, 1860-07-23

| Ao1ut k4GaL14 UfGEpfAl&aq. anu. 0Y rnnHa
quence, upon first visit ooe's e1nectation. u ~
an earthly paradise" are fur from being req
n1eu. II ~ ttue aha1 the scenery is very
ptetty anu alse1sued. and that the plnes,
"n'n laso s.se 'nxen tnelf name from the island
a!e WY oeAutnu, more especially 80 when
.M"su ss.., Mou tua ssa- But the soll, thous b
| aMaten.ty .Nnt Ii ia1 'rom peang really fertile,
,1. anu "as in'otmea 9y some Of the most in
9ansent 81 tne lslanaefs tnat 1t will only pro
auee 'nulan corn ano sweet potatoes IN suf-
1s.0aA p1eu:y W reward sffo !aooF ct cultiva-
uoa ro1iok sp 1siaud 1 contains about 5000
ae u ~IIcn soae A,ooo nave been cleared,
. ~. oa!s .:. l!a;i y! snn ~ a!aoie. ihe settle
na..,,.l nsus - outt ~ 'ae ianoing place. On the
1u s1us,.sr e. oa0 Tous'sts VI some SOLID
~ p,As as -. .un:e tnete 's PRISON caPa"
~ W eousaus 10y s9ao IVY Iaousand msn, TO-
s,;,;at s "isa o.es s.aaes los .ne military guard,
souan.as oas aso~1a;a aJ, 1oSpa.a, house 1or the
s"'s.uo' sussaaH. 80 .rhass e uaGe 11nkess ano
9ssas.sa 1919 NO "Lo.0 ~. ~ ue oesef!eo ana
s.s. ~sss- 49, ~ .ouoeet'un Will tne
Dn5 ;aSs ana s:ahp soues !" me cemetery,
~ ~ nc 4n nelenoo:nou: tela melan'
saMI,a s.os1 40 ~ -ao .e'ms1 nat.u1s ana Inc
etl.o1o nss1y y. ~ tao .nousaas toas must
,''e AAN''o4 ""s 'A'A e~A''e~e' ne'e "'u1out
nopg, r.. -. p.., ..
~ WEI tae H.! ot'1sn eo'e1nment saso c'.c. .c.
'D0 e3a:. ~ -..v.u were some Thousand sheep,
several hundred head Of black cattle, about
twenty brood mares and horses aud innumer-
able quantities Of pigs and poultry. 10 this
splendid gift was added six months provisions,
agricultural implements, aud seeds Of various
plants and vegetables. Besides all this, there
were two boats Of fifteen tons each, quantities
OF slop clothing, and tools for various handi-
crafts. The Pitcairn Fcop!o occupied the
houses originally intended for the officers Of
the establishment, and had not made any at
tempt to locate themselves on spots suited for
cultivation throughout lhe island.
That the community descended from the
Bounty's crew ME very honest, k1nd-hea1ted
race, Is an absolute certainty, and it is also
certain that they make sufficient ahow Of
plety to entit'o them to prominent position
among the most righteous and psaIu>singing
people. It isquite absurd, however, to suppose
tue possibility Of human nature being SO per-
feet, under any circumstances, as the Pitcairn
islanders are representa- to be by most
Of those who have written about them.
The romance Of their early history, and the
great simplicity Of the people, have sug-
gested to visitors a picture which their
own imarinat{nnE have renrn111rhd M fr,,A
W;1h 81 their s;non1;c;tv or nannor :, -
anita imnoss;hia ,,non n short aco1,o;ntsnca
to extract fTnm 1hem onv ;nfnrmat,on -se,ard'
inc Tha 1r;vata h;storv of ,ha 1;,,Ia 1a;;;nes aa
wherein Tho 7ocmbars of th..;T conmnn;+41 rs
semhle monk;nd "a known tn ns o1santasa r.
we ,nase i1,a dodnc+;o1, fo- tha ~ at,snnno - ~ -
thu nnnns 49, ...;,:o. ~ 49, a.,a o.s " ~
+amrtatons ~ ~ at I far Mh;nh tha1 10
a:d.s1aa - tkn;r ;a,,ated IT, - -" sSai, so,,
at o e;u a sionssa ~ % haro nn. S; ia
m no. stas,1t e ia ~ eraoet os ~" ou yaat .,,I
,ndaa s;a.;ar ~ oas .ho tai apnS pvpS
t, u'e. e.aas - sast.e';aa % nae 81
.ae 7..le atu ,:.4 49, -. J;o1:;. n sassHea
.as 1uoss NY 1Aes asa us.Aos .hss. tnose ssus
~ ou' nasu.o .'1ni Ia .1a. 's ae, -. a pe-
eallon uovs NV eo1sio :uea', aoo ~ y uep tne}
ale eeuany e1poseu WIZ :no worn az a'se'
Ae ~ p1e'a'eDs eonJa.au'ei} ao'p'e Iuem 10
among tne !ofa' popula''oa VI ILLS country OF
Urea. , bt11asn.
tne 1sl,haers Eene1aiy re11,o 10 resi- seiy
ear'yt ana 1lse Will .ne suu: nen aot usny
e'nplosca' lhey no'o sneeI'nes ~ u"o9e mem
assist in the cultivation Of The ground, and in