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Captain Wood, and the Daphne, Captain 
Fanshawe. The commanders of these ships, 
and their officers, treated the inhabitants 
with the greatest kindness, and were pleased 
to express their entire approval of all they 
saw and heard. The Daphne brought us a 
bull and cow, and some rabbits, with a va- 
riety of other articles, from the Kev. Mr. 
Armstrong and other friends in Valparaiso. 
The cattle and the rabbits produced a great 
sensation. Another (to us) wonderful occur- 
rence is the arrival of so many other ships 
under English colours, viz. eight from the 
Australian colonies, bound for California, 
and one whaling vessel from London ; in all, 
nine merchantmen and two ships of war. 
American ships have dwindled down to six 
whalers and one from California; in her, 
Reuben E. Nobbs embarked for Valparaiso. 
" George Adams saved the life of a child 
alongside of a ship in the offing. 
"The inhabitants, with scarcely one ex- 
ception, have suffered from sickness very 
severely during the months of August, Sep- 
tember, and October. The school was dis- 
continued, the children being too sick to 
