The Beagle Diary was later used to write Darwin's famous book 'Voyage of the Beagle' (1839). The narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836. Darwin describes each day of the voyage, some in intimate detail, during the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe.
26th October 1836
Syms Covington Journal
Anchored off The Nore near to Chatham. Anchored off Gravesend, was towed by steamer the same evening FOR about an hour and a half.
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