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the hills with their lives. Numerous articles 

 were found on an island at the entrance of the 

 bay of Talcuhuana, twelves miles distant from 

 the village ; and, most singular to relate, amongst 

 them, lying on a sandy beach, was a large win- 

 dow frame, recognised by its owner, with the 

 sash and glass unbroken. Several volcanos were 

 seen to rise outside the bay, which, after burn- 

 ing with violence for twenty minutes or more, 

 sank again below the surface of the water. 



Our informant was a man of seventy-five 

 years, married, but had no family ; he had ex- 

 perienced, in the course of his long life, the 

 most severe reverses of fortune ; and had retired 

 from the coast of Peru, with the little resources 

 his labours had allowed him to collect, to end 

 his days on a small spot of ground he had pur- 

 chased in the city of Concep9ion. With the 

 destruction of the city perished the greatest 

 portion of his property ; yet, despite of such a 

 misfortune, there was visible that beautiful con- 

 tentedness of mind which is alone to be derived 

 from an acquiescence in whatever affliction the 

 hand of the Almighty is pleased to send us. It 



must not be omitted to mention, that Mrs. , 



the wife of this gentleman, recovering from the 



