The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-29
THE PITCAIRN ISLANDERS.

Every reader is familiar with the story OF the
mutineers oil the Bounty, and the singular cir
cumstances which led TO the formation of a set.
Element on Pitcairn's Island, where the patriarch
John Adams taught community of South Sea
islanders to live in Arcadian simplicity and vir-
tuous bliss. Within few years some reports
have prevailed which indicated an unfa vorable
change in the condition of these interesting peo-
pie. But gratifed to find that these are
without foundation, and that the simple heated
Islanders still MAINTAIN their innocent manners,
and happy ignorance OF luxury and vice. There
seems to be one spet in the world where the ben.
ehts OF civilization prevail without any OF its
evils. The following is the most ecent descrip-
ton of the Pitcairn community. II is furnished
by Capt. Worth of the British ship Calypso, who
visited the island in March of the present year.
The old sailors eyes appear to have quite run
over at the sight of such picture othappiness
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81 never was so gratfed by such visit and
would rather have gone there than TO any part OF
the world. They are the most interesting, con-
tented, moral, and happy people that can be con-
ceived Their delight at our arrival was beyond
anything. The comfort, peace, strict morality,
industry, and excessive cleanliness and neatness
that were apparent about every thing around
them, were really such | was not prepared to
witness. Their learning and attainments in gen.
eraI education and information, were really as
tonishing. All dressed in English style. The
men fine race, and the women and children
very pretty, and their manners really of supe-
rior order, and smiling and Joyous. Crime ap-
pears to be unknown, and il there is re ally true
happiness on earth, it is surely theirs
The island is romantic and beautiful, the soil
OF the richest description, yielding, almost every
tropical fruit and vegetabe-in short it is little
| paradise.
| examined their laws, added few to them,
! assembled them all in the church and addressed
them, saying how grati6ed was TO find them in
! the happy state they were; advising them to
follow in the steps OF virtue and rectitude they
had hitherto done, and they would never want
the sympathles OF their countrymen, the English
who were most interested about them. | added
such advice as | thought useful, and suggestions
| as would, OF course, be for their advantage.
| 1t was really affecting to see these primitive
and excellent people; both old and young, lao in
the whole, looking up to me and almost devour-
ing all l said, with eager attention, and with
scarcely dry eye among them and, "albeit
unused to the melting mood,'' found moisture
collecting in my own eyes which could scarce.
ly restrain, they were so grateful, truly thank
tul for all the kindnesses that had from time to
time been shown them, and the interest in their
welfare shown by US and our countrymen |
had all the men and most OF the women on board,
but there was such that the poor girls were
dreadtully sick. fired some guns and let
of rockets on the night our departure and they
returned the compliment by firing an old honey
| com0ed gun belonging TO the bounty.
set them completely up; gave them 100 lbs,
OF powder, ensign and union jack, casks of salt
beet and pork, implements OF agriculture of all
kinds, clothes, books, &c. and sailed on the even.
ing OF the llth for Tahiti"