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loastcr of a Hamburgh barque, 1 E.KU. iJetrrniiiiuiioii tn »i-ml the Kclief hotnff. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



PERU. 



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On the 29th of May 1830, the Porpoise smiled 

 for Cullao, in order that gome repairs might be 

 made on her, which our time here did not admit 

 of. At Valparaiso the weather wns extremely un- 

 favourable for astronomical observations, [ had 

 boBB in great hopes of being able to obtain a 

 series of urnon culminating stars and occultations, 

 but no opportunity occurred, to that I h:id to con- 

 tent myself with those for rating tie- chronometers, 

 and to connect this port with Callao. The longi- 

 tude adopted for Fort San Autumn, was 71° SlV 

 20" W. t which is the last determination of it by 

 King and Filzroy. 



On tlif 4th of .lone we made an attempt to get 

 out of the bay, but were obliged again to cast 

 anchor. At this season of the year, light northerly 

 winds usually prevail, and n heavy swell frequently 

 Beta in the hay, making the roadstead very uncom- 

 fortable, ami at times dangerous. The vessels are 

 too much crowded, and the regulations of the port 

 are not sufficiently attended to. 



I was not a tittle amused with the master of a 

 Hamburgh barque, who dropped his anchor so as 

 to foul the berth of my ship, and when he brought 

 up, swung close alongside. He seemed perfectly 

 satisfied with bis situation, and apparently knew 

 little about his business, showing ab the dogged- 

 ness of his countrymen. The weather looking 

 threatening, 1 sent htm word to move, stating that 

 in case of a change of wind, he would be greatly in- 

 jured. He quietly replied that his vessel was made 

 of teak, and that his underwriters or my govern- 

 ment would pay his damages, and that he could 

 stand a good deal of grinding ! Without more ado, 

 1 Ht-nt an «ilticfT and iim. ii, ami pot him at <>mv out 

 of my way. 



On the 6th, wo had a breeze from the south- 

 ward and eastward, and immediately got under way 

 with the squadron, and succeeded in making an 

 offing. As we opened the land to tlie southward, 

 uiy view and thoughts wandered in that direction, 

 hoping that still, and at the last moment, the miss- 

 ing tender might heave in sight. Hut no white 

 speck was seen, nor any thing that could cause & 

 rav of hope that she might yet be in existence ; 

 and my fears foreboded what has since proved too 

 true, — flfa and her crew had perished. 



On lite second day after leaving Valparaiso, we 

 had a fre>h gilt from the north ward, accompanied 

 w tth much sea. 1 turtu ^ the night, in thick wealln r, 



we lost sight of the Peacock and Flying-Fish. On 

 the 9th we got beyond the wind, which blows along 

 the coast from the northward, and our weather iin- 

 provedj exchanging fog, rain, mist, and contrary 

 winds, for clear weather, ami winds from the south- 

 west. 



On the 20th, in the evening, w<> passed through 

 the Ilou que run Passage, having got several easts 

 of the lead in three and a quarter fathoms water ; 

 and by the assistance of the lights of the other ves- 

 sels, anchored near the rest of the squadron at 

 San Lorenzo, after a passage of thirteen days. We 

 found them all well, and proceeding rapidly with 

 their repairs. The Peacock and Flying- Fudi arrived 

 two days before us. 



On receiving the reports of the commanders of 

 the different vessels, active operations were at once 

 begun to refit, replenish our stores, and complete 

 our duties. The necessary changes in officers and 

 men were made, in consequence of my determina- 

 tion to send the Relief homo. This I resolved to 

 do on several accounts. I have stated that from 

 the lirst I found her ill-adapted to the serviee'. li- r 

 sailing 1 saw would retard all my operations, and 

 be a constant source of anxiety to me ; and I felt 

 that 1 already had objects enough without her to 

 occupy and engross my attention. The expense wax 

 another consideration, which I conceived myself 

 unauthorised to subject the government to, parti- 

 cular! y as I found on calculation, that for one-tenth 

 of the Bum it would cost to keep her, I could send 

 our stores and provisions to any part of the Pacific. 



We found it necessary to have the Relief smoked, 

 in order to destroy the rats with which she was 

 infested, to save our stores from further damage. 

 During tins time the repairs of the Porpoise had 

 been compi led, and the usual observations for 

 rating our chronometers, and with the magnetic 

 instruments, were made on shore j and such officers 

 as could be spared allowed^ to visit Lima, The 

 naturalists were also busy in their several depart- 

 ments. We remained at San Lorenzo ten days, 

 during which lime its three highest points were 

 measured with barometers at the same time. Tlie 

 result gave eight hundred and ninety -six feet for 

 the southern, nine hundred and twenty for the mid- 

 dle, and twelve hundred and eighty-four for the 

 northern summit. Fpon the latter the clouds gene- 

 rally rest, and it is the only place on the island 

 when- vegetation is enabled to exist. The others 



