The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

ROBINSON C.RUSOE'S ISLAND.

While on board the ship Golden Rocket, lylol
at Greenwich Dock, we were permitted by Capt. Li'
N. Pendleton to examine his log-book, in which he
.
gives an accovnt of his visit to the island of Jus,e.,
Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe's ISland). The slur
was on her last passage to this port from Bel"
ton, and had on board fifty-five passengers
(twenty•five of whom were ladies), who intend
making California their future place of residence'
Getting short of water, Captain Pendleton decided
to stop at Juan Fernandez for a further supply'
and therefore shaped his course thither—tu"
island being nearly in his track. At six
on the evening of March 24th, they doubled ti 1„:
eastern end of the island, and at seven rounded-t°
off the Bay of St. Joseph, at the head of whiff
:
the few inhabitants now remaining on
island are located. The facilities for loading
water at the island, Captain Pendleton represso
to be not very good. The casks must be taken e:
shore and filled, rolled back into the water, t
parbuckled into the boat. While the crew were 0,,
this work, the passengers rambled off in different
directions to make discoveries. The island
twenty-five miles long by about four in. breadth
The land is very high, rising in rugged precipitous
peaks--one of them called Tunekeue, 3,500 feet
above the level of the sea. The peaks are generally
overhung with clouds. The valleys are exceedingiy.
fertile, the grass growing to the height of six
eight feet.
Figs, strawberries, peaches, and cherries abouod
.
in their season. The Golden Rocket was thel:
in the season of peaches, and the valleys and ,_
hill sides were full of trees, and loaded
down with delicious fruit. Captain Pendletnuf
bought four barrels of the inhabitants, and the pas"
sengers about as many more. Strawberries flourish_
best in December and January. There are threv
remarkable caves in the sides of the hill facial'
the harbour, about 30 feet in length, 25 feet
in width, and about the same in height. #1.11,4
inhabitants now number but fourteen, "
whom Messrs. Day and Kirkaldie, from Valparaisef
are the chief persons ; they have been appointed
overseers of the island by the Chili= Governing'
Formerly a penal colony, numbering 500, was le'
cated here, and the caves above mentioned wer°
used by them, but the project was found to be 103'
practicable, and the convictswere taken back to the
mainland. The Golden Rocket anchored on the op'
A
polite side from that upon which Silikirk lived, and
there being a mountain to cross to reach the Robin"
son Crusoe abode, no one ventured to make 1.
journey. The best landing is on the stern gel
but the water is twenty fathoms deep at the head
of the bay, and in some places so bold is the
drifting to
that a boat tied by her painter and driftin.
the limits, would be in seventy-five fatlionlr
An immense number of goats are running wild over
the island, and an abundance of fish aro taken °tt ,
every coast. The water is obtained from a number
of never-failing rivulets trickling down over 01
rocks from the cloud-capped mountains.—S°
Francisco Times.

All traces of the late war are fast disappearing;
On the plains of Magenta a luxurious vegetation is all thtill
meets the view. One house near the station riddled Nvl.l,
s'iot is still conspicuous, and a few tumuli beside the 111
way, where several hundreds are buried. A dog of Africl
breed, which belonged to General Espinasse, still luri,
about the spotwhere his master shed his blood, and thoug'
often taken away even to some distance, constantly return