Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-07-07

sOut land once III view obstruc onward course
iDoing however a mercantile voyage, aud in very )
Ssma and. for the purposes of discovery, unprovideds
Eve-c he compelled 10 torego the honor of pene
Erating further. The information he has impaired will
Eve doubt not, lead 10 some better organized undertake
Ding for discovery in that region Capt w edde visit
Ecd the Falkland Islands, the South Sheands and Ter
del FueGo: of the inhabitants of the latter place,
Sheir quiet nolensive manners nc gives all interesting
Eacc0unt W have made extracts from the work
(which WILL think, he found interesting-amongI
Ehem the following story, which. all itsi
Eparts. ". y. american.
New Island is remarkable for having been for two;
syears, the suary residence of Capt 3 Barnard, AMI
Nmercan; whose vessel was away with in the year,
Ei31 by the crew of an English Ship which her pas
Usage from Port Jackson had been wrecked the SOUTH
aside tese islands. lnet with Capt Barnard in 1921
Ba the place of his exile and his conversation naturally
gturned 10 that subject which, being interesting, III
Egreey dcvoured.n particular account of this resi-
kdcnce on an uainhabed island would not fail OF being
Econsidered almost wonderful the celebrated ictionf
Eot Robinson Crusoc since there great similarity int
her situations The principal incidents attendant upous
H's even were as ioow:-Capt. Barnard was at News
Island with lbs vessel i'll the performance of yoyageE
Hor seal turs and when the south side the Island
Ehe met with the of the wrecked English Ship
heir number might be about 30 including several pas
Esengers, of whom were ladies'. He kindly tookE
Mthem to his vessel and treated them with all the hospi
Eaity which their destitute situation required CapainE
E6aTnard was from America, with which England wasN
hcn at war; and this circumstance created doubts TOY
the sincerity of their friendly intentions to another
Sthough he had promised TO land them his passagcs
Hhume at port IN the BraXils.
Owing TO the additional number Of people, hunting Z
Spares frequently sent out to procure supplies andE
Ewhen the captain with four of his people, any
EXCURSION oil Tins EInd the wrecked crew cut the cable
Sand, III defiance of the Americans who board
Gran away with the ship 10 Rio Janero; whence they
Aproceeded to North America.
On Capt. Barnards return To New Island. he lyasE
struck with astouishmcnt at finding his ship carr led off,
Eas he never suspected any design of the kind. On
EGecuOn however, he guessed die cause it was
Ge apparent, that the fear OF being taken to Amer
HCa,
Sbeen the motive 10 the comm son Of this action which
was bad return for the asylum Capt Barnard had at
iode the perpetrators OF it. HIS conduct towards then
scertanly Gid not justify their entertaining such
PIcon bat IL they chose rather dishonOura
dbly than trust TO his protestatUns.
Nothing in the way If supplies having been left for y
spoor Barnard and his four companions, of which evens
he captors OF his ship ought 10 have thought, he WASH
forced to consider how they to subsist; and recot
liectng that lie had planted few potatoes they direct
led their attention to them and in the of the Sc
lcond season obtained servceable supply. They hada
ia dog which now and then caught pig; and the cggsA
ot the abatrCs, winch stored at the proper sea
son. with potatoes formed substitute for bread; aniN
sthe skins OF the seals for clothes. They built houseR
loi stone still remaining on tie island which strongE
enough To Withstand the winter, and thew
smght have been comparatively happy, but that they
were cut off from their relations and friends withouI
:any Immediate prospect OF being removed lro.n theS
island. 81
To add to the misortunes of Capt Barnard in beingH
separated from his wife and chlrer. biz companions
lover whom he exercised authority, but merely die
taed what he considered for their mutual
iage, took opportunity steal the boat land wasp
left on the Island alone. After being llus entirely aban
ydoncd he spent the time in preparing clothes from thes
skin ut tie SEAL and IN collecting food for the winter
ponce or twice day he used TO ascend hill from whch5
sthere wide prospect of the ocean, see abyE
vessel approaChed but ALWAYS retired disappointed andS
Aorlorn-no ship to be observed. The four sailors
GIN the meanwhile, having experienced their nab Il
sy 10 provide properly for themselves returned to im
CATER an absence of some months. 81
He still found difficulty in preserving peaceE
,r,a
s DEATH but fortunately was discovered i'll beg
gprevcnted He placed this alone with some pro-
visions on small island in Quaker harbour and i'll then
scourse OF three weeks so great change made onE
Gins mind that when Captain Barnard took him off heS
was worn down with reflection his Crimes and truyS
pentent.
mandc and the above mentioned offender became truvA
religious and exemplary ms behaviour In this way
Sthey continued To live, occasionally visiting neigh
oorRg Islands IN search OF provisions, till the end OF
Ewo years, when they taken of in the month OLD
December, ~ s. by English wnaer, bound for thea
Pacific Capt Barnard informed me that a British mans
OF war had been sent expressly from Rio Janeo tae
them OIL but by some accident the vessel though they
Islands, did not fall in with them.
Captain Wedde thus describes the Penguins which,
sao7und III great numbers in South Georgia. an island
east of Cape Horn
NJ land quadrupeds are found here: birds and am.
phbou5 animals are tle only Inhabitants. the birdz
tribe, the king penguin the worthy of notice
The penguns or as they ought properly to be caeda
spinguins; the being evidently derived from tbe
latin word P""edo on account OF its atBess) are OH
very greGarIons nature. They go in large hocksH
aalong the shore anu with waddlinr gait yybenH
sseen through hazy atmosphere, they NAV not be in
saptly mistaken for body of men-and indeed SirE
sJohn Marlborough has whunscay kcned them TOD
s"lnle Children standing up in white aprons" ThcseH
he describes however, very dfniuuye species
4n comparison with the king penguin, the bird to which,
II refer. b
In pride these birds arc no, surD1ssod oven hv
peacock, to which in beauty of pumage thew are in
adccd very little inferior, may be IN our prncpaa
Emuseums During the time Of mouUng, they seem toH
5rePel each oher with disgust on account Of the rag
Eyed state of their coats but as thev arrive AZ the ,
3innn of sPendour, they reasscmbe; and no one O
3has not completed his PIuinagc, allowed to enter nea
community They frequently looking down their fronE
jand sides, IN order to contemplate the perfection n
dhcT exterior brancy, and TO any srcck ,gbcha
4mgu suIr II, IS truly amusing II observer g
About the beginning OF January they pair and IayH