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set off. He too had difficulty finding the Lebu River, but they saw signal fires lit at the camp, and arrived on 5 July. With some difficulties, they got the survivors on board, as well as Rouse, whose servants and horses returned overland. Investigation revealed that a powerful current had pushed
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gathered peaceably. Seymour was concerned that they could turn hostile, and the shore was unsuitable for ship access. The survivors abandoned their camp on 8 June and established a new camp at the mouth of the
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English merchant got a letter which mentioned the shipwreck. A Swedish ship had seen an "American big" in trouble near Mocha island. FitzRoy questioned them and next day, convinced it was
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captained by his friend, collected the mail for the
British consulate. It was closed, but he got entry and saw dispatches about the wreck. He then went to
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in winter, so FitzRoy "had to bully him & at last offered to go as Pilot", agreed after "a tremendous quarrel" with hints the
Commodore would face a
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754:HMS Beagle : the story of Darwin's ship
572:"Loss of His Majesty's Frigate Challenger".
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324:Captain FitzClarence
175:Overall:125 ft
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243:Sail plan
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