New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-27
From ne journal OF Commerce
PROGRESS of the Mormon Emisranr. from this

Last Winter company OF Mormon families left
rms civ in the ship Brooklyn Capt, Richardson,
for California. So iar as morality, enterprise, intel
i,ence and habits OF industry sFe concerned, they
presented fair specimens OF the universal Yankees
and seemed well i:ted TO sy the foundations OF a
great nation. The following extracts troai letter
bv one OF their number give favorable account OF
their progress
IsL>Hn OF JUAN FESNANDEz, May 9Th, leir-
The second day out We experienced heavy
.rs and on -ne following Tuesday laid ali day, N
heavy gale wind which occasioHed great deal Q. SUI
;er.n a1ons the passengers, from kneSS SiG oe
ing rolled side q the ship 10 the oiher OWING
10 their weakness but they bore L without tiIEinu
or being IN any way terrified the danger which WAS
little
stood watching those noble STICKS that nave SINCE cone
Us such good service. with or hearts eG up % ne zoo
OF nations 10 spare them in MS mercy He cid 40 and
The next day the ship few before TAR WIND Ike atain
OF mage We had quick passage 20 Cape horn ana
found ina, the OF the passage round Il which had
been depicted previous 20 our sailing were MI imaginary
Our .ir;,e children every day or decs attending
their schools jumping rope, and engaged Ii al the ohcr
anuserients resorted 20 pass or the time We had
no rcezin, westher and tine the thermome-
ter in our cabin below 80 On Tie deck AZ one time Il
ie for about three hours ow So, which wss &C
counted for by Capt h by passing near an iceberg
We rsn Up the Cape wlth a ta-r wind ihcn took
West wind and p 6OS south latitude III tour DAYS
then took south wind Til hsd made longitude
West of the Cane and then took tsr wind down he
Pacific which lasted I'LL few days ago. AL WAS then
life iov and caness in the expectation OF soon going
ashore r., Valparaiso. We dealt out fresh water tor all
to wash themselves and their clothes in Capt r. also
secured I'D ship and anticipated tue aton!>hlNent OF
the natives al such likely load OF Yankees Tor they
certainly look one hundred per cent better than when
thew left NcwYork and since started every thihs
mas gone on with harmony and peace. We experienced
however heavy gale from the South and were unable
10 continue our sourse with safety we scud before
the wind until u hauled 10 the East and we thought II
5es, 10 land at this Island
There are but TWO families living on the Island and
thew are distant Only - days sail from ruckywana on the
coast above Valparaiso We found excellent water and
yery easy TO uc obtained. about Two rods from the
beach and plenty OF hrewood on the east side OF the
left hand mountain you enter the harbor. Goats
hsres and PIGS abound here The hrst settlement Oh
this Island was burnt by the Peruvians siN years ago
the fort destroyed the canoes sunk IN the maroon anu
the convicts carried away. The last settlement was
abandoned four wears ago the time OF the earthquake
al Valparaiso when the Island sunk and rose ABOUT sty
feet have been informed that ships watering Al al
pnra;so have to pay dollar for every thirty gallons
from the boats II that be the case our ships had
better at tins Island.
The harbor here suid he much the safest IN gale
from the Norh-it lying the Northeast side oil the
Island which makes it easy for ship 10 put to sea II
they do not lie too near the shore. We took on board
Is 600 gallons water yesterday and to-day we are get
ing our wood on board, and expect to sail o-mor
row We came to anchor in the harbor the 18th day
of May at o'clock, PM. The ship has proved herself
10 be better than she represented and our captain
and first mate have been good and kind to our company
believe every book in the little library has been read
through