The daily union., 1854-01-10
From the Chincha Islands.
Especial Correspondence Of the ~. Y. Daily 1imes]
CHRcHA ISLANDS, Coast OF Peru.

The ship Albus, IN which am passenger, arrived
here from Callao. October 3. We found here fleet of
neary 200 sail, all bal three tour English and Ame-
can shall semi Jon list OF arrivals and departures for
me last mouth with this By II you will how i'm
potant these islands and all that relates 10 them be-
coming. and how little is known respecting them at
home. t'N
The Chinchas three small isles, neither of them
more Than mile across, and about the same distance
apart lying IN line north and SOUTH IA miles from the
man isnd, about 30 miles, following The bend Of the
coast, 3. >. X. from Caao Thy consist of porphyrite
or volcanic rock. upheaved from The sea, and, except
lew narrow beaches, their sides naked precipces
there with rocky masses. All OF them are covered with
nothing but suano, which hes upon the rosk Just il it
had been siied upon il till had formed rounded hills
The rocks from fifty 10 two and three hundred feet
high round the shores aud the guano is heaped upon
them highest in The middle, where il may be 400 ieet
through. II has only been dug from the north aud mid.
die islands and where they have been cut away they ap
pear from the shipping like very deep railroad cut
nss through light ochre colured auvia hills Upon
The islands shanes irail huts OF bam-
boo like cane, peculiar 10 the country, for the govern
ment officers and the Chinese laborers.
On The north Island is the principal station Here is
deputy commandani (Senaie) suooinaes, intepreie
doctors, hospital. ESQ caed few soldiers women ne
gro drivers the like The labitaons are mere fiat
ooied hu,s OF matted cane, except one two OF the
principal The guano blows through and through every.
thing spent night here with gentleman in the
ieoica' department The room was an attic of mating,
as enough for shelter from the nights, which are cool
he floor was carpeied with guano books, clothing,
everything was yellow with il. But il is mol annoy
ing or any more annoying than would be 80 much soil /;
IL 10 strongly ammonlaca, 1t has cleansing property in
washng nothing lives in it verse that ieas to which
.sd q "a S oS " pSfsH Msy and s1 aiavs arc
reddish snucoored uniform; they average four feet,
are broad in lhe beam, in the shoulders, which
are round and STOPPING, and have noses like the Mex
an IDOLS Their appearance here and at Callao is ex
temely impressive Have you any recollection Of the
supes we used to at the Park long ago!
On the middle island there, are fewer laborers and
shanucsoniA one appropriated TO the oversee who s,
fortune Will rave IT, Hungarian, and Signs himself
kossulh H. calls himself Kossnlls BROTHER but, sus-
ect does not mach ii intelligent persons doubt this
De told me- however, that he was one OF those who
Uhazy had only got land, he pushed of South,
7, :. Orleans, concerned in the Lopez affair, went
0 Mexico thence to San Francisco. joined Flores and
20 reached Peru where he entered the SERVICE and now
got this place, where, he says, he Deans 10 make
some money" He has good salary, and il is limited
mat among all these ships waiting out The lay. days OF
charter parties ior Ineir cagoes there are those
which hnd out that il is possible to hrs prefer
The English cay he Ta!her fayos the Americans
but this and all things concerning him, very mys,e-
He is, should think the general opinion TO be, a
smart scamp who likes 10 direct matters, give ii mol
take Joke, cruel enough for his place. and does
require taaght anything IN particular fhe south
island untouched hill OF guano, scattered with lne
skeletons OF sea lions, and usually covered with bids.
The guano is dug from the bills aud conveyed TO de-
pots, mapgueyas, as the feruvIans call ihem on the
edge OF the cIln. 10 harows On the north island are
steam paddles, WDcD also cut III and load
cars which pushed the places Of depostc on
emporary rails. These places large enclosures of
supported on the slopng face OF the rock BY chain
cables. ans reaching 10 the very vegs OF ihe cf Al the
lower ends Of these openings connecting with
ipes shues, through which the gasno emp,ied into
launches, OF directly into vessels at the bases OF the
cliffs below. The shore is so bold that notwithstanding
,he swell, ships may be loaded ut the shues both
slanas Overseers are stationed at The top how
much goes into launches whose turn it shall be to get
load. &c When ship or launch is loading she is
complete smother, II ashes were poured into her from
hundred y lee, overhead. Vita their yards cock
sed aud rolling Their royal mass almost against the
OF the rocks, all covered with gua-o, you would
hardly recognise OF the finest clippers that before
they let New York or Boston were praised in the pa
,ers visited by ladies' and instead OF guaDo had tn
cabins periumed by champagne. Bnl the dust is easily
they commence their home fight.
The Aibus, on board OF which AN now writing, lies
about siway between the north and middle islands.
is loading IRON launches. Around us are more Than
fifty other ships and barques and there Is stl larger
number the north side OF The north island returned
this morning from visit there board the Tornado,
the flag ship Of The fleet. which just hauling IRON
her anchorage to the shue. Through tle windows
see the huh OF the Plymouth Rock, which carried me
TO Australia and neat by, within square mile, e the
Storm King Wiichoait Dacoiah, Empress OF the Seas,
Governor Moflon tcommauded by old college friend
New York, Danube and many others, whose names are
familiar the piers and wharves where have seen
them lying. The sun is wilhina few degrees OF being
vertical yet the heat not oppressive and The
breeze and calm every day The loading goes very
easily aer the balasting dunnageing DC And there
no lack of society There quite number of LADIES'
the wives and daughters OF captains in the ceiand
make calls and visits, and even have evening parties
Every night can hear, out OF my state-room window,
the sea-lions blowing.
MBckerel are abundant, and whales come among us
almost daily IL hne sight to one the other
afternoon make complete breach scarcely two shlps
leoghs from might even boast oil going in boat
tender 10 a whale boa, chasing them last week.
We very near, bat did succeed in striking one
suano birds are {" too numerous TO be mentioned" |
have seen least covered with them al one
tme-the blue by themselves, and the white by them
selves, in compact bodies, like great army. The
rocks and of the islands the singular
and romantic ever beheld. No fairy scene upon the
actdop OF the theatre could 90 beyond them in fapcifu
extravaganza The Ballsa ises, seven miles sou,h
entirely perforated. We rowed through sublime arches.
worn BY The long swell OF the great Pacific, and into
dark domes filled with loud echoes and the of
thousand birds Such snues vast are the palaces OF the
sea-loDs. Over the bay, the main land - the tow
OF Pisoo, and beyord II the Andes OF the ofies,
peaks OF which. IL not the very oiiest said 10 be-
long 10 the range in this latitude. We them sixty
miles inland. In the afternoon they long range
OF yellow summils--the sunlight gives the this
rizon And even these, 1 am told by gentleman who
has crossed ther bat the spurs o the great ridges
which lie be, ond No view OF them that have ever
conveyed anything like the effect OF the reality In
deed. these islands would afford the best studies for
landscape artist, who could do them justice would
follow me IN this voyage
The guano 10 dug by Chinese coolies laborers, no
brought here by Engsh ships from the free ports OF
their native coasts The poor fellows made 10 believe
they are going to do well, by engaging TO labor
tor FIVE Years at real" (Yok shiliing) day, and
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