New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-09

sions be they long or short, the chief never quits
bis station in front. SO long there Is danger 60
long be is there. HIS gallant conduct lE, 70 my
judgment, as worthy Of prsiss 1t that displayed
By men In ess useful but more bloody employment
We made the entrance Of the Straits OF mtgei-
Ian 1t 10 O'Clock on the morning Of the 24:h OF qy'
a. d and before nis hit we were safely anchored In
Possession Bay. We found it good anchorage.
On the following morning at dayhgns we W.
again under way. That portion OF pa'as1-la
medistely adj accent to the Straits OF aaSehen alAy
be well called "ths region Of Shows; sno 49, ~
cnnned nouptsi,s on either hand are sHayS coy
syed with snow and ice to the depth OF sevei a. ieo
Thev loom u in sill ent grandeur unth suo snra5
sumnits are lost in the misty couos: nLA"y I'm, IN.
festures OF the country are nov oiaalulaI ~ sa9Ao
which have mstc Mount IT. bernatp Huu quo A5ps
IN fan,ops. Among other things which remnoeo
,rs IF tho chsmois among his native glaciers OF old
arv;tzerland were the thousands of deer lolher
yyise called eusnaooesl browsing among the Etunt
al crsss which grows upon the Patagonia shore.
Whole herds lined the shores, and at tho sound OF
the steam whistle they acampered away pstl-"tsU,
mai ing the earth ring under their ps.:ering hoofs
ghe flesh of these animals is exceedingly tender
and palatable, very like that OF our own native
Yebison.
1t is therefore well worth the while OF ships
coppanfes who have been wrecked or months at
Sos without mouthful OF fresh meat, TO let go
Sheir anchor and capture guanaco. The Patago
niaps mounted upon their feet and hardy eteeda
dash down into the midst Of herd and take them
with spear and lasto. The American rifs would
be, perhaps, much easier mode OF capturing
Ehem
For steam vessels the navigation OF the Strait
OF Magellan is eeser than that OF the Hudson
River There 10 u good depth OF water IN toe
sire and its harbors-suffioient, indeed Tor yes.
Eels OF the largest class The shoals are lndicated
big natural buoys; wherever the water is shoal
kfnd of sea-weed or "keip" will be discovered
upon the water The greatest reliance may be
placed in these natural signs. At o'clock in the
evening ofthe day on which we sailed from Pos'
session Bay, the ship came TO anchor in Pot Fam
inc We had hardly Let go our anchor before
shore boat was alongside 70 the usual Inquiry OF
"where are you from ~ Caps Achley nswered
Rio JRneiro." he was thereupon informed by
the people in the boat that he would not ba allow
TO communicate with the shore, nnder any cticum-
stances. Che cause Of tbis hassy Introduction by
tn So people cir exceeding fear OF consagion
from Yellow Fever-a disease which they knew
Was regipg as Rio Janeifo at the period Of our de-
pnrture from that port-but which could not posa
bly, exist for an hour among the SHOWS OF Magellan
We were visited during the evening by the officers
Of en- Anne icRn aob0oper then lying at Port Famine
We learned from the IN that little colony had been
egttblished here ana garfisoned by che Chilisn
Gov ernment-the colony being exclusively eng aged
in the occupation OF catching seals. The planting
Dt this colony was al act, as am informed entire
iy unauthorized by the Patagonians; and what,
IN my judgment, renders it more helnoua s the
exceeding arrog Snce with which American oiiiZens
sre treated by the Colonial Governor az for In.
stance: il our ships company had been dying for
3 little fresh water they would not have been allow
ed go on shore and get IT, because fJrsooh, they
came from Rio Jaueiro. Thia is ar assumption of
pow which, if ma 10 upon the part o the Pata
gol iaua, would not be a violation OF the law of
nations; but when il 10 made by colony OF for
Gig uers it becomes northumberland the mora 80
because it La illegal When on the following
Ing we were at leisure to inspect this Chillan
Co'onv we found is TO consist merely of fifty or
sixty hus or abGnsees, with population of some
400 half Of whom soldier&. 1t Yves one OF she I
mos desolate looking places In the world and | |
quit ropcnted of the wihh which mad expressed |
Oh the previous evening, that might be- allowed
to vlais the Ghore. The anchorage there Is excel
lent and the harhor is very well protected But
there is nothing to inouoe longer stay than one
Eight We accordingly weighed anchor on the
morning following our arrival, Capt. Aokley intend
ing to anchor Ia Pot Gallant the same night. We |
hgu however hardly doubled Cape Froward when |
we encountered hurricane from the south west
Vhe strait at this point lie aeveral miles in width
III e wind blew with keen befceBess unparalleled
in gl that have ever kn0Wn oil winds, the Waser
wse lifted up and carried in sheets far away to
leeRard, hissing in ita passage like ferpen@. a
pilot boat from New. orb rounded 80 and put back
to Port Famine.
Tbs Antelope held on her way ant appeared
tina ne could TO longer make heAn against the
ga'e 7shen The order was given to wear ship this
OiUGr u ss Successaiiy executed ard after run |
Tn DC fore the Wild several rpilos %e camo TO
met or N Woods bay where We remained for the
nibbt. The anchorage is toler0blo and vesaels of
the largest clhBs may be laid to within a cables
length u the shore w made Port Gallant on
she following day with little difficulty, and came TO
anchor In one OF the finest and best protected bar
bors 10 the Strait of Magellan The brig Lyon
of st. Johns, N. B. was lying in Port Gallant on
Dur arrivsl After careful survey OF she coal re-
manning on board 1t was deemed expedlent to take
In quantity OF wood for fuel. dozen OF the
crew were detailed for this duty, and so great are
the facilities for woodDg here shat in twsive hours
Hhey had chopped from 90 80 80 cords OF excellent
weed This " as speedily shipped OF board, and
without much delay we weighed anchor. w did
not az ain come TO sUohor Ia the Strait OF Magellan
at midnight we were off Cspe Pillar at the Pacific
entrance to the Strst The weather was favorable
and va ventured out into the broad Pacits with
Seu not breeze filing our sails and carrying us
dow the COST at rapid rate | shoed have
mentioned before that we found lying id Borgia
Bay IN this STRAIT OF Magellan the schoonors Loo
Chico of Boston, aud Baltimore, OF Baltimore, tine
officers and crews all We'll. These vessels had been
folsp dayp In the strait and their prospect Of getting
out ace med to be SIS small ever rheir otHoerG
and crews were how not at all dlsoou aged bur
wure prepared uniteGy to take advantage Of the
gpk! chances as well BE the good ones
TIE Antelope vas very light atthe period OF her
entrance into the Pacific; her fue Wac nearly ex-
hausted but Oaptsin Aokley judged that with
favorable wnda he could roach San Carlo without
difficulty. With ordinary favorable weather we
could have accomplished this distance Bat she
weather unfortunately proved bad and the wind
unfavorsbie Oft tho issnd Of Husfo We enooun-
tered a second gale of wind from the northwar
Thg vessel was lad to under the lee of HuAo until
the gale ceased. Her course WISE then shaped for
San Carlos via Corcobsts Bay, aud the Gulf of
All nf which QiyldaS
islsnd of Chloe fem the coast OF Patagonia and
Chill The passage Though this marrow strait ia
exceedingly dangerous and would not recommend
other vessels TO aitemptis. Several have been lost
by striking upon hidden rocks. There is, besides,
ane imposed by the Chiinn government upon