Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-27
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The places called ports are uninhaoheo' MAJ g.,
,Y1, The Dist January made cape 81. Drego, o'a
| a., and Sc and arrived at Good Success DAY, SO
named by Captain Cook, Here we anehoreo aho "en'
IN shore The appearance of The land about Inc sIa''s
r MAGELLAN was yerv dieary, barren and rugged lochs
,,ss;ns covered with snow, &c Good Success Is
rerv bay; the hills covered WIN ees'p
cony beech birch and winter Dark mos! oeaut""'
barberries with yellow flowers IKE sa'' rises ~
cronbe,res and great variety of heath.like shrubs
rent On shore armed 10 the teeth hut no natives were
seen: several hus were found and other Signs Oh people
ha wing been there. The next morning. however "o'
attention was called by shouting on shote' where we
dscovored The na,ises The Captain ana solne oil 'he
o1;ce,s Immediately landed. After dinner, | went on
shore and sac about Is natives ronEo he, WIN our
men; they were tall good looking people VIZ no'hs
but amas skin thrown over Their shnusosrs ihey "P
neored 10 be simple people, ard jealous, ana not ALLOW"
~ -. n M IN The direction supposed thur women
and children were They were evidently ratasnnnhs'
beinn taller then the tales, OF our men; the mao BOWS
and arrows but knives oid IRON was Every '',"s
Nth ,bem taking that in preference to brene meat &c
Their food wos fish and shell fish. lheY went oil carry
in The afternoon probably being on visit 10 thls place
"Upon the whole, | was very mnch pleased WIN
Grod Success; the woods eminueu nv "
Tho d,od trees being covered with beautiful mossess
forms and small hnwerng plants, auo gave ~. very
different opinion of Terra del Fuego from what ma
been led TO expect from books 90
ulYs left Good Success on the 23d January ana an
bo,ed nm Tho 9th off New Island. The appearance oil
the c,untry all around was mountainous 10 o!'ah
with oocasonel white patches oi snow, %nich is p,"on
bv The reason why this pur OF Inc w"1'a 10 c"
TO be nothing but barren rocky pace oehl.se % "
oetation; but il is quite The contrary Upon eho"s a.
New slard we found il covered win Trees a''o shiu",
and beautiful aowers lois oil berries suen % ~"
e,apbetries beautiful shrub b!eck cutah's- euo wv
mr. three speces of bafbeTry, with mast heiccs o',
=; a,or he,ween n rasperry and sira wberry here {
/ fund ,ipas of inhabitants, but none were seen q
orea, msny ducks were killed, ana a par .. e.,
the female beautiful snow white bro, was sn -,
hpr
| be killed also Civilized man caiI'es-i "aS guns "
sermonize, but it won't DO Loo
.On The 21,h we anchored a ermites island whee
h ys1e,ntion is similar 10 tie other places vsitee; NE
scurvv prass ahnunGs all along the shore, ara appears
p nlaceb here for the benefit ni pno Jack, who ny e
wnv does not like il very we-probably ior l'E iH'
/ ION the 2Sh We SEIZED again in search "i o'ahSe
bay the charts Of this pant OF The wor'o no. urs m
correct and anchored in beautiful harbor, "hte w
were visited BY family in canoe, consisting 9, ~"
| men, a woman with baby, ard grown Up wy "a +.
were all stark naked, except The Ola man. WI" 20"
small piece Of seal skin on his baek, anu ':e ~
who had skin 10 wrap herself and child up m ihy
carried q ERE in the bottom Of the canoe-the "'"iai
pnddlinr and doing oil tie labor. The men came on
hoard and were clolhtd and nice blanket was g't.
To The woman who instanly,"raPTed we paoy W "
IL ws. ,,,oing md rather cod-the child was really
,,er and after il had been wrapped up nnd got warm
popped it's head out and looked up towards u.s. s1i,int
The men would not allow lie wcuon 10 gel out OF ,'e
canoe. and wanted every thing for themselves: ne
woman began To cty and tried TO push The canoe ich
alongside. After persuasion, she las'eo we pre-
serves herself and nme diaey dcvGurPd The "h"ie'
per und all, in which il was wrapped. Ire people WIZ
terribly frightened oil looking glass pushing II away
from them and covering their faces win their
Indeed i, was piieous the horror or alarm they
showed os if il was something supernatural
"1he next morning went on shore and iound me
lint of our indian friends; the and children had
ran awuy nd no doubt bid IN the woods Us oogs
were bnrking a, short distance. The but wns ~ Inc
form of cone made of sticks and covered win green
yprds; in i, we ourd fish, ham, ing up IN the stoEe
plenty of shell fish laid upon large green leaves Inc
blanket &c. we had given Them spread upon grass
The men offered fish, ard when began TO c"!ec'
plants they laughed and picked up grass, and every
hing that was hand and poured them upon me Win
cren deal of humor srpposing probably that was 20.
inc 10 eat the herbs We some whhies IN hs mar
bnr and found bones in of tie old abandoned NUS
Their canoes are made nf bark, sewfd together With
species of weed, md always nave hie I'D the oot
tom which is cogFItd with clay.
ain The afternoon got under way, and arrived al
Orange Bay early in the evening having been obliged
To seek il by taking every day. ara ms
day found vi 10 Of II miles south ct H. Grunge
Bay is q very good harbh;, large and comlnnduus;
plrn,y Of wood and water, with abundance of dlehs
geese fish, &c Alter the ship was securely mooFeu,
rht house was established on Burnt Island to guice
The Test Of the squadron Sc, in 10 rain, and CONT
nued with violent winds for eight days. SO as not 10 al
low any To Oh shore except once 10 carry Pfo'
sons Tor the party in charge Of the lighthouse;
"1he tYo schoonsrs arrived on the lOth februnry
and The Nlncrnnes Peacock mud Porpoise, on the l2i
md l9lh, from Rio Negro. Captain Wilkes ordered
our ship TO prepare for Immediately, take al me
ic corps board aud make survey OF Useless
harbor; examine Port Famine &c entering the Straits
of Magellan through CocGhurn Channel, and return
again 10 Orange atbcr The two schooners Tie re a.
cock and Porpose, with Captain W., going SCUM, IN
search Of the magnetic pnie; The fincennes 10 remain
al Orange Bay. They all sailed on the 2oih February
and we on the Goth, and had succession OF storms
with violent ind md rain, making very li!e progress
towards our destination. We great numbers OF
albe,ros giant and stormy pelres, &C.. and although
we did not 90 around Cape Horn we experienced all
The bad weather for which that part OF the ocean is ce
ebraed Our ship rolled ard pitched so that II was al
most impossible 10 sill oil The table; some days every
plale on il would be broken-soup and meat thrown
into our lars. AT night we had TO tie ourselves down
in he'd.
"On the 9TH Of March fnr,her from Cockburu
channel than when left Orange harbor the goth oil
February. On the 18th March o lee shore
in great dan ger and fire broke out in the arothecuy
department. No damage done. The very sci
dom shone, and il raIned nearly all the time.
"On the 18th had very disageeable day-rea
Cape Horn wealher-ran and seet We came in sight
OF land wind blowing very hard and breakers all around
us. The Tower rocks one side OF Us looked really
terrific, the sra breaking entirely over the smallest com
pleely covering il with hte envelope the spray i!y
ing OF and Looking like thick snow storm We were
IN very dangerous position, but, however, reached
Cape Noir island lat 81 deg Is min. ion "a deg e
min and with three anchors down hoped 10 hold on.
"On the morning of the 18th the wind blew harder
vet, with occasional etowers of snow and hail. Noii
island looked as some vegetation nigh, be growing on
it, but there prospect Of landing; the shore wa:
lined with breakers, and the spray n flying off nude
beautiful appearance. looking like smoke 10 The even
ing, the wind increasing, another anchor wns let go
making four anchors out and AGO faht ms Of chain
ble The fur anchors weighing II 200 lbs The 2Olf
was n dreary day, sleet and rain. In the night we
parted two Of our cables and los. bower and sheet
Choir The ship dragged considerable distance and
we felt some hat alarmed; bu, day dawned and found
us safe. Nothing particular occurred during The mex
day Towards night the wind blew up nfresh, and II
was feared another cable gone. Preparations were
Immediately made to get under way, and OF clock
we lay rolling and tossing ignorant Of what would take