FitzRoy knew that commanding a ship could involve stress and loneliness; he was fully aware of the suicide of Captain Stokes, and his own uncle Viscount Castlereagh had committed suicide under stress of overwork.
FitzRoy sabía que capitanear un barco podía implicar tensión e soidade; era moi consciente do suicidio do capitán Stokes na anterior viaxe, e o seu tío Viscount Castlereagh tamén se suicidara sometido ao estrés do exceso de traballo.