salt lagoon, no opening
to the sea, 97—country near, hills,
their usual direction, as well as that
of rivers and inlets between Plata
and Cape Horn, 98—immense herd
of cattle, 99.
Maria, a Patagonian woman, 145, 146
—met again, 322.
Maria, Santa, Island of, upheaval, 412,
413—beds of dead shell-fish, 414—
depression of land, 420—appearance,
436.
Martin, St., cove, cliffs, weather, 124.
Martha, Santa, gales, 83—sliores, 84.
Massey's lead, 55, 64.
Matavai Bay (see Otaheite).
Matthews, Richard, goes as missionary
to Tierra del Fuego, 15 , >6 — first
meets savages, 122 — accompanies
Fuegians from Beagle, 127 -— anecdote,
179—steadiness, 205-^arrival at
Woollya, 207-210 — estalilished and
left in wigwam, 212, 213—anxiety
for, safety, 220 —story, danger, 221
— re-embiu-ks, 223—decides to remain
with his hrotlier at New Zealand,
605.
Maule River, effects of great earthquake
there, 417—surf, village, bar,
424—advantages, 425.
May Harbour, cypress trees, otter, 375-
Medaños Point, banks near, 97.
Melo Port, 298.
Mellersh, M r, 19 — examines Hood
Island, 486 — Elizabeth Bay, 4 9 4 -
496.
Mendoza, river near, 286, 287.
Missionaries (Spanish), 373—(Otaliei-
tan) efforts of in Low Islands, 518—
(English) at Otaheite, 510 — anecdotes,
514-517, 523, 524, 542, 5 4 4 ,
545—influence, 550—on Navigators
and Friendly Islands, 559—at New
Zealand, 567-575—difficulties of first
mission there, 579—influence, 583-
588—distinctions, 601, 602—proper
spirit, 604, 605 — obstacles at New
Zealand, 611, 612 — effects of exertions,
613, 614—embarrassments, 615
—purchase of lands 616-618.
Mocha Island, survey, earthquake, 402
—waves, 414 — incidents, 415 —survey,
rocks, Indians, 419.
Montes Tres, Cape, 369.
Murray, Mr. Matthew, 4, 5, 11.
Murray Narrow, passed by boats, 215-
220.
Musters, Mr. Cliarles, 20—death of, 76.
Narborough Island, 365, 366 — excellent
port, strawberries, produce, 374
—structure, tides, 375.
Navigators Islands, murders, success
of missionaries, 559.
Negro River, 286, 287, 288—‘ freshes,’
banks, produce, floods, plough, 298
— survey, bar, 302,303—massacre of
Spaniards, 308—Paz and Liebre detained
there, 311—floods, mouth and
har examined, 312—wild fowl, 313.
New Bay, 305—bad vveatlier, soil, 306
—settlement, 308, 309.
Noir Island, wigwams, 365.
Noronha, de Fernando, 58—surf, citadel,
population, scenery, precautions,
59.
Nott, Mr., senior mussionary at Otaheite,
translation of Bible, 517.
Obstruction Sound, 198— large canoes
and wigwams deserted, swan-traps,
deer, igg.
Oens, or Coin men, inroads, 205, 206
—at Woollya, 325, 326.
Organ Mountains, 80, 82.
Osorno, Mount, in eruption, 378 —
height, form, 379.
Ostriches near river Santa Cruz, 338—
swimming, 343.
Otaheite, or Tahiti, view, 508—scenery,
Matavai Bay, canoes, natives, 509—
traffic, dress, Point Venus, 51°—
chiefs, native houses, 511, 512 —
. curiosity, fair, tlieft, singing, 513—
taboo-marks, tombs, ‘aito,’ sugar-mill,
514—Papiete, cottages, 515—natives,
shells, Papawa, 516 — Otaheitan
Bible, weather, 517—old ‘ Ua,’ diseases,
520, 521—industry, anecdotes,
curious relics, 522—church, congregations,
523 — recreations, children,
‘ Hitóte,’ 524—Queen Pomare—audience,
524, 525— customs, 527 —
meeting with queen and cliiefs, 527-
542 — pilotage among coral reefs,
542—school-house, service, ‘ Hitóte,’
extempore prayer, 543—songs, school,
natives teaching each other, children,
545 — discussion, intelligence of natives,
communication of news, ‘Mare’s’
letter, 546—‘ Paofai’s’ letter, children
of early missionaries, classes of natives,
547—proportions, attire, moral
conduct, 548, 549 — prohibition of
spirits, harsli usage of infirm, anecdotes,
551—domestic manners, 552
Pampero, in River Plata, 85-89.
Papiete (see Otaheite).
Papudo, 426.
Patagonians, general sketch of 129-137
—details, physiognomy, friendliness,
size, wanderings, 145—clothing, 140
—arms, ornaments, i 4 7 -’4 9—1°°°’
hunting, dogs, 150, 151—lints, sleep-
ing-places, 152—marriages, domestic
state, 153—children, cradles, 154
health, sickness, 155—funeral ceremonies,
— snuff, provisions, seizure of the
Newton, 554—Pearl fishing, steering,
555—Queen’s letter, natives pay her
debts, taking leave, 5 5 7 -
Oven, the, singular spot described,
water, 304-
Paamutos (see Low Islands).
Packsaddle Bay, 224.
Paihia, missionary settlement in New
Zealand, 566.
Pampas, 85 — absence of trees, 93—
droughts, herds of cattle, fertility, 94
—on eastern coast, 97.
156-160- warfare, horseinan-
ship, racing, cards, 160 — religious
ideas, 161—worship, 1 6 2 — witchcraft,
1 (¡3— sacred tree, government, caciques,
1 6 4 - 1 6 6 — warfare, horses,ibb,
167 — moral restraints, 167 — anecdotes,
traffic, 168—S a n tyoii, partiality
for white men, subdivisions, ibg
—boy-chief, ‘ Capitan Chups,’ behaviour,
170—‘ Chico,’ Fuegians, trade
with them in slaves, 171 — counting,
time, language, respect to age, cookery,
172—women, gratitude of boy,
173—emigrations, I 7 4— ib Gregory
Bay, 322.
Patch Cove, 372, 3 7 3 -
Paul, St., Rocks, or Peñado de San
Pedro, examined, multitudes of birds,
sharks, 56—current, 57.
Paz, schooner, reasons for hiring to
extend s u r v e y , 109, 110—refit, n U
112 — off River Negro, 286— discharged,
288—sketch of proceedings,
295-3M»
Peat at Falklands, 248, 256.
Pembroke, Cape (Falklands), 226.
Peñas, Gulf of, wild potato, ‘ pangue,’
200.
Penco, 420,—castle, 421—coal, 423-
Peru, coast of, survey, 4 9 3 *
Pichidanque, 426.
Plata River, entrance, width, depth,
shoals, currents, pamperoes, 85-88—-
effects on river, 89—level of river and
ocean, 9 1—fluctuations, Yngles Bank,
92—tides, want of trees, 9 3» 94—observations
on, 115*
Pococke, Cape, 565-
Pomare, New Zealand, 581.
Pomare’s tomb, at Otaheite, 5M-
Pomare Vahine, Queen of Otaheite, 516
—arrival at Papiete, dress, 524—at-
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