Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12
NUMBER 42.
From South America.
We are permitted to copy the following extracts
from recent letter from cur young toTnsmin,
Ensign E. j. Arthur. U. S. n:
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we are permitted TO copy the following extracts
from recent letter from cur young to7nsmin,
En,ign E. J. Arthur. U. s.N:
L. s. FLAGsHGP CALIFoaSIA,")
Orr VALPARAIsO, CHILI,
/ 2Sth February, 1872.
/ We have st last neIrly reached
our turning point, and now expect 10 be in the
hsrbor Of valparaiso to-morrow morning, after
voyage Of ffty-fye days from Honolulu. OF
course all feel say al the prospect of being in
large port tgHin, for few endure the confinement
Of the ship more than fifty dayt without discom-
fort. We left Honolulu on the fifth Of January.
intending 10 make the port Of Tahiti on our way
south The day before We sailed the king Of
the Sandwich lslsnds. (Ksmehameha W with
Queen Emma and the rest Of the court, VISITED
the ship and spent great part Of the day aboard
her We were presented to the King and Queen,
and IN conversation the latter proved quite agree-
Sole She is a very Sttrsctiye person, aud with
out any reserve she examined everything or the
vessel
The people Of the Sandwich Islands sre per
hsps the most generally educated in the world
at least everyone can read and write. A ners-
paper published st Honolulu m the liswsusn
language, is taken snd read by sIInost every
body. On leaving Honolulu, We ex-
pected TO reach Tahiti in twenty days, but on sc
count of head Eioi, sal the Admirs's reluc-
lance 70 use steam, We could not make the
island a, ali, and 60 stood on for this place ~
Tahiti is port which very few vessels ever s.op
Al, Ne were all very anxious to visit it, but the
Admirars will Is Law, and We were forced to 20
on On the 9th Of January, we sighted small
island called RimetrA," latitude 23o g.
longitude 2j2 W. where We stopped for
day 10 get fresh provisions, which sppssred in
the shspe Of bananas fgs aaj potatoes While
there We were visited by the King Of Bmctsra.
who is most ridiculous looking monarch. lie
wore fancy cloth skirt, reaching to the
knees, and over that short striped calico
SHIFT. On his head wss = felt hat vsrv cid, bat
his feet end legs were quite bare. He called GA
admiral and Mrs Wins.ow, snd vas shown al
over the chip to his evident delight Alter leaving
Rimetera, We stood Gu for Juan Fernsnlez, "
Robinson Crufos's island, and on the twenty
second Of February sighted one Of the oGter
Islands Of ia group. That day (22d) was also
markell by pleasant reception given to al the
officers Of the ship By the admiral On the
twenty-third we csme 10 suehor right OF the
mouth Of Robinson Crusoe's Cave. The follow
ing cay several OF Us went sshore TO hunt. bu.
although there are thousands Of goats on the
island, the hills are 50 high and steep (the islsul
is Of volcanic origin, and appears 10 be mass Of
Irregular mount1ins ami hi.ls) that We gave Up
hunting after long wsik, IN which We ciscover-
ei that the only game Of the place cousisj-
e1 q goats sni hnuming hiri5. TIE re-
p01is Of the quantities Of fruit 6, be
found here seem to be entirely t,lse 3 few IN
ripe hgs and peaches We did Indeed zee, hut, 10
melons, grapes, OF tropical fruits, as Represented
in works Of travel On the summit Of mountain, .
about 5000 feet above the level OF the ses, We
found imbedlel IN rock 81 iron plate bearing
this inscription ~ In memory Of AleLsnde-
Se.ki-k. Mariner, who WAS landed on this island .
by the Cin4ue-P0rj's galley, ir 1904, and was 7
taken away by the " Duke " pr.vsteer. in 100, /
having been iou- years and four months 10 COM I
ple,e solitude He vas born At Lsrgo. county T.
of Fife, Scotland. and died Lieut. on h. b. I
" s. d" Weymouth in 1923, a-ei g. This .
tablet was erected hy C0moi0ra Powell snl OH +
GERS Of Il Z. NJ S &c Topaz," IN 1,1s. on the .
ledge known as Se.Eirk's Lookout, ~ Juan /
Fernandez"
Here you have LIE wh ls history o. Robinson .
C-usa- IN a condensed i--m. TlcI1 are msn7 .
csvst ou the itaai. most q which were Ja- out .
oi the earth IN the hi.i-5iies. sni sever8. gear.
ago there we're ueol Tor ;he confinement OF Chi .
ian conyicts Nov, however, the is.snl is
rented TO stock COMPANY. sal the cooVic-s az .
transported 20 the SJ.sits Of Mage IAN a small .
colony hSs been planted upon the islani, au1 the I
Governor has numbers of horses sri cattle. We .
succeeded 10 buying few eoa's from this .
t0yernor, for whom they are caught 6y the lss-
e.. | got some cAues 10 remenhe- the place ty, I
and 81 skin, which spoiel before l could .
have !; dressed, so | hsve only the hc-ut a.
mement0- The fishing in the vicinity proved ex- .
celient, and al haals were very aucc,sslul. I
4iscsc.el sud Rock Col sere very plentiful, aad /
llsy were caught from the ship in quantities .
sufficient 20 feel the whole crew We /
expect 90 rems.n a5,uc two weeks "a Y =. psrais0. .
and then star; on Cur return Nor'h. stoqiinE2t /.
81 the 1rinepsl porte.