Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I. Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830

CHAPTER XX.

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Beagle sails from San Carlos--Enters Strait--Harbour of Mercy--Cape Pillar--Apostles--Judges--Landfall Island-- Cape Gloucester--Dislocation Harbour--Week Islands-- Fuegians--Latitude Bay--Boat's crew in distress--Petrel-- Passages--Otway Bay--Cape Tate--Fincham Islands-- {xxvii} Deepwater Sound--Breaker Bay--Grafton Islands--Geological remarks--Barbara Channel--Mount Skyring--Compasses affected--Drawings--Provisions--Opportunities lost 360