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298—Del Carmen, 299—on Indians
and Spanish settlers, 300, 301— in
Blanco Bay, River Negro, 302—at
Port Desire, 303—discovers Cluipat
River, 306, 307—in great danger, 310
—plans, 322—meets Mr. Low, engages
him as pilot, at Port Louis,
331—sails again, 332—in Port Famine,
358, 360—at Valparaiso, Santiago,
361—returns to Beagle, 362—
arrives in England, 638.
Wigram, Rev. Joseph, kindness to
Fuegians, lo, 11.
William, Port, (Falklands) 227—tides,
242 — suggestions for a settlement,
advantages, 261, 262— accessibility,
exports, 263.
Whylootacke, or Wailutaki, 557.
Williams, Corporal, drowned, 282, 302,
Wilson, Rev. William, admits Fuegians
into infant school at Walthamstow,
10—kindness, 11, 12—letter,
14—selects missionary to go out with
them, 15, 16.
Wilson, Belford Hinton, effective assistance,
484.
Windhond Bay, 225.
Wolf near Colorado River, 296.
Wollaston Island, 225.
Wood Mount, 319.
Woolly^ pleasant situation, natives, arrangements,
208, 209—wigwams and
prdens made, natives assist, 210 —
fair prospects, curiosity of natives,
211,212—boats depart, 214—re-visited,
220 — events during absence,
221 —missionary removed, difficulties,
222—re-visited, pleasing scene, occurrences,
224 — events there, 323-
327.
Zealand, New, 564—Kororareka, Tipuna,
565—natives’ flag, 566—Paihia,
natives, 568—decrease of population,
569—colour, salutation, manner,
war-canoes, 571 — prospects of
country, former savages of Britain,
572,573 — hones, tree, fern, 574—
church, 575 — British Resident’s
house, vines, Kororareka, 576—huts,
577—cooking, church, biirying-places,
5 7 9 — anecdotes, Waripoaka, island,
580—Cawa-Cawa, Pomare, estuary,
581—pleasing scenes, traffic, 582 —
flax, meeting, chiefs, 583 — curious
dispute, rats, game, 584—precise division
of territory, purchase of land,
585, 586 — spirits, ‘ Noah,’ native
wine, church, 586, 587—oxen, sick,
preserving food from damp, nets,
burial, 5B8—Christmas, Divine service,
remarks, singing, 589—state of
the place, measures, 590—causes of
disturbance, 591, 592—suggestions,
influence of ships of war, 593—Polynesian
interest, resources in Pacific,
5 9 4 , 59 7 — excursion to Waimate,
Waitangi Creek, running guides, activity,
country, 599 — woods, native
vilbge, agriculture, flax, manufacture,
599 ™ chapel, fine-looking native,
country easy of access, 600—-curious
bird, 601—Waimate, 601-606—valley,
horses, bridge, woods, Keri-keri
waterfall, beautiful scene, 606—English
children, natives fond of them,
607—Waripoaka visits Beagle, ‘ La
Favorite,’ Rangateedas, 608—politi-
tical condition, relics, 609, 610—departure
from, 611—remarks, 612, 613
—settlements, trade, 614, 615 — discontent
of settlers, 616—pine-forests,
618—North cape—singular superstition,
great lizards, 619, 620.
ADDENDA,
I n the eighth chapter of this volume, I have omitted to mention that
there are meetings held among the Patagonians which might be termed
‘ courts of justice !’
One such meeting was described to me hy an eye-witness ‘ Capitan
Chico’ presided at it, on horseback ; he was the only person mounted.
The older men of the tribe sat in a ring, upon the ground, as judges (or
rather as a council, or as a jury). Within the circle were four prisoners,
and twelve witnesses. The trial lasted a whole day: but my informant
did not see or hear the result.
The same individual told me that the Patagonians often played at a
game like hockey.
These things, among others, call to mind Molina’s account of the
Araucanians, which some think much exaggerated. Disorganised, dispirited,
and exceedingly diminished in numbers, the Araucanians, as we
now see them, are scarcely to he compared to those of Ercilla’s poem,
who are also described by many authors besides Molina.
E N D OF VOL. I I .
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