Thecovewasborderedbysomeacresofgoodslopingland，notcoveredaselsewhereeitherbypeatorbyforest-trees。CaptainFitzRoyoriginallyintended，asbeforestated，tohavetakenYorkMinsterandFuegiatotheirowntribeonthewestcoast；butastheyexpressedawishtoremainhere，andasthespotwassingularlyfavourable，CaptainFitzRoydeterminedtosettleherethewholeparty，includingMatthews，themissionary。Fivedayswerespentinbuildingforthemthreelargewigwams，inlandingtheirgoods，indiggingtwogardens，andsowingseeds。
Thenextmorningafterourarrivalthe24ththeFuegiansbegantopourin，andJemmy’smotherandbrothersarrived。Jemmyrecognisedthestentorianvoiceofoneofhisbrothersataprodigiousdistance。Themeetingwaslessinterestingthanthatbetweenahorse，turnedoutintoafield，whenhejoinsanoldcompanion。Therewasnodemonstrationofaffection；
theysimplystaredforashorttimeateachother；andthemotherimmediatelywenttolookafterhercanoe。Weheard，however，throughYorkthatthemotherhasbeeninconsolableforthelossofJemmyandhadsearchedeverywhereforhim，thinkingthathemighthavebeenleftafterhavingbeentakenintheboat。ThewomentookmuchnoticeofandwereverykindtoFuegia。
WehadalreadyperceivedthatJemmyhadalmostforgottenhisownlanguage。
Ishouldthinktherewasscarcelyanotherhumanbeingwithsosmallastockoflanguage，forhisEnglishwasveryimperfect。Itwaslaughable，butalmostpitiable，tohearhimspeaktohiswildbrotherinEnglish，andthenaskhiminSpanish“nosabe？”whetherhedidnotunderstandhim。