CONTENTS. 



Weather in that Region — Diego Ramirez Islands — Ildefonso's Island — Christ- 

 mas Sound — Western Entrance to the Strait of Magellan — The Wasp sails 

 from Staten Land, and arrives at the Eastern Entrance, from the Atlantic — - 

 Enters the Strait, and anchors in the Harbour of Cape Negro 71 



CHAPTER VI. 



Strait of Magellan — Face of the Country — Hailed by a Troop of Patagonians — 

 Arrival at Port Famine — History of the Place — Ledger River — Natural Produc- 

 tions — An Excursion into the Interior — Ruins of Philipville — Cape Froward 

 — Indians of the Highlands described — A Visit to their Village — The Visit recip- 

 rocated — Excursion up the River Capac, accompanied by two Chiefs — Adven- 

 tures in returning — Filial Affection of a Chief's Son — Character, Manners, 

 Habits, Customs, Employments, and Dress of the Natives — Their Canoes, 

 Arms,&c. — Their Want of Cleanliness, moral Condition, and probable Origin — 

 Enter the Pacific Ocean 82 



CHAPTER VII. 



Commence surveying the Western Coast of South America — Capes St. Isabel and 

 St. Lucia — Strait of Conception — Cape St. Jago — St. Martin's Island — Byers's 

 Strait — Island of Madre de Dios — Capes Three Points and Corso — Campana 

 Channel and Island — Port St. Barbara — Cape Nixon — Guayaneco Islands — 

 Interview with a tribe of Indians called the Caucaes — A brief Description of 

 these Natives — The Fourth of July — The Wasp in a perilous Situation on a 

 Rock — Damages repaired — Anchors converted into R-udder Irons — Set Sail for 

 Mccha Island — Obtain fresh Provisions — Island of Santa Maria .... 98 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Bay of Conception and Port of Talcaguano — City of Mocha, or New Conception 

 — The River Biobio — Soil, Climate, and Natural Productions — Valparaiso Bay 

 and City — Kindness of the American Consul, Mr. Hogan — Santiago, or St. 

 Jago — Directions for entering the Harbour of Valparaiso — Climate, Winds, &c. 

 — Valparaiso destroyed by an Earthquake — Amiable Character of Mr. Hogan — 

 Arrive at Port Coquimbo — Captain Hutchins, of Baltimore — Heave down the 

 Wasp to repair Damages — Directions for entering the Port of Coquimbo — De- 

 scription of the Town — Caution to Shipmasters — Villanous Attempt at Imposition 

 — Sail from Coquimbo — Pursued by an armed Force, which soon retreats — Islands 

 of St. Ambrose and St. Felix — An Adventure promised in the next Chapter 107 



CHAPTER IX. 



A Discovery — Inexcusable Barbarity — Hopeless Sufferings and joyful Preserva- 

 tion — Lobos Afuero — Lobos de Terra — Indian Catamarans, and Balzas — River 

 and Town of Tumbes — Pizarro in Peru — Port and Town of Tacames — Nat- 

 ural Productions — Volcanic Mountains — Height of Chimborazo — Cities of Quito 

 and Cuzco — Monuments of ancient Splendour — Walls of the Temple of the 

 Sun still standing — Ruins of the Incas' Palace — Gallapagos Islands — Elephant 

 Tortoises — Island of Juan Fernandez — Natural Productions — Escape of the 

 Convicts — Alexander Selkirk, or Robinson Crusoe 118 



CHAPTER X. 



Island of Masafuero — The River Maule — Captain and Crew arrested — A Prison 

 Scene — Symptoms of a bloody Crisis — Amicable Compromise — St. Valentine's 

 Day — Guests of Distinction — A nautical Breakfast strangely interrupted — False 

 Colours — Retaliation, or the Yankee Trick — Arrive at Valparaiso — The Wasp 

 changes Masters — Embark for the United States — Pilot a Ship through Magel- 

 lan's Strait — Touch at Pernambuco — Arrive at Salem — Gloomy Forebodings, 

 terminating in a fatal Reality — Visit to Stonington — Affecting Meeting — A 

 Father's Advice «. . . 130 



