His haughty manners, his rough and overbearing disposition, had lost him the affection of most of the crew and of all the passengers: he knew it, and in consequence sought every opportunity to mortify us.

It is true that the passengers had some reason to reproach themselves; they were not free from blame; but he had been the aggressor; and nothing could excuse the act of cruelty and barbarity of which he was guilty, in intending to leave us upon those barren rocks of the Falkland isles, where we must inevitably have perished.

This lot was reserved for us, but for the bold interference of Mr.B.Stuart, whose uncle was of our party, and who, seeing that the captain, far from waiting for us, coolly continued his course, threatened to blow his brains out unless he hove to and took us on board.
[Illustration: VIEW OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS _Boat and five passengers pulling after Ship Tonquin._] We pursued our course, bearing S.S.W., and on the 14th, in latitude 54 deg.
1', longitude 64 deg.

18', we found bottom at sixty-five fathoms, and saw a sail to the south.

On the 15th, in the morning, we discovered before us the high mountains of _Terra del fuego_, which we continued to see till evening: the weather then thickened, and we lost sight of them.