The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-01

ran cs5 + "a L-.r sly-- eDa9u Or.
" - bfaagd IL T4~epi1 anil Biehsrt had made
rings and ainer ornaments If H. for the wYe.
OF TIE 'sl'uaets. Captain Dillon on ms arrival
at Caiehiia, retained IA iiis pessession lhe s"ord
hfli, one 81 The rines made Dui af the spoon,
aud some ofthe beads. MI Of sIich belonged to
the wreck.
The rrissian had never dared 4, make voy.
age M colo eih the inhabitants of Tucopia ;
bu' IN Lasc.tf hal been there once or twice.
tie affirm d positively thu h. hal seen the Eu-
r5peaas al The island Psow that they speak
the language II the country, and that he had
eaav'tsri with them These men we're old.
/ They told him that many years since tiiey were
IN one Of the vessels of which they showed him
the remains. They Informed him also that
no vessel had been 10 these Islands since
they we're wrecked ihere---thaf most of their
companions were dead. but thai ihrv had
ben ~ isperscd over The different Stands thai
! II US impossible for them 10 say precisely how
many 9th we're still alive { mum Dillon
reeeiiec'"d several other particular. of the con
yersation he had wth the Lascar and The islhn.
dors, who confirmed strongly their hrst as
srrflpus
Having collected - many details all tendinp
tJ'c nfrun tlie hope thar lie had fofrncd ON see.
lag thesiiser sword hiii viii The cipher. he re-
solved H. 90 rs quick as possible. To Malicolo
and cfanlne himself the remain, Of the wreck
aud take away with hun II pos slbie the tao
men of whom the Lasear had SPOKEN, and wha
he SAID were Frenchmen WIN tin, view Cap.
tain - begged mn To accompany nun but bc-
ing married ia the islaad and vii ,rtfIrd ther.
he refused. aud no endelYouls could prevail on
him. the captain even went 50 Tar as 10 prom
ise 10 bring Tim back 10 Iuoopi1, but he would
nni consent The Prusana, however being
tired Of the savage life he led fpf fourteen yraI,
"as desrou' ORIGINATING wifh Captain Dillon.
lie was very glad Ia relain hfn, aud dc pfp-
cured an nhabitmi Of rucoplai O 20 with INN oi,
his expedition. Buchert remained at tbe dale
1f tins account ON board Dillon ,Itip. and va,
rcady 10 attest 10 the truh If lis narrative
lacy left lucopia, May, l,t and made Malleolu
~ a short time unfortunately when llrV came
u sigbl OF Ian . calm c9ms On, hich lasted
seven days. The snip provisions were alniost
exhausted, Il was impossible 20 procure ami.
mails at fucopa aud they had subzi,ted pine.
pally ON potatoes, aud the bananas of Ne.V Z,r
lsnd. he ship having been long at sea mad
much water the onptrcatgo5 who vas ON board
aud who had been uneasy at the captain, DELAY
among these islands demonstrated very sttonoI v
against hIs prplougmg II; and thounA !
with the greatest reluctance, the captain felt him
self Obliged 10 taxi advantage of brccz, which
arose, TO continue h7 voyage, and arrived At
Calcutta after many difficulties from the bad
state OF his vessel deliberalion of the Coon
ell of Calcutta Vas held on The 10th of No,,,nb.,
last, in which tie Council. influenced bv mo
iIYes Of interest. aud hope which was derived
from this account of Captain u. oide,e ed the sin,
Research belongInging 10 the East India Com
amy, 10 be put under the command of CAPTAIN
Dillon, to 50 10 NlaIlcolo, aud by all possible
means 10 gam Information of the circumslan-
ces connected with the loss of the two vessels
belonging to La Peyrouse 10 this expedition
was attached Dir. Tyler, VINO voluntarily Of
Tered his services, and who IS 10 receive $40 rn
pees per month as compensation. emay ex.
pct shortly to learn from Calcutta the result of
this interesting investigation. The documents
from which tins narratisc is taken, we're oil
claily communicated by the Government of the
English East India Company, 10 the French
Government, and were published in the Mon.
lteur.