WRECK OF THE CHALLENGER. 5J 



Mr. Rouse's arrival at Arauco, the governor, to 

 whom he is known, insisted on accompanying 

 him to Molquilla, urging the benefit which his 

 authority and presence might be of in assisting 

 him on a journey, if not of danger, at least of 

 great discomfort, and having interviews with the 

 different caciques who were considered friendly 

 to the Chilian government. The reader may 

 possibly feel an interest in knowing what oc- 

 curred during the journey performed by our two 

 shipmates to Concep9ion, and on their return. 

 Mr. Jagoe's account of it is nearly as follows : — 



" The captain had put me in charge of a letter 

 to the British consul at Concep9ion, with direc- 

 tions to take it, or find means of transmitting it : 

 he also spoke to Mr. Lane on the same subject. 

 We therefore consulted together as to the best 

 manner of executing this mission, on which so 

 much depended. 



" We attempted to communicate with the In- 

 dians (who by this time were collecting on the 

 beach, and who evidently seemed inclined to be 

 friendly, and disposed to render assistance to the 

 party on shore), but to no purpose, as we could 

 not make ourselves understood. Happily for us, 

 at this moment a Chilino rode up : he possessed 



