The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-04-02
A ROMANTIC VOYAGE

Flying Abopt and III DssOlatior.
Tie North FAmerican schooner, Sarah
HsyMsTies dol tons, CaptaseBswe, left
Gloucester harbo- fr Valpafiso, on the
29th of Octoben experiencing heayy gales
and high sea ae>~lhe eainmeasehnent OF
the voyage crossed the liue Nov. 23, and
arrived at the eastern entrance of the
straits of Magellan OH Dec. &c. Here a
succession of contrary winds were encount>
cred, and much bad weather, which COM
PEELED him to navigate his vessel only DUR
ing the day, laying BY at night in some nook
among the rocks, where partial shelter
could be obtained. On arriving at Punta
Arenas the governor. paid thevessel a visit.
The journal from which we derive the pres
ent report, then continues as follows: ,~.f
From Punta Arenas We proceeded to
Saint Nicholas bay, as miles, where we
anchored in a driving ram storm, which
would have been creditable TO heavy NOR
in New England in the month of
January. On shore, whittier we went to
get supply Of water, we found, buried in
the brushwocd, two deserted Indian wig
vans and a large quantity of mussefshelis,
on wich the natives, principally sabsist. On.
Jan. We rounded the southermest point
of South America, Cape Froward, a bleak
and wea Their worn rock 2, 600 feet or more
in height; here, close to- the rocks,1s the
lead could find no bottom with 80 fathonis
of line. Wood s Cove was our next stop
ping place, where we anchored in fifteen
tathons, muddy bottoms, In Port Gallant,
whitner we next proceeded, we found the
English survey ship Nassau, which we
found very convenient IN insurlng us
against the Indians, who nude numerous
~, si,>o
"We opened our side-pofts and put Two
stove pipes out Is inches in circumference,
painted black, which were taken by the
savages to be guns ;sa hands were called
to arms, those that had no inussets Shout
dering capstain bars, and the harpoonsl be-
ing in readiness also These preparations
kept the natives at bay, and at ght a Wig
liant watch was maintained on board to
guard against sudden ssurprise--Whic
course | would ALSO recommend to other
vessels navigating the straits. Whiist We
renla med here the Indians made several
attempts to take a small boat that was
surveying the harbor during the absence of
the steamer, which was surveying another
at some distance. GA her return the cons
mander warned US strictly to show every
resistance to the saVageS IN case OF an at
tack. From the entrance to English reach
to the outlet Of Crooked reach, which ina
cludes Port Gallant within is boundary,
appears to be the rendezvous Of the lndi
ans for the purpose of barter or carrying
out their evil designs, s.'i8-iHi -ta He@-
Near Port Gallant, few weeks before
our arrival, bark was boarded by these
cannlbalS, who refused to return to their
canoes on being ordered by the captain,
but commenced to utter their war whoops,
and dance all about the ship, causing the
greatest CONSERVATION and there Is no
doubt they would have done considerably
wore had not u United States man of>war
providentially hove IN sight, bound west,
upon which the savages took to flight, as
they already know something about fire
arms and their effects The steamer re-
moved all further risk to the bark by tow
ing her out Of the straits. Jan. at A.
NJ, when it was broad day here, at this
season OF the year, we left Port Gallant,
but were becalmed outside for nearly the
whole day; the Indians still continued to
hang about us, offering many entlcements
to be allowed to come on board=holding
up their curiositles, such as seal ~skius, bow
aud arrows, DC, but our experience while
III this GOdtursaken region was a good
teacher. .'t - s-s..'sa f.5 .t t.iAi
an and find us closely land locked
IN a cove called .Croftsllde, on the south
side OF the straits, about five miles east of
Cape Quod, where we lay IN peace; wealth
Ell calm but changeable.1 AT 2 L. M. OF
the 9th wewere aroused by the cry OF : In
dams, but as they consisted of only one
family In a boat, they were permitted to
come alongside, aud we gave them food to
eat, but tobacco seems to be more relished
by them than anything else. Though the
thermometer stood at fifty degrees, they
were entirely naked, except a small piece of
seal-skin, about two or three feet square,
worn round the shoulders by some, and
others a bout the waist !; their 4, faces were
deeply painted, but with different mate
rial to that used by the Indian Of Glouccs>
ter. saw no trace Of any thing but the
most complete barbarism they have no,
settled habitation, but roanleirom place to
place, sleeping in their bushweod wig
vans ... aI
Jan. 7 brings US to Borgia harSor, sit
uated In crevice in the mountains. Hard
ly one of these harbors is large enough to
hold more than two or three ships, but for
shelter they are perfect, the hercest gale
outside leaving their surfaces unrffiad
Here we found number of vessels names
painted Oh boards and nailed upon trees,-
that,ot the schooner Fanny Gilmore, of
Gloucester, among the rest. We added
ours to the nunDcr, near the Gilmore $,
We held % our course day after day in
mid: channel, so as to obtain allthe advant-
ages OF favorable breezcs for 10 these lat
ltudeS, from September to March, toetween
the parallels of 50 degrees aud go degrees
south), the wind blows constantly ffom the
west, and YES els going westward have
been weather bound here for 60 days. On
Jan. s, We passed by Cape Tamar, which is
So miles from the weslren, GU et of the
straints of Magical, and shaped our course
for Cape PhIhp; bat before enttrlng the
harbor, we discovered camp smoke, and
quickly changed our course, on account of
the dread we entertained OF the cannibals
that inhabit this wild, dcsotate region,
God divided last from the waters, and was
obliged to make Port lamar. r q
= Here The MOUNTAINS on either hand
carry their steep slopes down below the
surface until they meet hundreds Of feet
beneath the sea level and here we passed
night after night between these mountain
walls that shut out the shy. The heavy
gales from the southwest, heavy rains, and
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