46 ARRIVAL AT VALPARAISO. 



they were far from being good eating, the flesh being very- 

 tough and fishy. 



At daylight on the 13th, we made the coast of Chili on 

 our lee-bow, and at 7 Mount Quillota bore per compass 

 north 60° east. In the afternoon sent Lieutenant Under- 

 wood into Valparaiso to procure an anchor. At an early 

 Sioiir on the following morning he returned, and reported 

 there was a chain-cable in the government stores, but no 

 anchors ; the only one to be obtained belonged to H. B. M. 

 ship " President," which Captain Lock kindly offered us 

 the loan of. Received the anchor on board, and got it 

 ready for letting go. 



On the 15th, we came-to in the roads of Valparaiso ; — 



" Where Valparaiso's cliffs and flowers. 

 In mirror'd wilduess, sweep 

 Their shadows round the mermaid's bower, 

 Our steadfast anchors sleep." 



On the same day the American ship " Meriposa," from 

 New York, with stores for the squadron, arrived. Her 

 master was kind enough to send us a large file of newspa- 

 pers, all of which we read with infinite satisfaction. 



