The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-01
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nf,fre the potec ipn and Essisf1nce Of then mar
inr Ioris kpi +, sad . tars drawn up the
Instructions lof the voyage with rs .~n hands
and II expedition Was regarded ~ one "hlch
bid e.ir ~ render ms fcien alasiripus. 1he
to frisates doubled Cape Horn, visited tn
Sac sseh l.iabas and arrived on the NORTH
Wrd Coast Il america M latitude - North,
sid there discovered deep baY vhteh fhey
called poft Francois without having lpSt man,
o. had an, slclurs,. In an island IA tins bay
thee took N supply Of wood aud water, and
~ere about 90 take Their departure. when anfof-
f,lnaraly two rs Is. shich were employed in
lnnlins some .urtrts we're driven on break
ers al ryert person rnhoafd ofIe.n we're LOST,
IN, sdmg * distinguished Officers They
thDac pracericd oantherly. RECOMMENDING the
" sfrf4 oa,t 1T Anci icn. ~ we'd Al MaCao in
January. 49,, ADD afterwards ~ Manila
Theme. tnry proceeded Nsrtherly. bv q long
aad d.cal' rack, hbou1dmg With Islands. aud
srtiv Il ~ Avafscba, N the peninsula Of kamts-
shqtha. ! lcnce they sailed on the Isl If Octo.
her. 1857. To explore tle islands Of Japan. aud
titr s'~a which separates them irem \ ia. o.
tiia 9t ui ce,H0rr a arr itod Il OF one oil
tbr islnd,, aud were violently attacked BY n
pay nfihe natives, aud Captain Lan2ic, who
Commanded the paftj in poison. Aas massa.
cred vi IL eleven 81 MS men. aud great nun
b. oiotbers Were severely wounded. After this
disaster. IL = Yrpuse proceeded to botany
Raw, whence b" s'iled az in IN tbr beginning Of
to year 1855, and rom that time nothing Ia,
b n heard OF i'm. The journal of ms exp d
lipH. ~ TO this period, with memoirs aud
sci"nitfcal collections, were sent TO France, aad
splendid account Of The voyage was published
u ioar qnatfo Jlu.nes la vol the Govern
in"u OF France sent oui tVo vessels IN search
o'tbc lost frasrIlrrs hut they returned without
having discovered tic least trace of them and
thr tne iac attended all subsequent inquire
batihe faris papers just received, contain IA
number otshh'nuc doeum MS, relating a VI
s"tY Of facts which Justly thu supposltbn thai
tie place where The two frigales were lost bavr
been discovered. aud that. within very shor
period. at least, some Of the survivors Of the
wreck were vet in existence. The prjnciplr
acts nov proved, arc the following CAPTAIN
Dillon who, IN l5l3, was nm officer on bonrd
the Bengal snip Hunter, Captain Robson, on a
yoyage from Calcutta to New Holland. the Is.
lands of tidii aud Cantoe. was on shore AZ =
town called Villain, on the Sandal Weod coasl
shen quarrel arosr, IN which, ofseyeral Euro
peans who were ihcre, nearly all were killed
\ prussan named Martin Ruchc,t. vino han.
peued TO be there, and u Luscar, cscaprI from
the massacre aud will Dillon rot on hoard thr
ashore Oh the FIRST land they should make. Ar.
cordnely, Buchert aud the Lascar were Ian.
dyd At the island Of Tucopia, in South latitude
" 10. East longitude It's. Thirteen wears al
terehllls viz on the 18th Of Nav last. Cap,aiu
Dhnn VINO was then IN command of the shin
- Patrick, bound from Valparaiso 10 Pond.
Cherry, happened TO pass IN sgbt of the island
OF l'copm. Excited bp curiosity, and an IN.
terf'st ior hts old companion IN danger he came
=" before lucopa, IN the hope of asccrtannc
whether the men whom he landed there in 1914
were sill alive. lie soon saw canoe launch
from the shore, winch came alongS side. contain
ng the very Lascar whom he had BROUGHT the,
and Il was soon followed by another canne
obtaining Martin Bucherf, the Prnssin. both
~ good health, and over loved 10 see him aga,n
hoy informed hin that they had been kmdl,
treated by the natives. aud that they had seen
no European " sN'ls since they had been on
the island, eacepI Two English whale ships
The baSoar had an old sword hit, of silver,
which ~ sold 10 somc ofthc crew of the 81 pa.
tfiek tor some hsa hooks. On inquiry respec
mg this article the Frn,Sian SAID. that on III.
arrival IN tbe island, lie saw this sword hin in
The hands Of the natives, and also several iron
bolts h,c axes, the handle Ola silver fork 81.
vcfal h1ues tea-cups, glass beads bottles. sll-
yet spoon. WITH eipuur crowned, and sword.
all aticiss of French Inlnufacturr The Prug
sian SAID that after having become sufficient
master nj the Language, he inquired whence
these articles came, rs the Hunter WAS the. fri
European vessel they bad ever seen Tlrv
r'pird that. al n group of islands called Malice.
10, distant about two dars voyage Other canoe,
where they made frequent voyages they nro
cured these articles FROM the inhabitants. who
mad great qnanht es OF them in their possession
On examining the sword hiltmo mnutelv il
was found TO have the initials of La Peyronse
upon II. This excited the curiosity of CAPTAIN
Dillon still further, and, with the assistance of
blohert and the Lascar, he questioned the ISLAM.
defs more pan ucul1liy respecting the manner of
obtaining THESE articles They anSwcrcd, that
they had learned from the inhabitants Of Mali.
colo, t1at many years ago. two large vessels ar
rived IN their Islands Ihat one Of them am
chored pear the Island W ahnoo. aud the other
by the island faiow, which IS al a hide distance
from the first Soon after they came TO anchor
aud before they had any communication with
the natives, a violent ste u. arose. and the two
vessels were dtnen on shore, That which was
al Nahnoo struck upon the rocks The NJ,
fHes repaired IN crewdS to the banks, armed
WIN clubs, iHnccs, bows, and arrows. They
threw soinr OF their arrows al tae vessel; III
crew returned 1t by discharges Of cannon and
maSketrt, aud several of the islanders were
Killed. The vessel continued TO beat upon the
roeks, and was finally dashed 10 pieces, some
OF The crew embarked in boats, but they were
thrown ON snofr, where the euraged native,
them to the last Others inmpcd
INTO the sea, aud il they reached the shore, il
wis 10 share the ti.tc ofthcir unfortunate com
panlons; thu, not an individual OF this ycssc,
escaped the disaster.
The vessel whio3 was wrecked at Paiow,
struck on a sand bank. The natives come nm
TO II, aud also fred their arrows. The crew
however, had sufficient prudence not TO seek 10
reycnSo this attack They showed the natives
hatchrts, beads, and othc, trinkets, which they
offered Them Ia token Of peace. The assailauts
ceased Their hoStilities, and when the storm was
over an aged chief went in canoe to the slim
INC wns kindly received, presents were Offered
to. an accepted bv him. lie returned 10 the
shore, paclhed his countrymAn, and assured
them that the men in the ship were good and
KIND Several Of the natives went on board
to whom they $50 made trihing presents. The
inhabitants FURNISHED the ship with provisions.
hogs, binds, bananas, cocoanuts, sc. and CON
hdencc was soon established between them.