During the survey Beagle's captain, Pringle Stokes, committed suicide and command of the ship was given to the young aristocrat Robert FitzRoy, a nephew of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton.
Durante a expedición, o capitán do Beagle, Pringle Stokes, suicidouse e o mando do barco déuselle ao xove aristócrata Robert FitzRoy, un sobriño de George FitzRoy, 4º duque de Grafton.