The Earthquake of Juan Fernández, as it ocurred in the year 1835

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(4) JUAN FERNANDEZ,. I I. AS IT OCCURRED IN THE YEAR. 1839.. AUTElEtfTWAmD ST -1. RETIRED GOVERNOR OF THAT ISLAND.. OF SEVEXCAL.

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(6) THIS Ill MBCBiBED,. ATTACHED FXiEHD A?XD RELATiVE,. T. S..

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(8) i&m&o~~ &heyhave solicihd, and which I am h q p y to a. of. h to the f d l ex&. mg abiiy. -me following extracts h m the Nautical Nagaoine ought to serve as an apology for my pubiinhing the stxiofid Portion kf joumd, and the con&ding. &. dooumenta, which refer to the innuwection:U. ... ... Daring the ear(bqunke whiob did no much damage a lew month8 s i ? ~in South America, the HI ~. O M &. "XT". Jmm m d á Weep diffsrsnr zimea It l e n a mark on tho nbare whipb wan nearly ñlied with -ib rise d about forty fest above the gened. level of the ma; and I wan infontled that the e w a . dgreateat t g feet U the neitern art o í the ialind; 'Ehma..mis quite p o o t h when it occyrbd, the weathe# Q&U and dear. IRawaIv &t not ruah i n lihe a w n ~ e ,biil roee hke 8 rspid flood-hO. An it came on YIIcrpe@dy, ibc 4- proouione which were in itots (rU that were in the Liaod) mere entidy dmniroyad, and eeveral mud hwhich were Muc the b h s m e W h d 8W87, bwt thW were no &o& fell ~ 1 a1r@ part of the inland.''. **Onthe and of Augwt, leSS, the priiooen at Juan Femadar roue on the hoopa at the lime they were miving their weekly allowence of provioom, took the arm* sad bid w o n of the fonIr>r tiro hours. Tiie miüiue at lad rollid, and attechad the prkoncm with tbe Earpentern' ?ola, sa! my other weapom they could et' re&mk lhefort and rccmrcd thdr a r m . There wan not a aoldier hurt ID the fray, ai& # were upon repeatedjy, but ibree priaonm ware wounded, who ahorrly aitnr died. Soon the 6-d in mmmmuippt the commonitit (an EngZkhman) und.+ an arrwt for insttonth te h u due, andwhich'nqkxt ma8 co~~.idarsd íhc chirfcauea of thspirDnar ribin,+ Five day8 before we arrived here he W M id to Vaiparaiuo to be tried. Another wmmaodant, wath a fred delachent of troop, d e d a t the sametime Ioreüeve tBose who wma 011 the island, iheir time, which ia c i z mmtha, h n m g &.d. Everything appeared io be carried on im good order, m d with strict diaci line; but the mandaut recommeodedme to be on my guard IW the prisoners had on08 riaeu and mi& again attempt it, and iake poiseasiou of my vewl. About two yeare pmvious, a number of thkm had Laken p W o n of a Fre~obbrig daring the night, which had d i e d io for apppiisg sad made the cn?w ulad ihem near Chüoe.". Zma. La. --. 1 also ponnider it a duty I owe to myself, relatives, and friends, to refute such parte 'an are bighiy injurious to my character, and I consider my native country L e moat. appropriateplace, to @hewthe public in general that the &atementa are incorrect, especially those that have been. BO. widely circulated in the Nautical Magazine of. June, 1837. The translation of a few documenta I publinhed in Smtiago previous & my depwhre win,. they have reference to the earthquake and mutiny, shew that "the coman Englishman," waa not mented for inattention to his duty," nor waa any meg1eet on his part 6' considered the chief -use of the p r k o m ~ sririig t' a d dm the a n c h i o n will prove, that, although I left the army at a time L e republic waa at wer, my moliven were just and honourable. LieutenanbGeneral Don Manuel B h y i ~ ,did methelionour to receive my power of attorney and other documents, in arder to Dbtain E recompenne for my ~ervices, shonld I remain in Europe. 1 published the &well biten in order to infonn my chiüsn friende of the motives, &c. of my h v h & and WWI have tradned; ana 1 am fbtkred that the m b o r of the Neutbd Mugushe WU see that my motives for refuting the misatatementa of Captain Mwterr BB. T. SUTCLIFFE..

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(13) .I_... 3. A. A. ACCOUNTS RELAWE TO THE EARTHQUAKE. *. EXTRACTED FPOM MY JOUPNAL OF h i . P. *. i.

(14) _--. 8. cz. Jeinnot give an exwt sewunt of whnt hap yerteideg; bot on rq? -hem I f b u n d h t hip destroyed and tarried a&y the greatest part of the boem, iedving d y the atabhww, on d of p o r ha* repaired and strengthened it Usly with a brick and mmtu foundation. The d d n m c e of t h e ~ e . m(Galpon) and the chapel dao have escape , no doubt on .cBonUt of h a m g been repaired, a well 88 a few cottages, built w an elevated m t d o n . Thii ia di I cnn relate io V. S. concarping our diinster. ‘I. FRAY JOSE itamoa i t A m r i X 2 ,. -. CpPUh.”. !lb Gmnnuecimt~ Accarnt.. The LMitoianfs Accaint.. TaC F i Se~ymt‘sAccount. d of Jrrao Feniander, Feb. 24tb 1835. “ S ~ a o uCAPITAX.-On the w)th F0hUUYa 1 w n io ~ my qnartem, and abwt eleven iu the morning I head the Governor, who wnsin the -he, Call out to beat to arum, Snybg the sea w.8 I immediately ran to my company, and whilst t h e m w a retiring to about two q w b w dinhoe, it only gave nn h e to 8.ve part of oor armameat and knnp& before it retnnied. W e enosped to the caitle of bota Barbsn, where I formed with my campany. and from whence I o b r v e d the movementi of the aeq which wveedthe tom and carried awey luian). houies lemea. ireen, kc &c. The ** b. &rch aud Gdpm &aped. dthongb tho watar cona ahorat three ynr& raimd it, hut it h.d been memtJy re aired; also the ntore-house. w b i i hnd beea kq yarda from the foundation with Mckn .nd mortsr. Diuing t b night, I hd the a d v d guard on the <aStle wdb, and about seven I oberved vol-. tit,. -. - .-. d c ll&ei u i i e in the direction of the Pmtm dr &calao, hut eesned befbrethe day broke. W i n .11I can relate concerning what hsl happened. ‘ I PABLO GOisZAIii.”.

(15) ~oundatiom and so mixad,-thit 08 one esn gad or diacan hu'propmty. La the town from 90 to 40 h v o kllm rictnnn t; t h i s drssdful Mow. 1' Tmr *e2 C M O ijwpcrodo." "The @ U h r m u d s of what hss hsppmned fiom tha movemauts of tho esr<h ind m rn 10 s(rssge Bhd nnlpsmm tbat I h s ~ eahahioad from ~ S them W or &'OF bein8 a a u d of sxaggere tiom. The EDjloring one is *t :-T6e Lady of t Rogers, 011 the sea's 6mt retiritg move to e%k with L.r children b t w l y w uduhmatm g te be throwm by the roll¡& billow to tbs diatan- of six q o h inland, with three of her ebildree. in ow dthefngeedsof Lheboat. bar fourth ebüd who bad heid isst to s pieee, mat'h twentieth art(of tho boef ww picked ap n e w to Lilciuo, by a%, c w u g to tLis p r t nearly e i h w t e d hut w w thin fortnrsta littk erektnra B rae0-k Lastly a huge m w d mck, wbieh it is calculated m d t weigh %,5,oootons, fell from tbe mounliim of the Qui& +i" on,the side of Boca Grande, in the bay of iUnan%-Disaguo, Be. "MIGUELBA~oN." Therconnta frain c a c e p t i a cbillsn Loahge. les, Cnkwa, P h y Codea; Rue bwqwen, Lisaren, Pud, sod A&co, e& d ' t o m s to the -&ward d tbe Made, ¡u lie mnwr Talea and " O v s Bilbsa, m e dl inrohad i s the like disgs(cr aid r b . The mPeets of tha m, except in the lwtlsertioed p h rQera two eebooxers, the Juana d Gcrhdc. -e'k& ia tbe nei#hbouiig r o d e , high pod dry' and O<hm cm the b e d , wera dreadful. The d istrous afecta wem extended Mfar as Cnrico; wbicb bowever, &ed but U&. The ibock WM violeni iu 4niüip Ud Vdparbiao, sod ieighbourhg tom, hat no damgo w a mPered in tbesn. By what I read in the ubüc papera, I hnd not bbDn h e only &n+. Bfy low WPLI eile9lat.d & mora thpi 3,wO Qiius, yat I fired no worm than eany of iy is+hmra on the Continent. But I m l l y felt M ~ iür Y my poor ñehernem who benides lneiag di they had p m d mluhing 600 aesl drms, which beiag of the hir Vis, warm worth three or mora dollars each), w e n in s stale of nudity. I i.farm8d gwarnamt d the a t e of tbe prisooem, soliitilq d o t b g , Mmo pgrinltnrnl implements, and carpenbrdtoda Eaving d r d y bought m e , and received a b w fmm tbe AcAiUea, I h g m to form a new tom, on tbe very spot where C o w d a s Ancon had Lis b t s pitched, accordingl o an eagnvkg I had iu tba hiatmy of him voyaga m d th.world, whicb I called Aneon's Town i and to tbi besu(ifol aod -tia d e y in which it was situated. I gam the mamo of Anson's Dale. Tim cspiaina of nwad whim, wkch towbed for wood, water, end vegehblse, w e n larch m u m d by the novelty of being rcceivd aud aater(sined in my cave. for tbe r u s had driven ean out oi the uartem I bad tnkeo up in the chrch. '!&ese mim85.u e very nunbarow pd miecbievous. I bad dsltroysd great numbers with arsenic, and un aun that myriads muat b e beeu swept away and Wed by the earthquake.. -. sedGfoí%e9) '4 of the Interior, No. aM, "Elputiago A 'I PBth, 18% 11 I buve received your twd oh%i uotm d the 26th F e h a r y and 12th Marchlaat, in wbiabyou rarer to the extraordinary pheriOmeWn that W M c b -.

(16) Vpipar&o, kc. kc. I felt p b u d olbariiig had it in my power to rsnder such a service to $overnmenb wbieh mait heve niortiñad bcth Ugalde snd Captain Dias. I told the latter, as I w81) leaving tha vessel, that I had w donbt but that the next time I sbould or pmvisiaa~, require him to k i n g me he would do it, for now I h d a right te o o ~ p Bie y r-1, as I WM mW8d to saiwge. I ssnt nasrly all my money o m tboriaand ddlsrs, and daawnentn of irnpertaueq away with my friend DBkao; m d I alsD eolrfided to his a r e the 05cW m o t e re@g Ugalde to .ven& ita being destropd. A few deye aker t&8 G?k& had sailed, I WIW infoFed that CnprsSn Saldes had received eammu&from the Gqvenior totenda of C w n , D o a i N slemparte Iwae risedtbet this germage 8b&l have w i t & to the%ceh under my cmmand and m o t k v e deigiued to a w e h imy nmte. 'I B r W& who denied iyarivg received any cmrespcdsnee t upom aty F&XP~ k hard w an the nrbjeet. I&aeknorledge~hasin racebed a+ !w ñorm the mjw of bin bmi@cm,a4 wenh to &f m i ám FZW to rsad It wasadeice of hDs. mot having bsm mt. €fe s e e d d i a s e a at my oat cmdforiaiey to his winbee. ana bail o$ WmmiDg to din- with me, OQ which I repripandea him, and gave hks d e r n to atted daily qt table. H e came, but. the puis& nod Saldes oRsa olprrssed ohmha tbat it WM c m 1 to keep them away from h i fnrniiieu, now that bhe pqmt had arrived; but I siligueed them at lemgtb, by Eeaiing there, they bnd bstCer attend to bir own dUies, far I wp. b h a onlv pmrsoni reapohble to pvemmmf, snd I waü h e & what wna nccemry undes e x X i oi~cunietaneea &€y gnniener, who had falden from a tree, by which he had broken bis arm and httered his wrist s1 a ehoe!&g manam& would huve died fmwamt of surgid nmi8tauae, but Lr tbe tiioeiy arrival of the Engliali whaler, l h &mime, Captun He&, having om board a wgeon wim ulated his armFrom i k ensel I got a ;wd s w T y of macensaries ; for Anmican whslers, that tm10UBh for rehahioerih ~ih wry ahon of what we w a n a They ' d d o m Eiad wine or liquors on b o d , and were most d them temperama ships ;but on sham t k y di0 not epare the grog d all took barge uantiaills of @non, aod what the mimtiwlep ter& it d&e). On d e Wth of July, a Frsiwh nhnler the Dmkarpoine, came farrelre&ammt. Sbe hove éa end sent 4aF boata ou b e ; ths ab.piain aod Salden ? W e d leave to b o d her, but being at a consider. ab e distance, I rehised. Indeed. I ~l(nwdid nblow any pram to verseis, unGers at ennbon They 5 both eaemed very mniieói mrtiiied, arid the chaplain. hl. (.pi. I.

(17) mh-tern#, that I wa) irader to kee hia houne. stnre-kjmpmm~&~E O her with re&&men& w I 8 ,who waa niweii; I sent 8i m p i e m t to the ca and I entestained the 6rat o e m d surgeon, nit3 pubfire, in the beat msnner the p h e a5orded. It blew very hacü during the night, and next day, i L being hay, np vesnel wan in sight. I Baed a beacon. e.pieeired himleif in the n e e d y of o*#iltgh. tha enauiog pight, and ahont one in the morning my boat raturned with various artidea which Diuicad hwi purchsaed. The cg tain wrota me a polite note, t e w g me he had heen o h g e d to hoist my boat h, on amount of the wenthar, and that next day he m u i d wme into the harhoor and pay me a .ti* I waa pleaaed at the d e return of my boat, andalso ai the supplies received hhexühy. Bddea*cameto About nix next morning, request the rations for hin Boldien ; hut on awoont of Dunean being much fatigued I told him to wait mtü ten o’clock. He then said &at they hadnothing to eat; 80 I ordered the bread to be taken up into the cantle, to be there distributad, an the whaier w w close to the bay and the captain to allow only two or three at a time io wme down from the d e , to receive their provisions. Ahout eight o’clock the c a p to let Bim have @incame with a request in -tin a month’s’pay for hie company.‘ ’daving alwaye let the soldiers have their pay and rations on the same day, notwitbstaodhg I had not any money b e h g i a g to government, I w k d hím to make out a pay lint for the math of July, and that I would advance the amount. I then went to the mole, to e x d n e the boat, which had retrirnsd, and observiug a number of the soidiers outside the cantle, I d e r e d them to be enlied in and kept there whilat the whaler w~yl near, an I iotended going on board of her. A h r t time after I had m u t e d tbe money (547 doilsrs four riels), end whilst Saldes mre-counting it, the sergeant of the piquet, José Doragi~rr,ram into the room, and informed rme that the convicta had tnken oasession of the castle, and at the s a 8 mommt I {eard the re ort of two musketa. This suqrhed ine exceedimgry, having b& au hairir Wm the captain orders to keep the sddiers in the castle. mhere there was a maim-guard d a sergeant, two eorporals, and fmteen men ; a barrack-gund of a corporal, and f w r mem, besides u oorpmalplaced over five men who were employed bdding the storehome. I ealled the captain to accowt for Bis neglect, &c. ; he informed me that he had given orderi to the mgeamt DO gward, and other excuses, gn whieh I ordered him to asasable all his soldiers, and that those who had bayou&, should fix them OIL stieke; I toldthe atore-kee ertodistribuihedi theoíikmive tooh he had saongat>~em; pnd in the meantime I eallsd tbe “Mayoral and ordered him to wriembl. Sll the @sonera h h h d the chncch; and, abandoning the nuwey, I begnu with two or three eoovicts (for 1 wan determined to restore order), with their dd to prepare tb arme I had in my house, which were ose hlmcd e r b w , two musketa, one rilEe, one fowling-piece, two double-barreled +tala, sed Foyr pair of horse and pocket pistols, besides thee sworda, one sabre, one sword-stick, and ‘2,000 balosrtridges. Iselectd nera, umoug whom having d M b u t e d my placed the ammunitiq and a m e bread and dried beef in sacks for them to carry with them. and tben ordered Dumen to destroy all the boats, ex- ting one, to prevent the mutimeere boarding i e whier. Two sergeants, one corporal, and three soldiers, begged earnestly to be ailowed to assist and accompany me BO I gave them 5re-arm8,~odordered them to gain the height which commanded the castle, and that, as soon an they should observe me, to sall) forth from my houie, to own their Ere u n thi mutineers, who were on tim castle wall. I a t o sen( for the cliaplain, and ordered him to go and demanc wbat wece the intentions of the mutineers, thinkio8 that the soldiers had joined the cwvictu, €or al. :3-. iven without the aid of the troops. I almo nienffdned bat I hid more wnE&nce io UMm than in the so; lien; for what had taken plum had w n h e d mpieiom timt I m benet by an iníerra~crew.”? leaired him Do retire tohishooaemiililnllwasnettled. P h i reverend eraonage however, thought Et to aail himself the op ’chmi6y to enter the store, uid seize upou a d e m i - j g of liquor, and waa making )ff with it ; but OIL my being prined of the circnmW c e , I ordered it to be &o from him. .It wan * d l y a lndimous scene, notwithstanding the very ierioue and critical dilemma peudiog, to see the iciest and Duncan tuggingat the demi-john ;and but ’or a chance bdl, which hit somewhere about the ieel of the prieat’s shoe, I apprehend the demi-john iod its contents would have remsined upon the qot. Whilst1 was anxiouslypondering who might really 3 8 in poseeseion of ths castle, two women came down, and from them I obtained the information, that there were only thirty-six priaoners in the castle. and that they were dressed in the soldiem’ noiforma; that Juan Lülo Robles wam their chief; and <hat he h.d goue out with four others to bring more peopfe to the castle ;also that the Eneign Riqnelme and several Boldisrs were prisonern in the barrack-room. Captain Saldes now made his ap earance, brin& with him shout thirty aoldisrn. &a demanded the armsand ammunition I had io my house ; to which I replied, 1‘ Where are the erma sod ammunition I cutrusted to you, an wail an the cantle which W’BBin yoor eare? iu whose ossesiriouis it now?” H e replied tlml the erisoners%ad got possession of them; ou which I t d d in that all tbe 811118 I had in my house were my o m pr.ivate pro erty, and that with them I should mainm u my antfkity, and in the bst extremity defend myself and the few that were with me LKB long I lived ; and u a hie reiterating bia demand, I mroed round u on t\e soldiers with an air of determination, and in t i e most peremptory maoner, ordered them ioetaotly to lace themselves under the command of a mgeant. then immediately divided dl the offennim toole, aod some lances, amongst them, and to a aergeant and a earpornl, who bad Brat offered their aervicea, I gave íirearma. with orden to place the party io the rear of the castle in order to secure the prisoners by cutting off their retreat, in case I ahoald succeed in dririogthem oot of it. Inext foROeamy n&y, which consisted of & r g d Doeegua, one c m p&Í and bur soldierq the-mayoral, Craa $an&W, and Aleven of the orisooers whom I selected fMm shout thirty who o h r e d to accom ang me, Mving the rest whh Dwan to gourd my Eome and stoma during the coníüct. As I was starting, the cap(ain cameu end begged I would &w him to accompany me in &e nanrm16; I told him &e mighé do 80, a d save him a oistol which I bad ivaL dincharwd an a ñgual to t h i party om the height who, as hid b e d preconcerted immediatelyo aedtheir Breonthhoseh the castle. sallied out, a$ordered mymen to keep up the fire as they were adpanchg, which we *era doingquickly; but, whilstre-loadingidyde, somaone behind gave me aviolent p h , and I le11 64er a log df wood, and my ramrod wan instsntlymütched horn IUY. o1. 1. i.

(18) ;no wounded nx, and took fourteen prhüneri. the rde-pedwilh th0k -to the moMtaiI&, On accmmt of (be party whi& I bad ordered to the rear of (be caaüe not luwin# arrived nonu enough to intewept thw although I had allowed ample time for resmi to have iaken n the appointed poQüon. I i 0 ~ (be 4 mnnketa e$ againnt the d e nills.and many of them bad &J rendered uaelwa by having their lookibmken. I t h e n h t e n e d t o t h cuwaim of the h%bt that commanded (be cast&, and swndter arnvmg there I o h e d the ca iain en teriog the asiiüe over the w a ~ .0l0ae to the &-e& w h e r e i t r e n i r a d t h e i u e o í t h e n ~ s t ~ l i t y t o chaphia’s e&t emtreatia for me to embaik in >be I oI%ered a gun to be fired, to r e d t h e hour of danger, thit the mulioeeia only wldiera and other8 who bad I d to the mouutaina wanted to a e k upon me, and to wreak upon me I sent for the oha kin, and ordered him to prepare tbeir vengeinae or revewe, hc. mnllrmed my sunthe prisoners, for w a determined ~ on shooting them pieioni of their treacbe On Ú ’ m pWit of IeüVbg all d sounet. I r q & d the u to BfEoomt for my bum to repair to X e cantle. to m e s t Saldes, the oaitle’s fai!ing ?to the bans” the prhoiers, the ensign came m ;and OD my demanding (be reason a o d d g e d h mth having deierted me durieg he did not obey my BUILS~OM, Le mid he had order8 the ssaiult. kie laid dl the blame of the d e b to that effect from his captain, who bad aent him* b a i i taken to Sergeant Altamirano, who WM in the metoinfarm me that be bad aunimed themilitary oommand of the miin-gUnrd; and mid that he only commnmd 6n &ccouut of the OOclliiBQEBBof the lat, m u to the priest’s bole for his sword, and that d- and a d d o d whowledge me M the poütical Got e r d he bad fellen in with two of the nauthezavernor d l e should hear from government; so that be bad w m d a d ow, d them, JmÉ M a d that whatever I wauted with the capt”. he said. Cbodh, and bad left him in the .e&‘~home, with imuetbsdomeioanofKeiaimnnrerI I i n u i r e d o f another he hid isken. I ordere8Rh sergeant to be this officer how he .ad the d e feu Yuca handi io* and ut into couñminent .long wíth (he reat ofthe esxwbts, bot he d y told me he had receiqed ofthe gum!; aY, io üke manner, those w b were order8 not to answer my questinma. My 8itMtIon on duty when the Saair took piaOe. I tben aeut fot wad critical. I informed hinu that both he and the the men whom &Ides bad taken rinmer8. Oue of mpiiio would bare heavy charges to mswer ; that I these s W d that the eaptai0 hJwouaded him. I WM coddent they had been decaived, and induwd took the dealamtinnu of the ~ o u e r amyself, in the to act in such improper manner by persons who paema of(he officer%,of $e ch?.pb, and of Llae wonid leave them in the lurch wheu brought to an mayoral of the priiioners, who eigoed for d those peoount; m d on &sewing the sergeant, who had who conid not Sign their nuurn or write, and rar- been om gmrd the day before, p w by, I io uired-by tiüed a~ to the authentidty of the rest of the signswhose ordern he had been aet at Iiherty, ensign turea. I found h t d those whom I bad taken bad i m f o r d me that none of the guard were in con6nebsen forcad into the castle by Lilb Boblea; M I IMDL I immedistelysent an OW ñote to Captaio ordered them U, draw loti in order that Imight Saldes requirhg him to give an nccouot how the mske an exemplaq uoiBhLeILt by &o&g four müe ’-8 u~~~imitio Ensigw o Riquehne, iod wisiist they wme on fheir way to the pisae o í e x i four h i e r 8 ’ had lallen &Io the baods of the mncotio~,d mast, I w1y8 informed that oue of them victa. Tbe h g n himself was the bearer, und debad his wife with him. on which. to b t ü y my livered it to bin captain. spprobstion of (be conduct of 158 prinonera who I n the evening the mayoral a m e and informed 081‘8011 the inland when I arrived, who bad not me that a mnvict bad errived from a distant part of taken part in the inaurreotiom, I gave them leave, the khd, with n meaeige from the mutineer8 to the M a reward for iheir good behsviour, to ardan captain 4pieat, anrisg that they were waiting for one oi the four, hoping minnoere~ytimy wooifseiect their orders to uzrreader themselves; and that they tba married man, but they ssved another. AH 80011 suRered for went of ovisions. I sent for this inBI the ereoption WM over, I gave the eaptain strict dividuei, bod inquire&ow be had mat with them. orderitomndmea statemeot, in writing, of what He told me that be had obtained leave from the badtaken p b before be retired to reat. I plro mayoral to fetch a quantity of dried lobsters from the l e n t my boat, and ordered the &era to be repaired lace he had been to, on a 6ahing excurnion, and on io fetch the people who were in the diaeient b& way back be hid been atop d b Lillo Robles M well M all thew efleot., io order that thole who and13 others, who were dream& nohern’ Ciothes, had h n d e d niigbt not d v e m y sasistuiw or and had muske&q;tbat they had deprived him af bis proSiiiaiu And &r having regulated and given lobstem and sent bim to the EB n and pr4ent. I the nW!aUW o i h to the patrolen I hid funned of -ked de why they had a p p l i e E thoae perrons. theprironen rho hid auisted me to preeisne order kmwing me to be their. Governor and who alone dunog the night, I retired to mi chamber and slhid power ta psrdon them. Be &plied that they though much W p e d with the &fa o & e m I did not even m d o n my unme until one, called r d a h & W night, rmoiuating rn the Gntierrez, aaid he would not surrender, for fear of bd io won rfÚUy escaped. About eleven o u& being shot by the -go 88 he had liUle dependaace I beard n loud LnOckin(r at my door, and on in- on the padre’s promine: made OB coüment quiwhat WM tbe matter, a ioidier came to me thpt m e d e m i e n d i n ~must hsve existed between who hsd been sen6 by theprbt for a bottle of liquor. the captain, chapinin, and prinonera, before the cantle. ohm. oii.>.. f. &. be. ”se,. w.

(19) sbsd (Iiis. to return and &rmy*& (0 di,the two rib W e n Loll0 and curi. -=night (be &e of &e of the soldims who were on p a r d wheatbe clistlefeii iiito the handa Of the wnvictn, and informed tne t h t tha ca tPin hed ordered the soldiers to 1-e the cant!! withoot their m a ;and whist they were going down the U.the wptain hnvinB obiemad me walking towards the mole, recalled them; that tbia wan pat before she h s u d BB call to him and ardered í$em tohekeptintbeesstle.andth~aboutanhwra~ terwards tbe aergeant,bltemirano, who waain&r&q of the g t w d formed the whole of them only leaving ooe sentry, h d marabed them down b e hill- and then Lülo Robler sad m e n others ran in and’took o d o n of the arma La and made the aentryd h s i g n Riqueime p&&; tbat they then pnk on ioldinrs’ clothiog. and stationed íom on the w a b . that Lük, Roblw went out with two d e r & and rd turned with about thirty men. Thin inlormaüon opened my ayes at o m ; bot what could I do ? I rewarded the woman, and bade ber keep whst she bad told me a d e e t wcret even from her hushand. wbom I Shoulfal~opmdsct ; im abort, that bsl own iefety wonld be endangered were it to become h a n that sbe bad even taken MIir of Buch things or was privy to such 5ctn. I thought it high tinie i o adopt usme meane of aeonring my p ern taking dwpüeatm. of the most interesting, Our w~ch>pwposs I bed to Next mining I gave orders to my atomkeeper to ration the t m q s u to the 16th Saptember, two days over the tima received provinions kip. them, and the prkoiuers mp to the 14th. and to demand the receipts from the captain emd td mayorni for the namein triplicate ; and to taks an exact acwunt of nU the provisioaS that remained in atore, UI well as of the toole and other articiea I had received from government; and to gst reeeipta h what were in ase fromthe maymal, carpenter, and blacksmith, so an to enable me, at a moment’s warning, to give up what I had in charge, or lean, the island ;for eow I plainly OBW I had a moat villainous aet to deal with, aud that the captain must be actiw w r d i o g to inslructiooehe might have roesived from UgdaC, or ochers on the Conthnt. Os the Srd I WM ioflormed tbni the chapi.in snd olaosni were wnvened, and that their wnversation WM about my haviog atarved the primmeis, and robbed them qf their rafionr. I therefore weot to them and required them to a c ~ m p me ~ y to the depot it tbe dimaer hour, in order to investigate whether the wnvicb had cam to coeiplain for want of ioviPiooi as the &die cepenan had told me that %y had & s d b m it had been the reMon of their takiog the d e . I also demanded of the to give me his written aecouot, in m w e i to my oiñcial note, UI well as hw reasom for hnving usurped the mitiiary wmmsnd, and for ordering the ~aldiersto have eo communication with nie; to which he replied. he had bis iuatructioni, sud knew what he was about, adding that until he should hear from government he would ooly acknowledge me aa political Governor. I then told him and the chplaia thnt I w.8 aware they bad heea led on to commit theroeelves by U Ida, or nome other person on the Continent, and i%8t government would never w t i o u or approve suoh conduct, which was contrary to all military rubes and regulatioas; and that I was sorry 1 had no means to u hold my authority. We went to the dep& nnd I oriered the prisoners to inform the chsplaiomd captainwbat ratious had been delivered to them since my arrival ou the bland, and to s W the motivea of the defetion of Lillo Roblw and hisaceomplices; andleaviog them I went oiit of the yard, sud as loon u t h e priest sit up all night.. IL. - .. * O m a d o f t h e q u n n t l i y o f p ~ a n d d i h , UK pdwuem hisid requeW a greater qnmtity ol meal, &c., Inilea of dried beef (Ehuke.). -. “ J u a n F e ~ d e iAugniltSrd 1836. *‘In cnmpüaoca with the &der of V.8. I have here to W e , that the ‘ s o w n have recsived five yonnda eight m c r s oF“nctu& daily; and, in the time of scarcity, fow omnds, aceording to the w e i g h sad meammu. #bene relions nre eompoaed of d,been& Fait, salt, pappar, &c.. - NlCOLAE 8ALnsñ.” “. I n h requeatad Captain Saldes to give me the recei íor the proriaions he bad received for aimssll an&4dbra, and he sent me the fdoniig :“Juaa Fcrnandea, Auguck 4th. 1W. ‘ I I have ieeeivsd irom thr, atore-keqm the rovYona bdomging to my troops, Fw forp6ve &ys, eonuriled frm the first of the press& montb also tb tots1 Lrt halomged to them before tbat’date except ñuw, basing received as re ueatsd t d h v e n each. daily. in lieu of ii ; amd ?ieyneli bave receivad double ratima up to the 19th of Se emher, aa webi as the os~dleafur the barnek~and m l w d ‘‘Nxcoua SALD~~E. 3. tF,. -. ‘a. “Juan Rernundez, June 16tb. 1896. Having been informed tbat you bare given ordem. thar no more bread shall be ianiad to my soldien and that they are to receive the flour as it is sent d t h from the Continent, I beg that, U f i~in your. p o r n to grmt them b m d an hitherto, lour notoriow bonnty and goodiieaa will he pleased to order them the same ratione as before, if it be ootnttunded with too great iawivenienile. Qod preaeme V. S. many years. ‘*NICOU~ ü&.~uw.*~.

(20) 1‘ JUROFernwdez, Ang. 7th. 1835. Ssnoi G O V E ~ N A D O B Mswer , - ~ ~ to, and íulGleent of. the order cootaimed in tbe o d e of V.S., whkb I hpe now hod the honour to receive, I bve to stat43 that t h eergemt, corporals, snd nddlers. who were w dnty 00 the 1st of this mmblh. am the iodivjdds whose mames are giren below; w h e de&raüons I haw taken, urd which, in my note No. 2, I have scat yon. Others, more striily, sneh as V.8. requires. it ia d h l e to redim, om -mut d the cireiumshnce%at aetuúlly n a r r a d ne- and to d e e t which i t wanbi he necelssq to pul all who were on guard into com6neaemt; and then commqneucea wouid fdbw in no wnys agreeable to ourperson as well .B the whole ob ua V.8. weAkoowe th.1 the (Forra&idos) owt1a.w~have still their arms, aaud might h a w spies amongst us te ohserve our opatims, and aeire the opportunity that presented, in order to realise their wicked pcojec-ía. Ibid who would then he reqooaible to the nation, and to the au erne govnniment, for having acled in u i l an inju&ous diminthing the &rem& of the gnrrriaon, sud givbwg the hmditti scope to make. -..

(21) M. cup to drink oub of, and placed the order nf arrest, receipts for PMV~S~OW, and 0 t h dooaasete, in it, and left it aareleasly among s e w e d iiaslwa artieh I had laying on a t a b s ;the remuindm of my apem 08 conaequenac, I concealed undet my beg, and saut for the chaplain, who, M swa axe? he made his appearance, I o r d d to go to the captain and reason with him, and to induce bimtumhun to his duty. Tñeihnttar to keep u p i t b atrabgena, and. in order to ioduca the belief thab I wea i g m d ob their villainy, I renalved to malw them t b k &a6 they had driwen me to desperation ; nod acooraingiy I hnnught my medbiue chest intn my room, wbene the two sentries W ~ pnated, E and mixed a vomit in n tmhLer, imd having p h d a juvr contsirhg a 1SttEs arannic on che table, I nat down aad wrote a && to His Excellency obn President, m n W I stated Ehab the proceedings and conduct of h e cbapldn and captain bad urged and betenmined ae at U to coamit miride. Tbe priest BOOQ FetUTned, and p p I had anticipated and made my &lation, informed me that ha had-done dl he could to perauade the eiptdn to ueturn to his duhy, but thnt he remaitbed obstinata, sud that them waa no remedy. On which, springin,g froin pry seat, and exolaiming, 88 if fnmtie, What1 DD Fmady, fat??" and cm hbfauitering out, "no,* I sard (with exmtement sod a gbaaug mile, Iiud loweriogmy voice from one extreme to the &, in P ooufidantinl almosit whisper), Em,"and laying hold of the gPasq and pointing with my bit band to (ha jsr'n labal, '*here, fathar, is e remedy for aik my sufferings; both yon aud the captab will one day, d e r I nm dead, have to w w e r and t o wffin foo With which I gdped the bnvbg been the greateat pnrt of the vomit+ beiore he seized upon the glass. endeavaring to hinder arid prevent me swab lowing ita contents; but diaembarrnsiiag pipeif, 1 empbied it, nnd said to him, in an eipnersiae and empWic manner 1' You fsogr I fmgiw.)' i t in irnpnasibie to d e s k b e priestJ; cnnFoaiOn, biscnn. eiernstiuu; b e beat hie bemi, be rap out of ths hwse with tbe jac i n bin band, exclaiming, “the Gnsemnr han poisoad himaelfl" A wowd of soldiers and misonere swu anseoibled in .out of my dwalling. &e captain and utEcer speing @is, and supponing ib L vising in my €avow, wne down f?&n t!m castle lo disperae them, but on h.inp tbld hy4be priest the EDULIB. the captain WM ObiePred~io mil& and gave orders thet nu one should n-h ma;. bd.

(22) -. 3s oWp511~ who wonid&&. of them. ad p h e them m thndmmb, nnül Ira ohwld. ib. <spw enpsilor nrdm their diq~assi. He to my propWac cm wiüiü~I reqned(idhün m piiae his 4al.0 on &em. I then allowed the ciu 'n to <rLs them-, end he leftma8 rewipt. mpt& hd begon to kill the cattle and #ell. e. '&. m a t to bii mldiera and othem; on knowledge of which I sent bim a letter, repremuting that dl the aoimdi on theinland,except a few, were ap r h a n t to the exemtors of the inte governor, b on f",é &osqoinlarnio. wboñaitappointedmeto act for thein; aodtbatai wch,andth~empowered,IbadshatPioed from caffle, inqniring how be c d d IIP count íor it opon h i l i to act in wcb a manner with what o ~ @to be connidered a sscred depoeit? Es received this letter in p e m a of bis two wmpaniow, the prieit and .emign. and gave ordera to Duncan to leave my aervm, and a o h t a d one of biii o m soldiira to attend me; on w k a I aent him a noie to MYthat I wm greatly obliied to him for havingdeprived me of the scrvican of my cmntryman, at 8 üme when there were &en of the vagabonds who bad caca ed from the cantle with rums, in the neigbbourhon!, and coniidering my life to be h h e r , I demanded to be remnved into the cantle, pmtedting against hui arbitrary mudnet. About nine o'clnck et night Duncan returned, with pmaiseion to remain,.pd gave me the €oUawiug note :-. %. u An-t. 12th l@%. "In this cistl apartment, 6üiq by the for mymU and snbáltenis are full ob Wovisions. Yon need not be alirmedatany attempt being inadeagaioat yoor erson, nor have any s q a c l a n with regard to my s&ieru, for I am nus that dl of them w d d defend y w to the utmost in'gie of dnnger.. '' NICOLAS SA&DEE.". Next momhg I bad liberty to walk ont in front of my home, and two dthe f o t ~ a e m t k lonly s remained over me. The aptsin answered my letter of the eleveiuth by ordering the priert to take Eaarge of the cattle, and of my stare. Ee furthermore took h d d of ail my rendy c d wbi& he d the captaio to deprive me of, h order, n e e t h a t I might not heve the means to corrupt his soldiera. The eccounta tbat he pmasnted me with, from the pernoon that bad h g e of the &le, were very nm~uuga p e ~ one y h m the imidisidiul w a i ~m i char& of my pigs. Tbb rasal gave in an a m n u t in w W hsdea .QW ha¿ nnt üítuedfor the q m e c ~ o elemen m m i k Myatore-keepbad above six L d r e d dollari in his poisession, according to the baluice takeu on the h t day of July. but now he accounted for no more than about one hadred. In the viaion stare there wna pieuty (of what I had aaveBb, economy in diutributbg aih,and liberating thorn that cbom froip public worb) to w port the establishment for a-niomth- the wimb J w h i d the ca taio transferred to the' eaitle, and distributed in L g e quantitiei to the convictl and othera. (En the IS& of AuigrM, the captain gave orders to inuipeíid dl work, aa alno fibarty to the mvicta to hunt and ñuh. On the Bfteenth, four of the party that were hoveabout capitubd, and came in; and two de IaRer the r e m u d a r gave themelver up. Lüla &des and 0Utim.r excepted. Ou the night of the eigbteeutb about twelve o'clock, I beard a etrange noias on td ontar part of the dweiliog and on cantionsly opening the window. to uoertaio ircm whence it proceeded, could d i i y diecern # w e d soldiers below in the a& of pinoing a kdder against the will of the house whiist a itentoiían voiea from the cantle warned I& tObOUth&gUUd. The8bgd~S Ofthe mceadiog. the laten= of the hour, M ala0 %a revJnliiwinry. bunt, tbat the barraBki were enroofed. an ala0 that, doring the CwfUSion, some prisonera had attempted teking prnaeaiion ob the arms, kc. "be captain sent all his prisoners to &at Inland. so UI to be free Rom wch dangerom pemma Feeliog dispoaed to terminvte this OE k1btabmeen, in a manner moat convemient and!.micsble, I sent for the captain, aod d e r e d to pardon him all my penonal sutperiqje, &c., =well M to neu myiutiwst cdcavouni to obtain some indulgence Iroin the m ~ r e m e g o v e n i nif ~ he would retwn to bis duty let him know tbat I wm peesuaded he had &en 1 2 o n from error to error by the riedt, who. I conaidered, M well Y) Ugalde,'the U i i e f i d i g . t o n i of wbat had trawpired Bnce the let ob Aigas(. Ee seemed to listen with attention, nnd requested me to .tate my widaes in writing, and he would d & a rhow fru be cwld with propiety comply n e the exi&g circuinstancen. Furthemwe, on his &ig, I begged of h m i to act Mependently, and on mo icooPnt to be b e d by the friar, who, I m d him, woiphi, d8ñ<iteuerni¡& be tia rorueprmoe hermfta. ieeak out ob the añeis. d leave Urn done - ._. to soher.. As OM Y) SsldGhsd I&me I extracted from Colon, .ad the reco üation of Isws,kveral 8.. w a s w from the aost oiatd, in order to coovincegim of the critidnais ofhia s i t d o o , and how he migbl ~~. "Jvsn Z d . An@ Wh, 1835. ''CAPTAIU SALDIlS-~hlIgb you have not thought proper to retnru an anawer to my )attar of the Blst, I feel it my duty to lay before yon the errors you bee cammittad, perhap8 from ignmaoce of the exintern of the fobwaap Lawn, WW I here copy for gourpensal ind i&ruction:-i. Magintrates, jndges, Lnts~dentr,rbj& obprovinces, andall e r s m of high rank, cannot be arrested without the b o w w e and approbation of su m e governawnnellw, m o t . B. H e that takes tEH, lXe jwtice of the eaea, or wwt odcer, or MYother of high rank e& ea a gwerior OT a oviace whilat exercisln%hii authority, shall sa& pain Of death and coldLc?ion of all hm property; iIS0 be will be held M a traitor ;aod if he miy woulvQ or imprism him he wiP su$er t b pain ob deslb, aud the coofiacation of the half ob bis property. b No magkdrate can be iccuaed wbiM in wm&Oe, except k m crimes committed im admimiatrating his s e a t a e s . The reaann of this law is, that ou waxmt of their oharp they are *upposed to have mnny e&misa. sn<l eaeh would be anaeewer toimpede them from W n g úbeir duty : but the injured may lay their cwe before the mpreme governmen; who wiil order deünqueat judges to be p u n M . 4 He t h t hath committed crimes and not yet been tried for them, UI well IY) iervaotu or hmilinrn agdast their m-rera, nre prohibited by the laws, exce in caeas of high treason ; and e l s y ( S ( n i s n h a v e a l e g a g t ~ ~ t o b e . f o u s e r . . 5. The militaryjudges try ail military canes for c r b s commiwd by personi?cubjsot to other jurisdiclioni t the senrrit9 of E &&us. such a# cmuphing it#gamaoe, i c esriei, r robberies, anti all a h a ~. &. tE.

(23) . . impnted wem o h d y pmred A ample irwlirldd can pardon the injurien he han p e r w d y d e r e d , and renonnw the eaikfwtbn ibr the dsmage he may have instdnsd; but the mprenie chief cm only grant the remimion of the unisameot whleh the deünquoot is M e to ;Em t& a d of puaiabraent in not an act ofiengeanee, but to prevent the mmaL don of crimes. I t wouid he absnrd to placa in tbe hands of a privata individual the power to prevent Eiimiopla from being pwiaiabed. The piiblic wonld be deprived of the utility of a usiutary w&g, and the ncgrma ohuf of rights inherent to gsorrnmmt. T e mode to obtain p u r F d o n from government is this :-Tim injuredhan to manifest in writing, tlp.r be freelypardoos the offenw MfarMq e r a m s U y r e ~ to him, and that be reno1i1m ail c i d and m i m i d actioos that he may have againat the accosed, sod. .. I oaw by the ew(ents of thL *t tbeq!íent h d g o t t h e u p p a r b a c d . ~ .Iio thathemei&eg &Wed, or wrota tlm'oo y for Sddec, tim othar cammunirotipns imi prmoruiy beiq aware tbat tbe M e r w u very iUtera<e. and icareSy biedcompoMg ownlei@ra. The stuns day= I received thie e p k , the otom-keeper WBS orkred to stop the prorisioos that hd hitherto beem dintrihuted to me and my s e m i s ; andaü that were ii my rivata ltom were tnnnfmed to tbe d o , M we! 8s wverd bnneli o í Amenran Emu and him.&. timt I bed pnrehPesd from an American whaler. This day Duncan WM taken vioientiyiii keeping me awske all night with hi.m w m ;he d fered &reatpein, and suapeetsd that tho ntore-keaper had poiaoaed him; I adminktorad *mi.). remedy ti& could be defor his relief, and happüy m s medad, for o8 the fouawing morning k qpesrsd wisiderabbybstler;-hehad bmdüctodtouidilge aiosdp with liquor, but M W in his momenta of pain, be promieed to ranwoee his libidinoila prscticea, mid join the TemperanceSack&. Accordimg to hia own stetemsiit, hs wan a native of Bristol, whore he bad reapeetabls cmnexiooa, u d formerly bad bsea capteiu and omer of a smaü sealiag vssssl, but hihg sentences from the laws, in which t h e ie no deceit ; i o s p a c u h ü o q had beei reduced to Lee ahoieeof from whom @nor, for tke nntiond hoiour, an well eutertainmemt for marivere in tha port o f mi the Mst ef Iortb Paru; he ws.8 a na . ator, and ae that of the b&ttplion to which yon IMJQ.~, I w d ou en a brother to mturrn to yowr duty, and promise uexwll~ntcarpsater,andIt h o u g b t m ~ f o r t u n a t s for the l e n d good, to adapt lbe method indiatedi in Laving aueh a perm on the island. The espt.in hed deprived th mayoral, Crua 580chea. of a c a ~ o e in my Isit letter, M it etreauaizis io my ower, preI k d giren him, and delivered it to a man 8aaed vious to the of lim ~ p w i l ~ or cs to pardon ou pH my persomsl s a r i a g s ; bmt dmld Moysso one o1 the most wor(hbis f&wa o8 ths islsod horn I asat for, and ordared him to retnm you r&ee my propollria, I shall ever fed &¡died of hvmg dope my mt>tiooaEwtowardman amicable & it te ita o r i g i d possesaoi; whereas he retired to iadge a wmpbiut with üddea I sent for bnrhes. tleaieot.-G@d 81~erdp u . u TEOUAS SumupÍrs." u d gaw hii a large qanmtity of aar<isi nee& .ad 801110 dopa I Lad pnrchased, that bs might dirid. them .Magst thase mea that actoinpioied him to the asswlt d the cada. Tbe capt& bad bkeu Iwnfem, that 1.M s l l e &sire for the capp e s s i o a of the clothin I h d pu el? b q h t for tnin to retqrn to ly &y in mder to be died to nty bo&% crew. eaní for encb of%% indindidoib. amd ;et frm hint a eke to 5id Ud gave them m t t s n orders on Saldes for the ¿ifbeen the iwtigators en the Coatbent, fsient &idea compReing their drese, wbioh WM for to me% wae char that all had bsen d e v h d there, imnsdiatety boumed by the delivery of the doreand bdiy conducted, or sscmded 00 the istrmd. mentiomd. 8aaebea mlormed me that ü s priemt I wan now informed h t the ea@ah. addtern. sad bad deprived him of the peatar t of the needs I prieU wore togetber in the ea&, exsrmimimg the M J p h hregot cante& of my letbr and that bigh woids bad en- M g i v i r U i him to *te. the better of patieow, and I mt a qemmDtoq sued betwixt the p& d the captah, the forum ordm to his paternity to retnrn them, which bB not ad% him to continue in the -and ita Hen of retro&g; ~a&mg,peehps. tmst ciasage m i g ~ d y mfuwd to do but iawdiata p m d e d tothe distribution of th; lands I had kmorlg hid out affict k 0 W , from wYeh re& I p w aad cuitivatad, giving to each prisoners imder %%%bw¡ug let* u t have k d iis origin :wndition of receiving a stipulated for their Mom, assriring them ''JUS~ Femamdez. Ang. 31,1836. nauld be nu& b s t t e d on the d i s a l of Dm i8sr''4ERO1 %A TOYAS8UTcLIPPE,-b CSIO UN the new ovemor whom he e to yow very honourable coumuniBalim of the 29th daily to &e and tufe po&JoO of the inst. ibsgtoatstebridy, thatitieimposaibleb&w p'~pne<m. ge had .Is0 to make rapid adyou to reiurn to the exerciss of the fmctioma you ferin W i g tb astüe I b a d deposiCa~inhis merb posasased, wntü I hear Aom the Supreme Go- Thsndr. a e b g the mHt to the soldien m d ~ vernment, who a k U bs informedd what b s takea and, in hot, carrying onp Ree and f l O a G ? ; piace and who will of your perem in the with what he had f o n d ID m atore, wt - m P w m u & timy may wmi r w o d y of jlratice. sir, uid evergtnlne ahquid I aoeede to the repeated s~ppli~tim y~ himselp imm a iwe un of ~ithh~isgnsp ~ -n it d wan q p i t r i n d n f ~ m e t o have made to me, Bori the lat of thia moah to the atta t expwtul;(iog with UI, for im r a ~ . p m e n t date to heaect, thrt wefything trampired the%dute govsmor of the Wib be left inw : & (to which inW you h e repeaiaaly propowd it the resalte wonid he a Ooaipietein- no more than tool of hi. t h t ? % U d Y Oh mespilea. "he leaow t b t had d d .Q. v d n of qdtnau and tmnqdlity of t b EL% C. f. Lo&,. -. 2;nI;he a&,. e,. Et2K%. x?:. &gse. b... J,. a.

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(25) the priedt :-. “Jiraulernnneei,. “TO ZEQ CEAP&AXBFB-%PIR. -. iOrq18Sb.. Ir-. 1 8 @ me to in I& of yonr Prrerniy. wbo invented yon witb %e ai$ anibod8y. an& fmm whnm yo* have m i v e d the mght nnd pome to dtIribnte inndo nnd Eh.nge the w n h wnme? whsn 1 WM &at i m p h n e d by S W , yon mmived my deiegnted power to trike olwge of the arilmal nnd what belonged to Um te&m@ntsry of the late bon JcaB Jonqnin Lump. k orderthat tbey, IU a iaar<l +d,Ggbt be wua w e of nnd strictly remerved ;but M yen bnve thmgbt prDpsr to dnngben nndmeUtheiiieat.orexcban eitforbrmdg carda,aC., I think proper to trnrmfer b r care to dother pernon; for M I ap intnd 9 . 0 pnternity, ~ ~ whibt n n d e confinemeat, nnder mmp drcumsuofes. dnmnnd that you return yomnaminntion, with nn PCEonnt of the cattie ;nnd I will make bim w o n nibie to the 8npreme Government and the nseentora of the inte Don da& Joapllp Lunyo,wbo dues to deatroy or injnre L e proprty. I nm obliged to nct in tbis annnei. om BEM)nnt of being nnrrunnded by n net of nngrntefd wretcbaa U S 2 LOPIS&dVRBB& & O w. loner, -it. IS,. 69. *ab be delivered me, and I geve him, in r e t w a docnmnnt, io which be WM nllowed doable and nt the m e time csrtüied hia h v h g mmde M @pement to a t in my bebnlf imM circnn~tnncai mi& omnr to require ita mnnife&ation. I thorn b e to ~ hive higb words with bina, which brought tb iergeent nnd mldiern on gunrd miand the door, onbide of whiab I throat him and reqnested the mergeant to tnke him in ebnrge ’in order to wndnct him to the gnnrd-bow desp;tchiog. nt the anme time, n note to the informing %m of Dcan’n improper bnba-aour, nnd requesbng hini to d o w me Arrnvdo in bia room;which w n ncnorded, and on the following morning Jonqdn re-entered my mervb. Tbir 5iW fellow informed me tbet both the capidn and prielt h d g i u m him inamictim8 to act 08 a w m me and inform them of my -t autioni. %hnt hommoded me moat W M to aee the dibpidntion wmmiited by the ioldiern and wnvicta, who dentroyed the pnükded and fenm I bnd oonnirncted w n n d my b o w and gnrden, nnellM obit m n n d e d the ordmrd, whiob WM nn extenelve nun and weii ntochd with frnit h e n , lome of which M been p b t e d by Commodore A ~ o and n the former governnm, M well ea n number lbnd brnugbt fkm &be Continent. I hnd .lie rensived n qunntii of ntonsi. nnb, and seed& from E n e b d , wbiah ihsd prnted and FWibnted, for I felt &mnt leupre and nmmmnnbm thn@ain near che g i o b n n d m h d bve the apoe p i a w e pundo. Bnt now t h e feiuiei. wOab a t Hiob mmwwa Isoubie, were m t a n l y burnt nnd othnc-. &,. ..o&,. TEOYAS BW~CLI~B.”. Next dny the cbnpaein ceme to demnud why I bnd aent bim ea& au innilting ieüer, atnting that the cop to*i waa new the swemar, nnd bnd given him n piece of h d , wbiob be bad b w to edtivnte in corn nny witb a priaoner; and h t the animrb of the &a Don José Jonqnin Lnrrnyn could not be in beUerbnnds<bsninbii;nndnithennmetime the captnin who came withhim ndded thnt the ndre should ;etain their p-&, n n d he nbod?besr irom the 8npreme Garenmeat. I .tao demnnded of the captain, who had invented him with thn power of paying hii ioldim with the money be bnd taken h m iny itore-keeper, nnd whether it wonid not be proper for him to deliver me a ieodpt for whnt be bnd dkbibuind an the PMb; fei I 6oddered it a donarigbt robbery. He m lisd be wwld aendmenreaeipt, nndth.tbeM$nnthe. mmiay. to completa the month’s ay. I mentioned tberf$ir. ofMnynno, nn&oofasoqdiarofthe nameat-, bvinginanltadme nndin u i r e d i f b e W p W f a d the Lstter. He d w e r e d %t be hnd iepeired my e bnt hid not scbd M I bnd dadred him, be tboUgU tha rOldW6 atatmlwll wa8 aUr; and forther that be himself wodd ve ta tbe. zi. 8u reme dvernment h. k Ihaddbe%a. an~prironlar of tA. gwtmlk pae and to mand them-, hed.#%. rdafa. kkeb rrrriau; %d ~m c h r~. *. ~ n d h r o ntoda . h saw a (O Aouasj6rpqm. I told the co Lua that he vu veiy i m p m a and w n d t b e huab, to eannnamnmnt BT ~ J Pthin +&;ATonlylrmghedimeandmyrahcUonh add&&*. Lnao m M b IWI abmh daD ZIOBE. Dunw retaraad &am. posted W thn papem oodd not bn h d ; an.

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(27) .. .. 91. ~“W.%4l&#aithtShlatOtmav) ulefilepsp. ireoPl -@Is. biub.. W*.(heS b m d d p W & 4 l l. in&. OppDIsPDitp -ht offer lor him to b o w hh readineai to udit “Yea repüad the Ooverier, 6 . 1 MW aniüaent the day before yeeterday to be wnvÍnwd of. Srindey, í6thr&e weather. A v m e l in d@c Monday, 176-Fine W M ~ . The veuel n u b sight. Tw8d.J. 18th.-Fioe weather. Ahnot ten, p.m.. house. the houses in rear of the bamckain the castle eawht Wedoeoday b k - M o d e r a b weither. emph ed Bre, which W M extm&hed .tbr connimiog four 01 U n g an adout of what remaina in ’atore, &er them wbether by accident or design, I know not M araüng the ratinna beion& to the men w the howlver, the prii0ne.m in the d e bnd nearly su: I&d of Maiduen (auaicisnt for three month#); priied t h e r d a time. seun in the m t l e begin to wear asuspipimuwi anpec+ Wedoe 7 19th The boate and eople amThunday. fith.-Modente weather. I tau day loyed hnngng mated for i h t d h g French gave the soovernor the followingioccuotof what yiobay to repur damages. It is evident that the pMñ U Goamor of the inland. viaions remained in siare, &r the troop and priionera had received the ratioom, u to the 14th and Thmday, Züth.-Cloody weather with iaiP All 16th of September :-iq mcia O f 5 9 flour, 7 barthe tobacco served out to the aoldids and prisoners, rela of NO& b e r i a i n OW, ao a ~ e k sof COOB by order of the ca tain. íiour. 38 apoki of meal, 48 sack8 of bema 22 packFriday, Blst-&e spme weather an yesterday. of dried beep, of a501ba. each besidest oiotity Saturday,.a2nJ.-Th.m Lset 24 Lorn wn(i00il of one d.All quiet with tbe exception of the Governor% loase one hogshead and sevan 8-la barreí of butter, seveo boxes of soap, three boxes mo6uemeut, which in ill borne by the prisoners. of c ~ n d al large ~ quantity of tehacco ;beaides t h e Sunday, Prd.-The mme weather BI yeeterday. month’ pLvieiom for the w e r m e n of ~ u e r a , Monday, Mtb.-Yore moderata and clear weather. Tuesdsy, 25th.-The anme weather BI yesterday. weighed out, and laid apart in aacks. Friday, 7th.-Mpdenrte weather. The Governor The captain paid the ~ l d i e nwith money from the Governor’s atore; it wan evident that both him and and cnpuio had high words ;the troops stiü in the the neat were eodearouring to get passeasioo of cantle ;letten gob to and fmm each party. the boveroor’s pr erty, without hi8 knowledge or Saturday ütb.-%oderate weather. I WM seat ianction, in whichq%ey bad io part soeeeeded, bot with the ;hale boat, provisioned and watered, to on diswvery the captain @va me receipt8 for the rewnnoitre ~ m ~ ( h i othat g bad been see0 in the omog of theapeenranee of a wreck ;but after having name, and everything WBI quiet ou that head. W e d o d a y 26tb.-&oog northerlygalen. aveaael aeuched the lace indicated, and finding nothing, I in right. Thi captain made me deliver dl the nnpposed it togave been the momentary appearance of some huge monaterof the deep, which occasioued hemprope to make iishiag lines for the solien and yamern, and I p a t l y opine thst there will. ere my immediate return to the island, where, on I d oug, be a great oeesuity for them mesaurea, e b ing, I fonnd that the cnptaio had madetbe Governor a pecially if the great wante of provinioos be wotinued poner-probably with the intantiso of screening much longer. and the veaael shoold not arrive at ita i m r l f from what might be the resulb oí bj.allowing appoioted period with s fresh supply to prevent their the Esatle to be surprised and taken from him. I utter 8tarvatiou. which most ulhmately be the caw, strongly aruipeat that the priest ia the ehiefiestigator owing to the oxtenaive robberies lately wmmitted. of these diuturbances, or at least his word has great They have alw stolen from me about 90 fathom of wsight with Saldee. The Governor WM taken very cottou line. unwell, and. M a favour, I WBI allowed to remain and Thursdsy 27th.-Weather the some. attend on him. The soldiers that had nerved biin Friday, dth.-No alterationof weather. Thepriud were withdrawn. During the night the Governor giving out land to the primaera, whieb. an Goaarnor, much recovered. he certainly hw e right lo do. Sunday %h.-Theie lpat twenty-four honra past b e Saturday, 2Sk-More moderate. The ca rain weather. ’ The Governor still a prisoner, but recomnt the prinooera, who had nearly s ~ r i w ~ t h e vering hh health. Delivered four days’ provisioni mtle. to Goat Inland: he alno asve o ers to the to a man, that he milht go in quest of the IIIU~W~YB. For the Brat time, aiow my residence in the island, I &rekeeper to deliver-noproviaiok to the Governor from the atore, All banda trying who can rob him witnessed the exhibition olaregular staked cock-fisht, most, snd the indiouupriestWing every one’s head whilat the whole of the oiñmra. with the priest, the with report of Ugalde’s wmhg here to be Governor ; soldiery, and convicts promiicuonsly intermixed, 80 by that memn any disorder they may oommit will formed the herd of ape cia tor^ by which it wan atmver be tsken notice of. tended. The chaplainordered a hullock to be killed, Sipnd.y. aOtb.-Fim weather. and I received ahoot 12lbs. of ita meat. Monday, S l a - A t about nine o’alock Isit a h t I Mooday lOth.-Moderate and &ne. The Capi.in wan taken very ill, and in the w w m of the dghb wm Bent the boat to Goat’s Island with the prisoners’ dangeronsly so, he@ neither able to 8% atand, wa& ?&OM up to the 18thof September. The Qovernor aLüI a pniwer, but recovered from hia hte i l l n s ~ . OP lay down on one side or the other, from a vary pUn Q my cbent and bowel& At last it WM severe The captain dincharged me from the &re, and took with much düñculQ Imuld breathe, and in tbL m ~ n charge of ail the r~vhious,h 8 p o o mu no receipt, nen I p d the night. At the h t I ende* although he rewebbed everything. All quiet. Tuesda llth.-Fias weathnr. A11 quiet. To- voure to take llame s m e t oil, bot wuld oüt üwaüom it. 1 nep tried brandy, and, in fact, tank hsll .a day tbe &overnor w~ ailowed to walk in fmnt of hottle OP it, sad half a tumbler of wine, Wiib tbe idea his house. The Eaptaia ordered the priaowrs to the iincedby Of Y W S ME8~0M.’’ T u d y 4tb.-Moderate weather; the rsand troop; in the d e whilit all mem to diaohe the Goventor, who tnrne6Tronoaio out of the p r i e d. -. -. Zt,.

(28) 22 of easing the pain, but aH to no effect, aud was now fea.rful of becoming delirious. At length long~ wi.sbed-for morning carne, In tbe night it struck me U.at I bad been poisoned; and, from not haviug eat or drank anything but a little wine from the bouae, I could easily tell by wbom it had been given, a.nd, without aoy besitation, pronounced ·i t to be the storekeeper. As soon as the Governor arase, I told him that witb certainty I had been poisoued, nnd requested a dose of wbite vitriol, which be gave me, and after a while it operated, and, in tbe course ef the day, by the Governor's k.ind att.ention, 1 begao to recover. Towards evening he gave me ten graina of calomel, a little rbubarb, and cream of tartar: 1 suffered the most violent pains. At nigbt I took 25 drops of Jaudanum, whicb eased me much nnd laid me to sleep, so tb&t 1 passed a far better nigbt; but bad it not been for the attention paid me by tbe Governor I must bave d.ied. Tuesday, September lst.-Wenther the same; found myself mucb recovered, but suffering much paio in respiring; still attended by tbe Governor. Wednesday, 2nd.-No difference in the weather; pretty well in health, with the exception of the pain m the chest, which is also decrea.sing. Tbe boats' crews of the French ship that was here on the lst of August landed, and slept on shore all oigbt,-the doctor and officers at tbe casUe, and the crews under charge of the soldief3, in pursuance of the captain's orders. Tbursday, 3rd.-Fine weather; the French vessel clase in, and firing guns for ber boa.ts; nt eigbt a.m. ber beat.s left tbe sbore and one of tbe Governor's also, witb the ensign. tbe priest, and the soldier Maray; at nine o'clock tbe boat returned witb the friar, leaving the officer aod soldier ou board ; at eleven the priesl took off a bullock he bo.d ordered to be killed, as well as a pig, tbat ou boo.rd he m~ed to barter for a barrel of brandy and other species; tbe priest, or more properly styled, tbe gooentor, is selling braody at one dollar per bottle; the Governor succeeded in smuggling bis despatcbes on board the vessel, wbicb I believe is bound to Valparaiso. Friday, 4th.-Weatber the sa.me ; observad to-da y that tbey ha ve taken nea.rly aH t.be lhings out of lho Governor's fisb-store, without his or my cunsent, or even koowledga of lbe busioess; Lhey have also taken the po.dlock to pul oo the prison door. Saturday, 5th.-Tbese tweoty-four hours fine wealher ¡ a letter 1 had writlen, directed Lo tbe commander of tbe Coloco/o or Aquille1, on the Governor'a account, fell into t~e captain's banda, but owing to its being written in Englisb be seut for me to translate it for hím, whieh I performed, without lettíng him koow its true import, but substituted somethiog else in lieu thereof, with whicb he seemed conleot; tbe whole of lbe Bour left in stora is pretty near e~:pended, nnd tba captain, to supply bis troops, has taken the barreis of American Oour belongiog to tbe Go,.ernor (the resulta of this will be seen hereafter) ¡ yet great must bave been tbe abuse of this artide, of wb.icll lhere were ten full bags, and a cnsk containi11g two anda balf more, being a sufficiency for fifiy days' full allowance ; a soldier of the name of Mara y wa.s bere to-day, and used very abusiva language Lowf'.rds the Governor; sorne time after, 1 beard him ln eonversatioo witb some other person whum I could oot recosnise, but greo.tly suspect tbat it may be of conaequence hereafter in caBe of require. meut; tbe priest to~day put a ma.n in the guard~ house for inebriety. JosEPB Dm>CAN. Vista buena, THOUAS SorCLIFFE.. "'Juaa Fernllllde~, Sen. lJLb, 1835. •(REVERE~D FATDEn CuAPLAl{'(,-As your reveranee has witnessed lhe conduct of Duncan to-da y,. and that you may become better acquainted with tbe wickeduess of mankiDd, I remit this document to your custody, as well oa a translation of what bo.p~ pened oo the 1st of August, for wbicb 1 raquest your receipt.-God guard your reverence, "TBOMA.S SUTOLtF.FE." "Received from the Senor Governor Don Tomas Sutcliffe, a document belongíng to J oseph Duncan. "FRlAR. J OBN. EVANGELISTA LO PEZ.. " Santiago, Sep. 11th, 1835.". M y note and tbe fatber's receipt authenticated the lag or journal, and Lhe separata recaipt beld tbe priest respousible in case it should be required. Be was a deep, designiog scoundrel, yet 1 was deter· mined to have the upper hand of him; and the Chilian government were certainly mocb lo blo.me in aending aueh o. cbaplain lo the ialand, more ao on account of it.s being the deposilory of so many pro~ fligate and abandonad criminals, wbo were much rnther in want of a sound and pioua adviser. On my receiving tbe appointment of Governor, 1 requesled severa! good and religious persona to accompany me, but none of theae would accept tbe situation as cbnp· lain, altbougb 1 mo.de them the most liberal otfera; perhaps ou account of J UBll Fernandez beiug tbe place wbere tbe reprobo.te clergy were s_e nt for puu.isbment. No one would receive lt or degrade bim~ self by going to tho.t place in tbe cbarocter of cbaplain. From whlch resu1ts, government generally gave it to one that had been desliued by bis superior to purge bis conventual disorders ¡ as was the ca.se with Friar J abo Evongelist; yet it was more remarkable, that oo an island wbere near 500 sou.ls resided, there woa no penon to be found tbat could bleed or draw a tooth; and of consequence it followed, t.hot if any were so unforLunate as to be takeo ill to the extenl of being confinad in bed, they seldom or ever (from want of medica! nssistance) arase from it, proceeding from tbe dislike of practica! gentlemeu to reside ou tbe islaod. Nor wa.s there any persas allowed by government that could be made responsible for the distributiou of proTisions and other articles sent lo tbe island, or n.ct a.s secretary, although tbe Governor of Juan Fernande.z had to correspond with every depnrtment of tbe Suprema Government, as well as tbose of the provinces, without e\'er being allowed lbe expenses of writing materials; so tbat the whole of tbe ch:uge and respon. sibility rested solely on him, without any other gralificalion hul bis net pay and rations of flour aod dried beef, and then at tbe merey of tbe commander of the vessel that generally brought t he prisoners to the island, for the common necessaries of Ufe. It is lrue that the governors bad waya and means to enrich tbemAelves if tbey cbose, and many hod done so; but I, on Lhe contrary, can prove bnring done away wilh the many abuses hitherto in practice, and from the profits of the store, after baving reduced the prices of everytbing, tiquor exce\'ted, lo one hnlf of what m y predecessors bad estabhshed, 1 kcP.t a free tabla for tbe cbaplain and officers, 8Lid distnbuted bread aod salaries to more than tbe amount of 108 dollars montbly. To sbow that I 'b ad nothing to fear for maltre at~ ment given Lo prisoners, no guard was seen neor my house since the month of June; and 1 bave ofteo trnversed the island accompanicd only by lhe prisoners, from whom, during my government, was never beard a complaint of bunger or bad usuge, and my pleasure wtlB unbounded when ena.bled, on the 1st of August, to quell such a desperate insurrection, got up on purpose hy a ne(arious sot, altbough aban~ doned by tbo garrison, and aided only wilh the cooperation of the prisouers, and to whom I certainly.

(29) qptBa8 me, WMeh wdm ar-lbbw-?-c!hÜlbat2 menl to the onen; robMngthe?ruopa and rh. wnái of th&%tl~~, which hiit a u s p m m d k e Iitter 10 Y to d r h e them to desperdtion * cowatdlce, for not minting the osptain to retake’ the müe ; bviq úeatmydd nil the dommentr belou#iog to the p l W M ü U &@e: hafig EhM tbindiddIilii In wffl blood, without allowin them time to prepare thmim~raa.or likeutheir jehatioum- m having poíwn to prevent being b-bt &I;m repantddly implored to be Qiowedto e m d in ally ibrelgn vsasel. in lieu of feturiiiog to m e ; -had d v e n to prejudice the wlüiem a iain%ving monopolbed tbe M e of an% o&d eiorbltant pdew for everyLhlng ioMhaving )UdkmJw1eapoftbe a t 1 9 golug to be we.: a n d o d m the tampito leave it unarmed, in ordsrto getcbeblpidnandgarrlson nacriñced; andforderiug mmey to Ihe cadet to obtain bti dgnntcm to a docsmmt, bo In hot, eve g lbat pemm in the d ñ d o ñ i f the ri& &t&* 4invent, to palliate their m~$nct, and criminate nrins, WY d b tatad by the prleat, Y had been d the docmnents I m i v e d üom Salden during my codnemeut. I .Iiowan informed that it wan not inicded to semd me to Vdpsteiio, but to conceptimi.where the Dhend m t wan a friend o1 Bddw, M e w l y 10 of the Cobadb’r commander, uid U the luLme time the &tary comn.ildiia wan unole to the a tSin, and &o chief of the b W o n tbat the troops oftbe kld belonged. to-fromwiüohdronmntancentheynat~ysrvmised d t I &odd he ahown little Mal ence. I laughed at thelr macbiuetioris, and waa g d t o know their intmtiow sndtook olar care tohavemy per# c o n m d d and S w d on board of the & d o Y m u Y abe ibould anc¿or, to be delivered to the mut&care ol Hr. Aabkm, the &u-, a wative of Mver o1 end the boataw& an old Sp&d whu were !%’my friends. The &coi0 &ved 0.the 1Sth of Septamber, and in the aft8moon S h and the prl& went o f on b o d of her. and remained aome time aftei ah8bSb.d anahomd. Before tbey left the veael Capbrin Dlas had m i v e d a letter Born me wMcd WM denvered to him by my cook, Es 1no& and immediately after d i n g it be ubo?eBit (o Sddw, exphidug ita conten& wbich oomaoned the poor Rliow‘a getllng onisbed. However, he manu#ed to deliver the lox with the the boatawsin, who secmted them amy Rct security. Neltber the apt.iO, pwwr, or any of the ofücera a m e new me, no1 could I hep. ikm Dunm, for h v d o informed me rlut he had n d IeR the caiüe silice the &hob cime in. on bin apsweriDg io the rffirmsrire I axsin reqoeated him to a d a t me in matoring Be b e p making wme ioolbb and ridl~~bpii exUL that the liliad WY in a niate á # r a n @ & r i ~ h y Lmth retired, dirsoting tbeir niip t4 &b mtle. I reeadrad a numberof p r h t e tetiex@;alno a mpiou~ onmepondsnoe born ovurnment kho had &o sent me e qnmuiv oi art¡& I bad p&ady rdquesbd, for the whote of the ptooneia: &utb 11 oomp manEof p ~ v i d fbr o ~ eUonUh. order.. “““il“0””e.

(30) E ~ O R P o ~ r r r c oY M X L ~ AJRu u s Psmamiz. HIP EUTkHAELB bm VALUED %rSUD,-I F9plg. with pleasure to your two lettern of tha 89rd Aprii and 18thJune which have butrecently w m to hand and ahnoit o; the aime day. Aubough I r e g d &ell delay, I Sea great p h r a at their wntants. I am BDed with delight at the idea that that bell, the w t r e of wmichedne=, deaperantion, end immorality, Mabout to be wopertsd into a theatre of virtuea, of which not even the murid had yet been bard AU may be acoompiiaaed by wnutancy sad hy recihdu of ifatention. 4‘ SL Helena is ni the present day a garden, formed h m an arid and d i a r y rock, and New South W&i in going to becope one of the moat brilünnt parta of the B r i a em If you pame t o t d d e r whnt hmnnnity m y r i n d e h t a d to you, end those who eujoythebene5& aiway~inoredug, of which you may be the imm0d.l author, you wiil hdd ü m your hdgom4 d n t h i .nd thDughb to which wnenunta your a d , your f~lentn, L d your tinm. Friend, great worka are meritoriw only im p portion to the dithdtiea by which comh~tedmd the of the means ni carqing thed iuto eñect. You find yoonaelfin this cane; hut do not he diabshned, uor d y believe in nicü stumbüngblocks .d nu imdicste to me; the i ~ % i t a t ob i ~Don ~~ Marcdo &alde ought not for one moment to e w i e you anxiety, ae it h a matter which hai not invited the alighteat attention. I have inquired abomt it to the very bottom, end have availed myself of the ogportn&y to learn the good opinion which the president and the three inioiabm do enterhim of y a and in which I abnn ende~voaeto w&ue them h (YI m inaoeace extends. saThe~landPlwUna. which, but afewyesn ahiee, .SYInothing bot a m d y d, i n m i t a d by turtle, is now a pisoe where w t m h touch, who leave tlwre large manu, utansü~,ind e m peopie. ‘IJuanFenrmder d e m muchgrater advantapsto a beneñwnt nod active g d u . Tbe dayi d mila of variolu e ~ l o u r ~ ta my memory the m i d of Golwndn and Brasil. Nature in 8ysta& their ~eogrsphicaipdtiou leeee them io a iike s i t d o o and renders probsble $e gme &di and equal p d dnctim. I t would appear madness to h i e who do not wieh to think, hut not to those who kmw that U& hii been the beginning of all diiveries. For the fiutbernnce of n& insentigatinam ow have Tortunably three or more men with y& &eninus m d dever, and wme with an idea of arta, who m y be made risefcil if applied and directed with a p c i t and vighw. 8omeofyowpredewaqomreaped&aniagei from wch celkyintu; ex&anchon and things which bad been lolt on the anchoring grorimd im sing the Werien, and of cwring (saitiag) ; Id sigother expedientn of which we ere ignorant. One ocmmto me which might be of great hpnrtsucs; mcb is the m a g of brickm, of wbidiimmeose qonntitien ara brought frnmEnglaadand the United Sbbi and for which you have all the elememtoin ahundswe ! thw are, the ürewood. the clap, end above ell, td idle h d a “Priend,-Ths celebratadBuren, hynivimgtaught inHolland the minnerofflahingandauingtheberring, hu provided occupnüon for more than two hundred thoumd I MOM; end Don Luio Louiion, by the. d. .. memory I Whnt exem lea I To preveut Ebii nu#& the d e k or going oat ob the direct worm, 811 ha pened with p u r fsrouns. I avail myneü of the kin&ea al the ministeis, under cover to whom you may mid me your wmmauda “I endole the annexed itom om mutaal fdend CpmpiOO, to whom yon may send your Isttem through the -me channel. “If you Bnd, among the fish 00 your mait,one cded ‘Berm#ate,’ or ‘Tdb,’which has nu the middle ofthe ridge a l the back a bone, which discovered to view, to it ia attributed the virtue of coriag the tooth-mhe. Tbia, however, ia uot the most bene6 d end importam; but itn bone, of whose admirable eflactn I have hem a witneai and an agent. .aEaiohtarhq the weight of BIL ounce diaaolved h wine, broth, or water, are a u m f u i i m oto iog haemmrbege. or thie eITunio. of blood, &ly, whether from the mou& or any 0 t h way. W h i I WEB io that a8rt.m I used much diiigem, hut did net wcoesd nbtaMq this riilmirahle epeci5c. which m y perhaps be now obtained. You might tim have the satdaction to alleviate many, and of obliging one who h well aware ofitn imporianw. “I heartüy wish you much health, woatpacy and psthw.; and reckon upon the good o5ha;hieh may be rn the power o& your sincere friend and serVsa(. ‘‘MANUELDI) SALAS.”. %. ~ - & G & Z i i < í m r , I, 1895. “ i ü r n n ~OF~ TEE ~ IN&BIOB,-I have given to the pree;a& of your 00hinI mota d le& Jane, No. S R , in which you give a dutailed relarion of the ntete in which the establishment h rt preesent, nu nlao of the works you have wmmemced and his ExceWcy feela ;ntisfied with your diügend MI a public fswtionary, end philnathrnpic views MI a proanoter of inwry, by w b h means the condition of t h e unSrtunate pesMos there detained may bewme aylwiated God prmm you. .D B e c a t. .. “. JoAeom T O C O ~ U A L . ”. of War’s letter.) Santiago 8 eimber 6,1896.. (wniiter. “MY. LAmRIOOS F.BiBN&-%hg d W S y B in 8 hurry, I eaolooiextemd my letter to mnuiht my 6. fnctiou at your induetry and udvancemeaat of your iunila : thin w ü i be the beat attestarim of the eonduct of itn worthy Governor, who h BO miueh hcaoused my fortunate election. Cmtiatsu, and dm not fear your detractors. Tme actions are what xenk perpetudy, and not tite u!jjust d&actor of e moment. By thls vemi you w l rewive . I Ithat h been re uired, and shortly I wibl isad pur w m mimion of ~ i e u t a n ~ ~ C o l o mthat s l , the earthqmke ob Februsry robbed you of. Now yos will receive a good remittance, and aanoogst them bird. that m‘it be troubhkroni~parsoirii of family, on w h yon must keep y m eyei. I have no more time :WQh u e in good health, md cormmud ywr &ctionate fiend W k i y oar hand, ~ O U EJAVIERDE BOUTAHANTE.”. Am mon na I had read these doeumeotn I gave them to the chaplain, M d i o three privata lettars, in order tint he mi ht he convinced that U p l d u had deceived and the government w u erfeclly aaüe5ed rith my wnduct. He perwed t L m rith vhihle agit~tiw,and Rich WM the e e e t prodoced on hii m$d b their Moteob, that the deep. duiipiog viihieit k t had hitbarto d o e d him in hu t r o d -. e, kt.

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(32) fnible-barrdllcd piatoh waa minning; eÚd on d W k nqniey, several p e r m s atated that the esdét’ff&l aksn it. On tba EP iri teUing the beltnsmao tu wer to ths noutbwar8I rnsde’ inquirv an to where 38 wna bound, and re&ved for answer that Tnleniuarm WM bi. immediate dentination. I now banded km mother wte, to whicb, nu well an tbe former mea, be retwned no answer. i t is nacemnry to -few tbd I fek extremely mtefd to Prcwiderrce at háving been M) forfunate o loave the i s b d nitb all my docnmsnta, which were tbe imtrmmentr thút nould fully nxpose the inlflle villriny of this band of uayrateful wrefcbes, rlm hsd bean iadmced by perms on the Co~tined to the p m they mcted; bet all and every attempt ;bay bad mnde to imv&gle me ido tbeir snares had bitberto raved abortive, for I hnd so empletbly perplexel than nitb sebemes, contrivances, and iorotsr @e& tbst I bad daily noted in confeLrrey with my faitbfdaUy, Duaean, taat t b y atead A d , without a c h ta extricate tbemwlveafrom ha Iabyriath of their crhes, whicb b d imsensibly h w n t h 011 to the ppegat preeipio*a gronnd, wbae t h y bund it impouibla to remaim, and to r e treat d d no& be nibwed them. I felt sorry at not iiariop bad am q p x t u d y to ues Duncan before Lebvhg &e idand; oe the day 64 my eiebarkntiai, not a g l i m p d E a p r w m mor a m 4 d bis voiee WIM to be sesi or b a r d d ;from which I suspected ill bed& an tbn causa, lytu It seem18 it wna occnsioned o M o g up h h by bis being det.ined in the &le, acesstmd onsoins et the sbrioe of his favourite deity; however, remit@ dl his fmks and love d. * +lago. August 19,189c. %,-I c m m&w¿ b í Oe MimrsZer d Wer, D m Mego Portihr. @oanswer yomr ietter of Wa 16th by reallthy rn the wpy o< oms he heafarwfded C th; OaFriuir of VniPWbO.. SOY s. s. s.O. s.M.E.. MANUEL CAVADA..