Later in the month Darwin tried to get FitzRoy to allow his friend, Francis Owen (Fanny Owen's brother), to be part of the crew as a Midshipman.

月底，达尔文试图请菲茨罗伊许可他的朋友弗朗西斯·欧文(范尼·欧文的兄弟)作为见习船员加入。