That day, Beaufort wrote to tell FitzRoy that his friend Peacock had "succeeded in getting a 'Savant' for you—A Mr Darwin grandson of the well known philosopher and poet—full of zeal and enterprize and having contemplated a voyage on his own account to S. America".
Ese día, Beaufort escribiu dicíndolle a FitzRoy que o seu amigo Peacock tivera "éxito en conseguir un 'sabio' para vostede— Un tal Sr. Darwin, neto do ben coñecido filósofo e poeta— cheo de entusiasmo e iniciativa e que consideraba unha viaxe pola súa propia conta a S. América".