31st December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego The sun having at last shown itself at the proper time, observations were obtained & as the weather did not look quite ...

30th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego Remained at anchor.

27th, 28th & 29th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego To our great loss, the weather during these three days has been very bad, with much rain & violent squalls from the SW....

26th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego The weather continues unsettled & most exceedingly unpleasant; on the hills snow falls, & in the vallies continued ...

Christmas Day 1832

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Tierra del Fuego This being Christmas day, all duty is suspended, the seamen look forward to it as a great gala day; & from this reason ...

24th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego In the morning of the 24th Cape Horn was on our weather bow. We now saw this notorious point in its proper form, veiled in ...

23rd December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego With close-reefed sail the Beagle made good weather of it; & much to her credit fell nothing to leeward.

22nd December 1832

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[Cape Horn] Tierra del Fuego In the morning watch it freshened into a fine Easterly wind, which is about as lucky & rare an event as ge...

21st December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego The Beagle got under weigh at 4 am, and doubtless to the grief of the Fuegians. The same evening we were with them they de...

20th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego I was very anxious to ascend some of the mountains in order to collect the Alpine plants & insects. — The one which I p...

19th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego I determined to attempt to penetrate some way into the country. — There is no level ground & all the hills are so thick...

18th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego (Good Success Bay) The Captain sent a boat with a large party of officers to communicate with the Fuegians. As soon as the ...

17th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego (Good Success Bay) The Ship rolled so much during the night from the exposed anchorage, that there was no comfort to be obt...

16th December 1832

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Tierra del Fuego We made the coast of Tierra del Fuego a little to the South of Cape St. Sebastian & then altering our course ran along,...