HASTY NOTES,
B Y J AC X S P R A r
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We found, by observauon at noon, lha
dez during The night, and as our wants o
wood and water we're someuhat imperious
after voyage of more than tpe months from
Boston, we had no alternative but to s'abou
ship" and look for the old haunt of Robinson
Crnsoe.


Our man at the s'foremast head" had
sharp peppers, for at little past noon the
cheerful cry Of 'tand no I" assured all on
board that our wants, as well as our curio-
sity was soon TO be gratified


Ah how eagerly did hurry forward
and strain my eyes, to catch the first glimpse
of that spot, which the pen Of De Foe has
forever clothed in the charms of romance
Of that spot around which still fingered in
all IFS freshness, the recollection OF the lone
exiled, and wanderer, in his ''sea giIt isle,"
the narrative Of whom ''has been printed in
almost every written language-has been
the delight Of men Of all distinction, from
The London apprentice in his garret, To
the Arab in his tent"


" Juan FERNANDEZ" says McCulloch,
("which is popularity applied only to Mas
a-tierra,) was discovered by a Spanish navi-
gator, who gave il his own name and form
ed an establishment, which was afterwards
abandoned. The buccaneers Of the l7th
century made it a place Of resort during
their cruises on the coast of Peru. Ii is
situated in lat. 33 degrees 40 minutes s.,
long. 79 degrees W. and about 400 miles
west Of the coast of Chill II is from 10
to IL miles long, and about miles broad,
its area being nearly 70 square miles. The
coast line is very irregular, with frequent
bays and headlands; aud the CHIEF harbors
are Port English, on the south side, visited
BY Lord Arson in 174l; Port Juan On the
west; and Cumberland bay on the north
side of the island It's northern half is
loftly basaltc formation, intersected with
narrow but fruitful and well wooded val
leys; while TO the south, the land, though
less elevated, is rocky and barren. Goats
are found in a Wild state, and on the rocky
shores are seals and walrusses; fish are
plentiful, especially cod" Even on the
lonely shores of Juan Fernandez has The
footsteps of the Anglo Saxon race of men
been imprinted, for, says the author above
quoted:


"The island has been taken on lease,
from the Chilian Government, by an ell
terprising American, who has brought thi-
tber about $50 families Of Tahitians, with


the intention of cnltivaling the land and
rearing cattle, and improve The port Of UNI
berland bay, that it may become the 1rt
of whaers, and vessels navigating :
c6c"


The breeze had been light, and It was
near sundown when we came to anchor in
Cumberland bay in 81 fathoms of water, di-
rectly opposite TO the ruins Of an old for
tress, or rather entrenchment.


The anchorage at Cumberland bny is
good, excepting at the period of the year
when the "Norihers," or high North winds
which sweep along the entire coast Of Chi
Ii prevail. Should a ship be found at an
Choir mlnn these winds set in, her case
would be hopeless one. Some of the
shipwrecks which have occurred at Valpa.