Voyage of the Beagle, Chapter 1, Paragraph 1

THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
CHAPTER IST. JAGO -- CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS

Porto Praya
AFTER having been twice driven back by heavy southwestern gales, Her Majesty's ship Beagle, a ten-gun brig, under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R. N., sailed from Devonport on the 27th of December, 1831. The object of the expedition was to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830, -- to survey the shores of Chile, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific -- and to carry a chain of chronometrical measurements round the World. On the 6th of January we reached Teneriffe, but were prevented landing,
by fears of our bringing the cholera: the next morning we saw the sun rise behind the rugged outline of the Grand Canary island, and suddenly illuminate the Peak of Teneriffe, whilst the lower parts were veiled in fleecy clouds. This was the first of many delightful days never to be forgotten. On the 16th of January, 1832, we anchored at Porto Praya, in St. Jago, the chief island of the Cape de Verd archipelago.

May 22: I put in the link for "gales." - Frog Guts

May 23: I put in some maps and pictures of Devonport. - Frog Guts

I put in the link for Captain Fitz-Roy. We'll put in his picture later when Charles Darwin talks more about him. The next post we are working on is about HMS Beagle. - John

June 1: I put in pictures of the HMS Beagle in a new post. - Frog Guts