152 EAST PRUSSIA TO THE GOLDEN GATE 



in my last letter; it is said that she has lost bowsprit, fore- 

 mast, etc., and is now in Copiapo. 



Good bye! Do not worry about me. It is unnecessary 

 to tell you that I send many, many hearty greetings to all 

 my loved ones. All who love me will forever and ever be 

 dear to me! 



The enclosure is for you, dear Father. As this letter 

 will only leave on the 26th, I shall keep it until the last 

 moment in order to be able to add a P. S. in case some- 

 thing of interest should turn up, and to let you know when 

 we shall be ready to sail. The promised sketch is en- 

 closed. 



With sincere love, 

 Your 



(Signed) FRANZ LECOUVREUR. 



P. S.— On board of the Hamburg Brig "Aurora," Capt. 

 Mildenstein. 



Port Valparaiso, November 15th, 1851. 



Since the transfer of our baggage on the 12th inst. we 

 lived partly on the "Aurora," partly on the "Victoria." 

 Beginning with to-day we are completely installed on the 

 "Aurora." The vessel is heavy laden according to Amer- 

 ican ideas, but 1 hope that we may have a quick voyage, 

 as the "Aurora" is said to be an unusually fleet sail-boat; 

 we also expect to have good winds. We are to take some 

 more freight to-day and set sail to-morrow— Sunday. 

 Franz Hallmann has given me two letters of recommenda- 

 tion, one to Wm. Meyer & Co. and the other to Heymann 

 Fingshorn & Co., San Francisco. Ulide and Tlunecken 

 likewise promised me one, which I hope to receive to-day. 



There will be several fellow-passengers, outside of my 

 seven acquaintances from the "Victoria," and a lady 

 passenger, Mrs. Mutzenbecher, from Hamburg; some of 

 the former will occupy cabins and some deck-quarters. 

 Up to this hour I have seen none of them. There are said 

 to be two Chilean senoras, mother and daughter, likewise 

 an American (Yankee) and wife. I am glad of that, as I 

 shall thereby have a chance to perfect my knowledge of 



