Patagonians, near Gregory Bay, 16
size, friendliness, dress, weapons, three go in Adventure to Cape Negro, native names, 20
appearance described, 21
met again in Gregory Bay, animals with them, 85
account of various tribes, 86, 87
go on board ships, intoxication, 88
trade, 89
toldos, 92
utensils, 93
tomb, father's grief, women, occupations, 94
parental affection, anecdotes, 95
their size, 96
former accounts compared, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102
character, 103
contempt for Fuegians, 104
fires, 110
tomb in Gregory Bay re-visited, 112
natives arrive, traffic, 113
cordial meeting, 114
natives on board, 116
in Pecket Harbour, hunting, 151, 152
seen again, toldos, 183
Portuguese sailors living with them, native language, 184
observed again in passing Gregory Bay, 321.
Patagonian Cavy, 5.
Patella deaurata, at Port Sta. Elena, 6.
Patella trochi-formis, 13.
Paul's, St., dome of, 169.
Pecheray, Fuegian expression, anecdotes, 313, 314, 315
mentioned again, 320.
Pecket Harbour, 151, 183, 184, 213.
Pecten vitreus, in Eagle Bay, 37.
Penguins, 387
mode of feeding young, 388.
Phalacrocorax Imperialis, 359.
Phoca Jubata, food of Fuegians, 24.
Pico, 292.
mountains near, 375
tide, 455.
Pinoleo, Araucanian Cacique, account of meeting near Concepcion, daughters, their dress, ornaments, reception from him, his appearance, 309
followers, intoxication, 310.
Pinto, General, Director of Chile, 209.
Piure, remarkable appearance, 292.
Plata, River, Brazilian Squadron, confusion, mistake, 186
severe 'pampero,' effects, 189, 190
gales, 191
currents, 461.
Playa Parda, 312.
Polyborus Novæ Zealandiæ, 143.
Possession, Cape, 12
detention, 109
weather, 110.
Psittacus smaragdinus, near Port Famine, 39.
Saddle Island, magnetic, needle much affected, scenery, whales, kelp-fish, 199.
Santiago, journey to, 207, 208
weather, 210.
Sarmiento, 26
sent to look for Sir Francis Drake, enters Strait, 29
sails to form establishments, 30
marks out city, colonists' sufferings, goes to Rio de Janeiro, 31
disappointments, taken to England, 32
his account of natives near Useless Bay, 125
Campana de Roldan, 130
discovery of Gulf of Trinidad, 158, 159
his 'Abra' opposite Playa Parda, 312
quoted, 340.
Sarmiento channel, passed, 341
discoveries, 342
course followed, 346.
Sarmiento Mount, first appearance, 26
Saxe Cobourg, Prince of, wrecked in Fury Harbour, 66
crew's sufferings, saved by Beagle, 67.
Sea-Bear Bay, 6
described by Nodales, 193
animals, birds, 195.
Seal, teaching their young to swim, 422.
Sebastian San, Channel supposed, noticed by Nodales, 122
various voyagers' opinions, 123
vain search, 458.
Sedger River, mouth changes, remarks, 37
trees, 38.
Shags (corvorants), nests on trees in Courtenay Sound, 404.
Sholl, Robert Lieut., interview with natives, 23, 24, 65
death of, 121.
takes command of Beagle, 182
superseded, 188
takes command of Adelaide, goes to survey Magdalen, Cockburn, and Barbara Channels, reaches Port Gallant, 241
part company near Cape Upright, 249
meets Indians, 256
near Cape Upright, 258
searches for 'Ancon Sin Salida' of Sarmiento, 261
natives, 262
tides, 263
weather, 264
his journal, 266
sails for gulf of Peñas, 301
journal of proceedings, 323
examines River San Tadeo, 327
proceedings, 328
returns to Adelaide, 329
illness, 333
officers' proceedings, 346
resumes duty, 347
excellence of charts, 386.
Skyring Mount, ascent, memorial, 253, 254
described, strong local attraction, effect on compasses, 382, 383
view from it, 383.
Skyring Water, 228
tides, land, birds, 229.
Smyth Channel, 259
fish, 260
survey, 261.
Snakes at Port Sta. Elena, 6.
Snowy Sound, 237.
Speedwell Bay, abundance of wild-fowl, crabs, potatoes, trees, 332.
Steamer-Duck, or Race-Horse, 35, 36.
Stewart Harbour described, its advantages, 406.
Stokes, Pringle Captain, commands Beagle, 2, 18, 26, 28
rescues crew of shipwrecked vessel, 65
dangerous cruise, 73
skill and daring, 77
rides to Patagonian toldos, 92
ordered to Port Desire, 108
arrival at Port Famine, 119
proceedings during absence, 121
sails again, 124
describes Bougainville Harbour, 146
returns to Port Famine, sufferings, illness, 150, 151
death, 153
Stokes, Mr. goes to explore Jerome Channel, 221, 225
examines Hope Harbour, 382
shores, anchorage in bay, swell, 450
gales, 451.
Tadeo San, River, 323, 327, 328.
Tamar Cape, weather off, 72
Beagle in Bay of, 73
returns three times, 74.
Tarn, Mr., 4
excursion to Eagle Bay, 35
interview with natives, 61
summit of Table Land, 111
Laredo Bay, 117
with Patagonians, 151
signal-fire, guanacoes, 194.
Tarn Mount, ascent of, 40
temperature, observations, descent, 42, 43.
Teal found at Port Sta. Elena, 5.
Tower Rock near Port Desire, remarkable, Narborough's description, 192.
Tower Rocks, off Noir Island, 388.
Tower, rock like, near Aguirre Bay, 447.
Trinidad Sanctisima, Golfo de la, 158.
Trochilus at Juan Fernandez, 307.
Ulloa, Don J. Juan, y Don A. de, their account of the anchorage at Juan Fernandez, 306.
'Ultimo Viage al estrecho de Magallanes,' quoted, 10, 27, 57, 101.
Upright, Cape, 71
bay, 155
weather, 258.
Useless Bay, 124
natives near, 125.
Valdivia de, Don Pedro, founds cities, 269
Indians destroy them, settlers migrate, 270.
Valentyn Hay, natives, 448.
Vicente San, Bay, 453.
Viedma Andres de, at San Felipe, 32
wrecked, return, distresses, 33, 34.
Video Monte, departure from, 1
return to, and sail from, 105
revisited, meeting with Captain Foster at, 187
gales in leaving, 191
return there, 322
finally quitted, 462.
Wager, loss of, 324 to 327, 331.
Warrington cove, 135
geology, 136
productions, 139.
Waterfall Bay, weather, tides, 334.
Weddell's Leading Hill, 418, 421.
Whales, dead, mistaken for rocks, 107, 380.
White Kelp Cove, fish, birds, 335.
William, Cape, 158.
Wickham Lieut., takes command of Hope, 28
meets Indians, 45
returns to Port Famine, 47
in Gregory Bay, 111
obtains curious birds, 117
at Port Famine, 141
goes to Patagonians, 149
ill, 152
goes overland to Port Desire, 195
Wilson, Mr., goes to Landfall Island, 368, 369, 376
good drawings, 383
sketches of coast, 436.
Wreck found in Port Sta. Elena, 2
Xavier San Island, 176
examined further, 329.
Xavier Port, woods, water, birds, 176.
Xaultegua, Gulf of, curious islet, frost and snow, 247.