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XVll. —Sketch of the Surveying Voyages of his Majesty's Ships
Fix this textAdventure and Beagle, 1825—1836. Commanded by Cap-
Fix this texttains P. P. King, P. Stokes, and R. Fitz-Roy, Royal Navy.
Fix this textCommunicated by Sir John Barrow, Bart.
Fix this textThe best charts of the South American coasts, which had been
Fix this textmade by Spain, or by Portugal, were very inadequate to the wants
Fix this textof a rapidly growing intercourse when France and England under-
Fix this texttook to explore and survey those shores for the benefit of the world.
Fix this textThe French examined the coasts of Brazil; the English those
Fix this textof Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, and Peru. In 1825, two
Fix this textvessels, the Adventure, 330 tons, and the Beagle, 235 tons, were
Fix this textordered to be prepared. Captain Philip P, King was appointed
Fix this textto the former, and charged with the direction of the expedition.
Fix this textCaptain Pringle Stokes commanded the latter. They sailed from
Fix this textEngland in May, 1826.
Fix this textPart of Eastern Patagonia, the greater portion of the Strait of
Fix this textMagellan, and a considerable extent of the western shores of Pata-
Fix this textgonia, had been examined, when the death of Captain Stokes
Fix this textcaused a suspension of operations. Lieutenant Skyring, whose
Fix this textlife has since been sacrificed, was temporarily appointed to the
Fix this textBeagle by Captain King, but soon afterwards superseded by the
Fix this textcommander-in-chief on the station; who placed the writer of this
Fix this textsketch in the vacancy. During 1829 and 1830 the two vessels
Fix this textcontinued the survey, assisted by a tender, whose commander was
Fix this textLieutenant Thomas Graves. In the latter part of 1830 they
Fix this textreturned to England, having added charts of the south-western
Fix this textcfnd southern shores of Tierra del Fuego, besides those of a mul-
Fix this texttitude of interior sounds and passages, to the acquirements above
Fix this textmentioned. Information of other kinds, interesting to men of
Fix this textscience, and to most people, was also acquired, and will be made
Fix this textaccessible without more delay than is absolutely necessary. A
Fix this textpaper on this subject, written by Captain King, was read before
Fix this textthe Royal Geographical Society of London, in May, 1831. In
Fix this textthe autumn the Beagle was again prepared for a surveying voyage.
Fix this textEvery care and assistance was given in her equipment. She
Fix this textwanted nothing that her size would allow to be taken on board.
Fix this textAt the end of that year (1831) she sailed from Plymouth. One
Fix this textparticular object being the measurement of meridian distances,
Fix this textby a large number of chronometers, the Beagle was ordered to
Fix this textmake her voyages by the shortest steps, touching land frequently,
Fix this textfor the purpose of obtaining observations and ascertaining the rates
Fix this textof the chronometers. Until the vessel arrived in the River Plata,
Fix this texther chief occupations were, measuring meridian distances, and
Fix this textslightly adding to our knowledge of the Abrolhos shoals, on the
Fix this textcoast of Brazil.
Fix this textVOL. VI. Y
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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