Fitzroy

About a week later (on 11 September) FitzRoy took Darwin out to see the Beagle at Plymouth.

A young man of 23 years of age named Robert FitzRoy was a Lieutenant on this voyage.

The Fitzroy River has now swamped large parts of the city, and the main roads to the south and west have been cut off.

I am looking out of another window in London. It is at Fitzroy Road.

He was given quarters in the chart room, one deck above Capt. FitzRoy's quarters, at the stern of the ship.

FitzRoy oversaw the work, using much of his own money to guarantee that no expense was spared.

When he arrived Darwin learned that Capt. FitzRoy may have already selected another person as naturalist for the voyage.

The recession forced Fitzroy to sell some of his recent acquisitions.

What is not widely known is that Capt. FitzRoy had a personal mission of his own.

Following the persist rainstorms, the Fitzroy River in Queensland has swollen, hitting 40% of the Rockhampton City.

This afternoon, the main rivers in Queensland Fitzroy River water levels still rising.

Robert FitzRoy made wide use of it during the Beagle's second survey.

Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Vic.

Newcomb, Horace, ed. Encyclopedia of Television. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.

Department of Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Vic.

Apparently, Darwin handled the three day trip very well and FitzRoy was impressed that a land lover could take to the sea so quickly.

Then a letter from Captain Robert FitzRoy changed his life.

In his narrative of the Beagle voyage FitzRoy wrote:

Capt. FitzRoy continues the outline of the plan:

1 hygrometer (belonged to FitzRoy)