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1. 8.
4.
gate.
2.
House
in
which Cnmbinso and Garcia
lived,
5. C.
8. n.
Rooms where Mr. .Shnw and myself were first confined. The room I was afterwards removed to. Where Air. Dunn, Capt. Avalos, and others vrere confined.
'Where
my
crew were confined.
7.
Gallows.
12.
14. 1).
Tree where the woman and others were shot. The platform. 10. 11. Guns. riag-stafT. Officers' house. l.i. Cook and bake houses. Gate to the yard where the cattle were kept. Trees where Mr. Shnw, Capt. Talbot, and the passenger were ehct
AVherc they were burnt, with the governor. Where the vessels' papers were burnt.
IG. 17.
18 to 44.
4.'i.
Houses or huts
4<i
for the soldiers
and
prisoners.
Calaboose.
to 40. Store houses.
50.
Gate.
51.
Sometimes used
for calaboose,
2.
Dog
house.
BARK FLORIDA.
INSURRECTION AT MAGELLAN.
N ARRATI YE
OF THE
IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE

OF
CAPT. CHAS.
H.
BROWN,
FROM THE
CHI
I^ I
AN CONVICTS
SECOND EDITION.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR,
BY GEO.
C.
RAND,
CORNHILL.
MDCCCLIV.
Entered according to Act of Confjre??, in the year 1854, BY CIIAS. n. liROWN,

in the Clerk's Office of
tlic
District Court of the District of
Jlassachusctti!.
GKO. C. EAKD, l'ftI>TSa, COKNttlLl., bOSTOflf.
11 1111
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PREFACE.
The
Q
l}i
more
preface to a book is very often than a respectable cloak, allowed

of literature,
in
by
nothing the
author
conventionalities
-which
an
may wrap
the
his
up
to
public of excuses
excuses and apologies for troubling lucubrations. This dressing Avith his
in
order
to
is
introduce them
into
notice
under another name,
poor
to
human
self
nature,
such
a thing so tempting a pleasant little oll-
erin"-
very hard if a luxury in which Yet, if it be true

bush,
it is
;
esteem and vanity, that it would be authors were to be debarred from

all
their
fellow mortals
indulge.
that a
good
a
wine
good
eijually
true
this
that
no book needs
needs
no excuse
is
and
in
very
certain
that
no
age of ready writers, it excuse or apology can

one.
justify the publisliing for poor or careless
a bad
writing,
To
make
because
to
apologise there has

it
not been
time or opportunity
better,
" What necessity was there provokes the question, a question not always easily for writing at all?" answered. own book; L5ut tiiis is not an apology for my another it is simply a preface to the narrative of
'v^
person, in
which
can claim no part except that
3525 9
PREFACE.
collecting
of
the
facts
from
them.
difTerent
sources,
of
arranging and compiling

this
If
in
performing
tardy
olf,"
task,
have
in
any way
to
"
come
my
his
excuses are due

readers.
both captain
Brown and
In writing out this account, I have labored under the disadvantage of being able to hold no communication with captain Brown, except by His legal papers connected with his claim letters. and his own concise narrative of his for
salvage,
sufferings
and escape, drawn up

at the
for
information
first
time the claim for salvage
Mr. AVebster's was
letters
made, were from time

I
put
to
into
my
hands;
and
his
time
have
the
details.
have, in every
his
it
supplied me with case where it was
possible,
retained
own
spirited
language;
but
I feel that
had
been
seen and heard him,
possible for the narrative as
me
I
to
have
taken down
believe,
from
his
lips
might
to
have
been,
not,
more and life-like

Still,
correct as to facts, but perhaps

as
detail.
more graphic
account
am
convinced
his
that
the
simple
of his adventures,
unquenchable the manner in which he sustained and spirit, and did honor to the reputation of our American seamen, amid dangers before which the bravest cannot be without its interest to mi<^ht shrink,
sufferings,
his
his
fession
his procountrymen, and especially to those of while every American must feel that his
;
services to
the
Chilian government
were
received of
by
their
them without
value;
his
even
just
an
acknowledgement
claims
and
legal
being re-
PKEFACE.
fused almost with contumely. demand for salvage on the
Had
captain Brown's treasure rescued by
frigate,
him been backed by the presence of an American commanded by such a man as captain
Lun-aham,
we should not have

to
seen
the
British
admiral allowed
carry
it
off
from
under
the
eyes of the Chilian authorities, while they feared to serve the process of detainer issued according nor should we have to the law of the country
;
seen an American citizen brow-beaten by an English odicer, while in the discharge of his duty to
in whose emAmerican frigate would Stewart that no orders from the Chilian government could give him power to seize a vessel sailing under the American flag, commanded by an American citizen. Such outrages and such injustice to our citizens will never occur when that can be said of the American navy, which one of our own authors
his
owners and
to
the government
ploy he was sailing. have taught captain
An
has lately said so well of

lish
the
British.
"
An Engone
agitation
man-of-war
sail
seems
to
be
always
within
day's
of every
in
where.
Let
political
break out even

a
roll
any port on the globe, if of English broadcloth or a

to
there
be
pound of
English
tea,
be
endangered
anchor
'
forty-eight
hours an English
steamer
in
thereby, within or frigate is
pretty
air
sure to drop
the harbor with an

I
which
seems to
say,
here
?
am
does
any
body want any thing of me
'" *
* Six months
in Italy.
By George
S. Hillard.
10
PREFACE.
Our country
should
the
be
the
guardian
civilized
in
of
her
children,
wherever
rights
of
society
are respected, that our citizens of outrage and injustice only
may be
among
that
danger
in
savages and
outlaws
and we
may be
fully
assured
such
extremities, they will,

tain
for the
most part,
to
Brown, be found
return to
narrative
able
capprotect themin offering
like
selves.
To
this
my
to
preface or apology the public, let me
repeat
my
assurance, that captain Brown is answerable only for the facts for whatever literary defects there
;
may
be,
I alone
am
responsible.
E. H.
Cincinnati,
APPLETON.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
Valparaiso
I.
government
The barque Florida Chartered by the Chilian Prisoners convict colony put on board
for
Captain Avalos and soldiers sent for protection

sail
We
set
Arrangement of the
insurrection
Straits
vessel
'Mi:
Shaw's sickness
prisoners
Attempted
conduct of Captain Avalos

the
of
All quiet again We reach Willi waws We anchor in Magellan

15
among
the
Prompt
Sandy Bay
CHAPTER
II.
Governor Benjamin Munoz Gamero Sandy Bay Colony Insurrection of Cambiaso Forged Slessage from the Gov-
Landing of Captain Avalos Escape of Governor Boat sent on shore Return of the boat CapShaw and mj-self seized Taken ture of the Florida on shore Our imprisonment at the barracks Privations Mr. Shaw removed 30
ernor
Gamero
Sir.
12
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
My
prison prisoner
III.
My guards An English hj-mn book A fellow Capture of the Eliza Cornish Fears of the Death of Mr. Shaw Of Captain Talbot English mate Barbarity of their execution The Chilian and oners sympathize with us Cambiaso's bravado Captain view the dead bodies Avalos and others led out Treacherous betrayal of Governor Gamero Execution My walk 51 of the
boj'
pris-
to
traitor
CHAPTER
Capture of the Governor
IV.
His
execution
am
led out of
His intercourse with the native tribes The Priest Acuna Arrival of H. B. M. war steamer Mr. Dunn, the Secretary Cambiaso plans the Virago He fears her force and discipline capture of the steamer The invited on shore No suspicions aroused The Virago 71
mero's character
officers
my
The prison
burning
of the bodies
Governor
Ga-
sets sail
CHAPTER
We
are better treated
tions
Sir.
V.
Captain Avalos again His priva The sergeant shot Buela Cambiaso's dis His His code of laws Personal cipline appearance The coffee vanity Threats of poison Improved fare
CONTENTS.
1'8
The
Garcia
ard
mato secures the

visit
E.
Cornish
tlie
me I
go on board
Florida
Cambiaso and My stew94
CHAPTER
Comparative
comfort
YI.
The
coloiiists
Execution of the Indian woman The cattle slaughtered Escape of the Indians Fears of the rebels Preparations for leaving The Florida re-christened Interview with Cambiaso The embarking of the Prisoners sent to the Florida 123
day My
visit to the
barracks
American ensign Christmas The Indian boys Cam-
biaso's
rage
CHAPTEH
Cambiaso's
orders
YII.
Bay
We
set sail
riot
Men deserted at Wood's Bay The behind Storniy weather Sandy Bay Eliza Cornish The Lulians Cape Gregory Interview with again Cambiaso His promises Conversation with Mr. Dunn My determination
French ship
drunken
Wood's The
The
old
officer
condemned
Garcia's interference
left
15
VIII. The re-taking of the vessel planned Mr. Dunn Captain The strugAvalos Preito The corporal Thi-ee
bells
CHAPTER
2
14
CONTENTS.
Cambiaso oveqÔ'wered Garcia Cheers for victory The crew swear me Our course Cambiaso His cowardice The prisoners from the put in irons hold River Gallegos Voyage round Cape Horn Attempted outbreaks Our danger We reach San Cargle
fidelity to
los
169
CHAPTER
Reports of the revolt reach San Carlos
sends assistance
to the Sti-aits
IX.
American Ministei
forces
Chilian
San Carlos
The Virago Fears
Government despatches
of the inhabitants of
I deliver the Florida to the Chilian authorities
Arrival
claim of
oners and treasure
The Virago takes the pris Passage to Valparaiso Protest and Mr. Ducr Don Antonio Varas In salvage
of the E. Cornish
justice done
me by
the Chilian government
The British
Compro
put intc
19/
Admiral claims the treasure

mise
Don
protest again
Antonio denies
all
claim
My claims
the hands of the United States Authorities
CHAPTER
Cambiaso's
X.
character
His execution His My interview with him The

trial
Garcit
Dunn
220
officer
His wife's gi-atitude Captain Avalos
Mr.
saved by Garcia
Duer's kindness
Mr.
Conclusion
INSURRECTION AT MAGELLAN.
CHAPTER
Valparaiso
I.
The barque Florida Chartered by the Chilian Prisoners for convict colony put on board government and soldiers sent for protection We set Avalos Captain An-angement of the vessel Mr. Shaw's sickness Prompt Attempted insun-ection among tho prisoners conduct of Captain Avalos All quiet again We reach
sail
the
Straits
of
Magellan Williwaws
We
anchor in
Sandy Bay.
In
I
the
at
latter
part
of
of
October,
1851,
Chili,
was
the port
Valparaiso,
having command of the barque

of
Florida,
New
were
Orleans,
of
about
two hundred
tons
ers the
burden.
to
My
take
orders from
the
my ownthrough
Janeiro,
for
Florida
to
Straits of Magellan
to
Rio
where we were
take
in
freight
16
IMPEISOXMENT AND ESCAPE OF
the United States
and
my
first
business
was
to
secure
my
officers
and
crew.
One
of
my owners was now
at Valpa-
raiso,
and would
accompany me on
the
voyage.
To a
a
sea-faring
man
like
myself,
such
I
voyage
was
no
new
thing,
and
looked
with no
forward
with some
to
interest,
hut
of the
excitement,
the
prospect
many
wind
days'
tiresome
battling
with
and
waves,
to
to
the
annoyances of
clearing,
and
the
perils
and
labors
the
of
tedious
navigation
I
through
perils
Straits.
Had
known what
and
sufferings awaited me, wath
what
the
different
feelings
should I have
I
left
beautiful
city
where
had received much kindand trusted myself

and
they
to
!
ness and
to
hospitality,
the
treacherous elements, treacherous
men
But,
far
more
than
happily. Providence has given to us only
CAPT.
CHARLES
of the
for
H,
BROWN. and
17
knowledge
present,
the
blessing of
hope
the
future, without
evil.
any foreshadowing of coming
The barque Florida was a

straight-built
vessel,
long,
fast
low,
and a
sailer.
sail-
She had been employed formerly in

ing between
Panama and San

to
Francisco,
fro,
conveying
passengers
fitted
and
and
was well
a as large
up for that purpose, with

extending as
far
cabin,
forward
fur-
her mainmast, and

state
fourteen well
nished
rooms.
four
She
brass
was
also
furnished
with
cannon, four
pounders, and
forward.
one
iron
swivel
mounted
Her owners were Capt. John

Mr.
G.
Lovett, of Beverly, Mass., and his brotherin-law,
Berjamin
the
Shaw
Mr.
Shaw being
and
one
principal
owner.
On
board of her were Mr. Shaw, the owner,

cabin
passenger,
to
Mr.
Ramon
Bucla, belonging
New
Orleans.
2*^
18
IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE OP
The
cargo,
vessel
having
at
that
time
no
gov-
we were
of
applied to by the
to
ernment
State
Chili,
convey
with
certain
political
prisoners,
to
charged
offences,
the
penal colony established
by that government at Sandy Bay, Straits

of
Magellan.
Chilians,
This was at the time when

disaffected to
the
the
risen,
govern-
ment
at
Santiago,
Cruz,
had
under
General
ince
of
and
had seized the Prov;
Conception
and
the
to
political
offenders
whom we were
some
convey
to
Sandy Bay, were,
of
them, impli-
cated in that rebellion.
After
some
to
consideration,
Mr.
offer
Shaw
of
the
determined
accept
to
the
government, and
the
allow
it
to
charter
of the
Florida
to
for
the
conveyance
prisoners
to
Sandy Bay, where we were

and
proceed
leave
them,
on
to
our
send
voyage.
The
authorities
were
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
19
with the prisoners a

troops
to
sufficient
number of
any
dis-
secure
us
against
turbance during
dingly,
the
voyage, and
Avalos,
accorwitli
Captain
Pedro
corporal and twelve soldiers were drafted
on that service.
On
the morning
of
of October 30,
vessel,
took
in-
command
tention
the
with
for
the
sea
of getting her ready

I
the
same evening, that

to
might bo prepared
receive
the prisoners,
who were
the
part,
to
be
scut
on
board of her
same
and
night.
By hard work on my
of
plenty
all
pushing
up
night,
my
and
men,
at
we were
eleven
to
ready by
P.
M.,
o'clock,
the
prisoners
began
come
on
board.
Hard
some of
heavy
featured,
desperate looking
men,
them were, with the

of
criminals.
set
downcast,
look
Men
were
among them who had
law
at defiance,
20
IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE OF
whose
man,
hands
had
been
against
the
every
kindly
and
in
whose
long
hearts
affections
I
felt
had
I
been deadened; and
as
looked at their countenances,
made, perhaps, more repulsive to me by

the
dark,
early
foreign cast of
features
which
my
education
to
and
prejudices
had
of
tauQ^ht
me
associate
with
there
men
was
desperate
fortunes,
that
no
easy task before mc.

ever,
There were, howof

in
among
them
men
high
rank,
who, for having joined

political
one of
so
those
struggles
which
constantly
Republics,
shake
the
South
American
to
were now condemned
long imprisof
onment on the
gonia,
felons
in
savage
society
shores
of
Pata-
the
convicts
;
and
sen-
of
the
worst
kind
some
tenced for a tedious term of three years,
some doomed
to
life-long imprisonment.
On
the evening
of
Sunday, November
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
21
3(1,
received
a notice from
acting
Commodore
of
R.
Simpson,
Intendente
Val-
paraiso,
all
by the captain
prisoners
of the port, that
the
were
now
on
board,
the
notice
being
to
accompanied
by
an
order for
me
proceed to sea at once,
without any further communication

the
shore.
the
with
The
escape
Intendente
of
evidently
feared
some
of
our pris-
oners, or perhaps some communication be-
tween them and their
political associates,
The evening being calm,
the
sea breeze
having died away, and no appearance of the land breeze springing up, I asked
the
captain
of
the
all
port,
to
whom
in
the
regulation
of
the
shipping
the
harbor belongs, for the assistance of two

boats from the
Chilian man-of-war which
was lying
tow my
sent,
in
the
harbor at the time, to

to
sea.
vessel
out
They
wêre
and assisted us
till
midnight,
when
22
a
us,

land
breeze
springing
to
up,
they
left
and returned
the
harbor.
in-
had made
order
every
preparation to
sure
and
security
during
of
deck,
the
the
voyage,
had
mounted
the
to
two
four
pounders upon
poop
rake
pointing
forward
so
as
the
whole deck,
and kept them constantly

prisoners, about
loaded.
The
eighty
of
to
in
number, were
vessel,
put into
the
hold
the
and
for
were only allowed

air
come on deck
in
and
refreshment,
small
detachat the
ments.
gangwa}',
sentinel
was stationed
deck
and
the
was
constantly
guarded by seven
crew.
before
soldiers
and half
of eight
my
men
and
The crew consisted

the
mast,
part
Americans
second
part
foreigners,
first
and
mate,
cook, and cabin boy.
Mr. Shaw, Captain

first
Avalos, Mr. Buela, the

mates, and
and
second
myself
shared the cabin.
CAPT.
CHARLES
continued
H.
BROWN.
until
23
The
wind
light
the
afternoon of
fresh
Monday,
the
4th,
when a
south-
breeze
right
sprung up
from
the
west,
ahead
sea
which
head
through
wind
the
little
and
first
rough
part
continued
of
our
fast
voyage.
sailer,
Our
vessel
was a
in
but with
these
obstacles
progress,
feel
our way, our
we made but slow

began
to
and
passengers
of
the
tcdiousncss
part,
sea
voyage.
For my
heavy,
my
responsibility
was too
too
and
my
avocations somewhat
numerous, for time to hang heavily upon
my
very
hands, for
efficient
my
officers
were neither
be depended
or
entirely to
upon.
My
by
the
anxieties
and responsibilities
were
out,
increased
when we were some days

Mr. Shaw,
of
the wiio
sickness of
was
seized
fever.
with
relapse
to
Panama
was
My
relation
Mr. Shaw
24
sometliing
more than
the
mere
business
connection between
ter
tlie
owner and
liad
mas-
of
a vessel.
"We
been thrown
together very closely, and I had always
found him ready and prompt with advice
and
might
sympathy
arise,
in
every
difficulty
that
in
all
and most considerate
business
icans,
arrangements.
the
"We were Amer-
from
families
same State, away

friends,
from
our
and
and
bound
of
im-
together
interest
;
by
many common
which
are
subjects
in
subjects
grow
far
portance when
their
little
men
Ilis
away from
where
so
homes.
could
sickness,
be
of
done
for
his
comfort,
was a source
considerable anxiety to
me, and deprived

ciety,
little
me
of
almost
all
so-
for
Captain
Avalos
talked
very
English.
out
"We had been

when,
as
about
fortnight,
Captain
Avalos
and
myself
CAPT.
CHARLES
in
tlie
H.
BROWN,
vrc
25
were
sitting
cabin,
were
tlie
startled
sentinel
by "word being brought from

at
the
gangway,
tliat
one
of
that
the
prisoners
had
informed
him
there had
been a proposition among the
prisoners to rise
I
all
and take the
vessel.
sprang upon the deck and called up

hands, while
Captain Avalos ordered
up the soldiers who
were not on duty.

under
arms, and
soldier-like
;
The
the
soldiers
were
proved
in
all
captain
efficient
himself
and
first
any
that
emergency
in
for his
order
was,
case
of
any
disturbance
man
be
that
among the prisoners, the first made his appearance was to
shot
down.
but
the
all
We
was
waited
quiet
;
in
some
or-
anxiety,
derina:
then,
soldiers
and
the
crew
to
remain on their
guard.
to
Captain
Avalos
and
myself went
into
the
gangway and
of
the
inquired
the
cause
alarm.
26
IMPRISONMENT ANT) ESCAPE OF

seems
Tcssel
It
tlic
that
the
proposition
to
take
of
had
been
made
the prisoners,
political
one
by
one
of those confined for

Ilis
offences.
plan had probvessel

into
ably been to run the
land,
and join
General
in
Cruz
the
and
the revolu-
tionary party ception

;
province
the
of
Con-
but few of
prisoners were
ready to join him, and one of them had

found an opportunity to communicate the
design to the sentinel at the gangway.
We
had
no
further
difficulty,
and
was glad that

occurred,
as
it
this little disturbance
had
in
gave
me
confidence
the promptitude and
courage of
my own
and
crew, and in the presence of

soldier-like
mind
character of
Captain Avalos.
24th, the
On
the morning of
November
foggy,
I
weather
running
was thick and

became
difficult.
and
run
the
till
about
eleven
o'clock,
and
then, judging
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
27
myself near the -western entrance of the

Straits,
I
hove
for
the
main-top-sail
aback,
that
I
waiting
could
clear land.
clear
weather,
so
see
out,
At
and
twelve,
glorious,
the
sun
I
came
found
and
of
myself
within ten
miles
the
entrance.
us.
Cape Pillar
bearing east from
Mr. Shaw and myself congratulated

other
each
the
on
being
near
the
end
of
disagreeable part of
our voyage, for

to
it
there
the
to
was something repugnant

standing jailors, as
us,
in
idea of
were,
men
for
some
of
;
whom
for
our
sym-
pathies
were
enlisted
the
freedom
the
of
our
political
institutions
makes
idea of imprisonment for political offences

repulsive
to
an American
likes
to
and,
indeed,
to
no
free
man
stand
jailor
another, be his offences what they may.
We
were,
however,
as
not
so
near our
for
destination
we
supposed,
the
28

continued
the
that
vrcatLcr
us.
very
mucli
against
I put
Tcsscl
before
to
the
wind,
in
intending
afternoon
anchor
the harbor of
the thick,
to
Mercy, but on account of

I
squally weather,
was unable
past the
it
make
the
harbor,
is
and
ran
entrance, which
easily
so
small that
I
may
the
be
to
overlooked.
was therefore
and
as
obliged
run
all
night,
wind was blowing

thick,
I took in
fresh,
and the weather
sail,
and put her under
double-reefed
the
sail,
top-sails.
At daylight on
25th,
I set
all
morning
and
of
the the
during
day
we
had
fine,
pleasant breeze from the westward.
In the evening, not being able to make

a
harbor,
we
hove-to,
for
the
night,
a
a
short
distance
from
land
Cape
within
Froward,
the
high
point
of
Straits.
These high
as from off
lands I
had
learned to dread,
them, and out of the valley,
CAPT.
CHARLES
fitful
H.
BROWN.
29
come
fresh,
"
winds, called
by
the
Indians
williwaws," blowing
sometimes
with such violence as to take the masts

out
of
vessels.
These
williwaws
give
is
you
no
warning,
when your
vessel
near shore,
fulness.
and require constant
watch-
The morning of
ever,
the
26th
breeze
broke,
howthe
with
light
from
I
west,
under favor of which

shore
until
run along
the
the
noon,
to
when
wind
and
3,
suddenly canted
the
northward,
that
at
blew so fresh
M.,
the
and
hard
split,
P.
main-top-sail
to
and wc were
in
obliged
reef
it.
At
six
the
af-
ternoon
in
we were glad
Bay, and
to
to
drop
anchor
of
Sandy
arrival
give
of
notice
our
by a
salute
two
guns,
which was answered from the shore.
CHAPTER

ernor
II.
Governor Benjamin Nnmoz Gamero Sandy Bay Colony Insurrection of Cambiaso Forged Message from the Gov-
Landing of Captain Avalos Escape of Goveraor Boat sent on shore Return of the boat Capture of the Florida Mr. Shaw and myself seized Taken on shore Our imprisonment at the barracks Privations Shaw removed.
Gamero
Jlr.
Sandy Bay Colony

gonian side of
the
lies
on
of
tlie
Pata-
Straits
Magellan,
slopes
the
on a level spot of ground
wliicli
down
gently
towards
the
water on
south-east.
"been
The settlement bad formerly

at
made
Port
Famine, at a
short
distance to the
south-west of the present

situation
site
colony
bat that
was found
to
be very bleak, the

being
of the
buildings
on
hill
somewhat higher than
the surrounding country, and exposed to
CAPT.
CHARLES
tlic
H.
BROWN.
31
the
sweep of
williwaws.
the
The change
direction of
had been
made under
Don Benjamin Numoz Gamero, governor of the colony, and the new site had
been selected with great judgment.
land
fitted
The
well
the
proved
to
very
all
fertile,
being
raise
the
crops
which
short summers
to
of that latitude will allow

;
come
to
maturity
a
and
deal
the governor of
had
cleared
good
ground
around the barracks, and laid out many

gardens,
convicts.
which
were
cultivated
in
by
of
the the
street
ran
front
barracks,
slope
towards the water, and on the
of the shore
were some very good were
houses.
These
houses
made
of
boards that
had been
sawed from logs

hand-saws,
four-
by the convicts.
They used
and usually sawed about twelve or

teen boards
a day.
As
looked
towards
the
shore
from
32
the

as the
vessel,
sun
went
clown,
on
all
the
evening of
the
the
26th,
there
was
of
around
quiet
and
peace
early
summer, and the barracks shone out with

the neatness that belongs to all buildings
for
I
military
purposes.
violence
!
How
and
little
did
guess
the
mutiny that
were going on within
There had been an insurrection in the

colony about
five
days before, headed by

lieutenant of
the
one Cambiaso,
second
troops stationed there; who, as I learned

afterwards, had
committed
some
offence
and been imprisoned a short time before,
by the order of the

liberation, he
governor.
At
his
had declared that he would and

I
have
his
revenge,
have
some
reason to suppose that he was instigated

to
seize
the place by
some of
there,
the po-
litical
oflFenders confined
who were
still
adherents of General Cruz, and who
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BEOWN.
33
held some conimunication with

lutionists
ill
the revo-
the province
of
Conception.
Cambiaso had
the
been
joined
by most
of
convicts
and
prisoners.
This attack
but
on the troops
the
had
priest,
been
successful,
soldiers,
governor,
some
of
and
solfort,
one woman, a
diers,
wife
one
of of
the the
had
were
escaped outside
then
in
and
hiding
in
the of
woods.
tlie
Cambiaso was
i)osscssion
fort
when we anchored
this,
in
the
bay,
but
of
of
course,
in
knew nothing.
as
off
Early
as
it
the
evening, indeed
soon
was
dark,
boat
put
from
shore and came alongside, with five

in
her.
men
bearing
the
letter
purporting to
the
be
from
governor
of
colony,
and signed Numoz Gamero, desiring

to
me
until
keep
next
the
prisoners
on
board
the
day,
when
should
receive
assistance from the shore, in lauding them.
34
I
showed the
tired
letter
to
captain
Avalos,
who,
board,
the
of
his
confinement
to
on
shore
ship
for
determined
go on
night,
taking with
in
him some twelve

which
prisoners
the
boat
had
been
re-
sent from the land,
and
leaving
the
mainder of the prisoners and the troops

under
my
charge.
at
About twelve
by the
firing
night,
was aroused
of
cannon from the shore,

deck,
and
all
sprung
in
upon
but
a
found
quiet
the
vessel.
In
few mo-
ments,
however,
the
watch
gave
the
us,
alarm that a boat was
coming near
and
crying
for
assistance.
The
wind
blew so very fresh

sible to
(
that
it
was imposfrom
the
hear
what
was
said
boat,
us,
)
the voices being

I
blown away from
but
conjectured that the prisoners
who
and
were
about
landed
the
evening
I
before,
whose
security
had
some
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
35
doubts,
had
made
their
escape
from
captain
Avalos,
and had probably stolen
a boat and were trying to get on board,
where,
with
the
assistance
of the
other
vessel
prisoners,
they
their
could
seize
I
the
and make
4
escape.
immediately
ordered a gun to be fired in answer to

those from
the
shore,
to
show that we
the
were on the lookout, and then had
larboard quarter boat lowered away and

sent her
cutlasses,
out with five men, armed with
with orders to seize the shore
boat.
After
being
gone
for
whole
hour,
they returned, saying that they had not
been able to find her.

noise
of
firing
Soon
the
after,
the
from
shore
ceased.
In the
boat
soldiers,
were
the
governor, priest,
some
and
the
woman,
who had
seizing
escaped from
barracks,
off,
and,
to
a T3oat, had put
in
hopes
reach
36

of the insurrection on
me and warn me
shore.
and the
were
drifted
to
Having but one oar, however, wind blowing very fresh, they
to
unable
across
make
the
vessel,
but
the Straits
and attempted
land on
the
as
Terra
captain
del
Fucgo
side.
As
soon
Avalos
seized,
reached
papers
the barracks, he
was
his
taken from him, the prisoners
who landed
with him set at liberty, and himself put

into
double
as
irons
the
and
thrust
for
into
calaboose,
buildings
called.
confining
the
the
soldiers
are
During
the
evening,
he
could
hear
prisoners
the
whom
full
he had brought on
shore, in
frolic.
enjoyment of a drunken
He
told
me afterwards
to his
that
as
no answer was
to
made
of
inquiries
the
reason
his
seizure,
but
that
he
obtained
state
some
of
the
idea of
colony,
what
was
the real
by overhearing
the
con-
CAPT.
CHARLES
tlic
H.
BROWN.
37
vcrsation of
in
flic
drunken prisoners.
tlic
Lato
cala-
evening,
door
five
of
the
boose was opened, and

ironed,
men, double
the
were
thrust
into
room.
of
the
These,
the
he found, were
a
first
the
Secretary
birth,
colony,
Brazilian
by
captain and
lieutenant of the troops
of the colony,
ernor's
the
apothecary,
and gov-
steward.
escape
of
The
governor
Gamero had
been discovered
by Cambiaso, and these

calaboose with
men were
thrust into the
captain Avalos, a guard of eighteen

stationed
men
on
the
outside,
with
lighted
torches in
to
set
fire
their
to
hands, and
the
with orders
the
four
corners of
alive,
building,
and burn
them
in
case
the
Florida made her escape
during the
the
night.
But the morning came, and

fortunately
still
Florida,
us,
for
them
It
if
not for
was
at
anchor.
would
be
^njfd^dd
38
inquiring somewhat too curiously of
weak
liuman
felt
nature,
to
ask joy
if
tlie
prisoners
of
any thing
but
at
hearing
our fatal security.
Captain Avalos and

)
Mr. Dunn
the secretary
told
me
after-
wards, that during the night their guards
were cursing
their
tiresome
watch,
and
wondering why Cambiaso did
not shoot
them
at
to
once,
or
burn
them,
of
without
the
waiting
ernor's
so
know
the
result
gov-
escape.
But
villain
Cambiaso
as
was
always
not
to
daring
not
remember the
of
the
fort.
possibility
of the re-taking
Early in the
sent ray
morning
on
shore,
of
the
27 th, I the
first
boat
with
mate,
Mr. Buela, the passenger,

)
(he un-
derstanding Spanish,
three seamen,
to
and
ofl"
one
soldier,
with
orders
to
bring
captain Avalos, and
obtain from
the
governor orders with regard
to the laud-
CAPT.
CHARLES
U.
BROWN.
39
ing of
also at
the
rest
of the prisoners.
These
were seized the moment they arrived

barracks,
the
and thrust into a

feet
little
building about six
square.
The
firing
and disturbance during the
night had roused

ness in
right on
some sense
all
of
uneasi-
my
mind, lest
;
should not be
in
shore
and early
tlie
the
morn-
ing I had gone into
cabin to consult
with
Mr.
Shaw.
He was
to
then
quite
the
unwell,
shore,
and
most anxious
supposed
reach
where he
he
;
would
while
be
I
able to
obtain medical
to
advice
hoped
the
laud
all
the
prisoners
to to
during
that
day,
and
be
able
proceed
afternoon on our
way
Rio Janeiro.
therefore,
We
waited
very
anxiously,
boat,
for the return of the
and at about
but
to
nine o'clock she came

ray
surprise,
alongside,
six
manned with
as officers,
or seven
men dressed
who handed mo
40
a letter purporting to be from governor
Gamero, stating that
my men were
the
also
drunk,
to
and not able

the
to
this
to
row
letter
boat
back
ship.
The
requested
prisoners.
me
All
commence landing the

seemed
to
me very
singular.
to
had
never seen any

ness
disposition
drunkenif
among my
the
crew,
and
even
the
seamen had been incapable of returning

in
the
boat,
first
mate
been
and captain
on board
of
Avalos
her.
I
would
have
went into the

letter
it,
cabin, and, holding
out the
to
Mr. Shaw, said

is
"De-
pend upon
here.
there
sometliing
wrong
if
My men
are,
are
are
not
drunk, and
they
where
Mr.
I
P
the
n and
captain
Avalos?"
While
on
was speaking,
cabin
of
a voice was
heard
deck,
door was
officers
burst
open,
in,
and
of
four,
the
rushed
swords.
two
them
with
drawn
Mr.
Shaw,
who
was
CAPT.
CHARLES
Avas
H.
BROWN.
at
41
sitting
down,
seized
once.
One
his
of
the
officers
struck
at
me
with
sword, but his arm was caught by

of
us.
one
the
prisoners,
who
rushed
I
between
secured,
In a
spite
few
minutes
was
and
I
in
of
my
struggles,
we were
asked to
told
that
we were
prisoners.
whom, and by
taken, but to
Avhose
this
I
authority
we were
answer.
I
received no
"We were carried on deck, and

that
the
found
prisoners had been

the
freed.
The
crew
struggle with
troops
and the
was
still
going on, but as the prisoners
rushed
up
from
the
hold,
it
became
pris-
every moment more unequal.

oners being
The
the
unarmed,
wrested
the
guns
from
the
hands
of
soldiers,
and
overpowered them by
force
of
numbers.
As
came on deck, the corporal called

would not give up
him
to,
out that he
unless
I
his
it
gun
ordered 4*
for
seems
42
the guns
the
had at by
first
been demanded of
officers
soldiers
the
who came
confusion
from
the
shore,
tlicm
and
in
the
some of
the
had
given them up.

to
As
the
corporal called
me, three of
officers
threw themselves
he
upon him, and
after
a long struggle
was
disarmed,
attack
of
and
put
so
in
irons.
The
the
whole
rush
was
unexpected,
the
prisoners from
the hold so overwhelming,

so
and the confusion
great, soldiers
that
do
not wonder that the
and crew
were overpowered.
Preparations were soon made for sending Mr.
a
Shaw and myself on

guard
in
shore,
and
ac-
sufficient
was
boat.
detached to
company
to
us
the
the
shore,
our
While rowing captors were continmuskets, with shouts

"
!
ually firing off their
of
"
Viva
the
la
first
Cruz
These
idea
of
cries
gave
had
me
clear
what
CAPT.
CITAIILES
H.
BROWN.
for
43
happened
in
the
colony,
tliey
were
the same which had
met my ear during
the insurrection, (previous to
my
leaving
I
Valparaiso,
of
which
struggle
leaving,
had
been
witness.
On
we were
foot
to
met
by
several
soldiers
on
and
be
horseback, one
of
of
whom seemed
This
in
some
authority.
officers
was
service
Garcia,
of the
one of the
governor,
biaso
in
the
Gamero, who had joined Camhis
revolt,
being
compelled
pleaded,
that
to
do
fear
so,
as
he
life.
afterwards
by
be,
of his
However
may
I certainly found him much more gentle and humane in his actions and ex-
pressions
than
to
Cambiaso,
for
and
was
in-
debted
him
I
several
kindnesses.
From him
As we
Shaw's
gained
in
the
first
idea
of
what had occurred

left
the colony.
I
the
l)oat,
noticed
Mr.
extreme
weakness,
and
feared
44
that
IMPRISONMEXT AND ESCAPE OF
if
we were
he
to
be
taken
not
far
from
to
the
shore,
would
I
be
able
stand
to
the
fatigue.
therefore
as
I
appealed
general
Garcia,
afterwards
his
at-
learned to call him,

tention
to
liim
and,
calling
state
Mr.
if
Shaw's
of health,
asked
not
be
some by
arrangement
could
made
ordered
which he
of
his
could ride.
soldiers
his
Garcia
one
to
dismount,
and Mr. Shaw took

the
place.
We
by
the
were taken up
slope
from the
water, towards
the
the barracks, and passing
platform,
under
the
mouths
of
it,
cannon which were mounted upon

the
entered
cation.
great
I
gate
of
the
fortifi-
As
looked
around,
military
preparations met my eye on
every side,
order
of a
but there was

regular
none
;
of the
the
garrison
on
contrary,
the
shouts of drunken rioters, the quarrelling
and swearing of the
soldiers,
the
shrill
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
struck
45
screams of
ear,
tlie
women which
a
my
idea
gave mc
sort
tolerably
correct
of the
of
people into
whose hands
we had
all,
fallen.
Conspicuous among them

Cambiaso, who cast
was
their leader,
contemptuous
passed,
glances
upon
us
as
we
and who might
be heard giving
his orders,
mixed with oaths and threats

and death
to
of punishment
those
who
let us us,
did not obey him implicitly.

pass
on,
it
He
however, without addressing

his
officer's
and
was only from
dress
and
able
authoritative
to
manner that we were
guess at his rank.

little
Very
us
for
time,
;
however, was
for
given
hurried
observation
the the
we were
and
across
open
space,
thrust into
one
of
largest
buildings
the
used
as
of
barracks.
My
crew,
remainder
whom were
at the
brought away from the vessel

time
same
with
Mr. Shaw
and
46
IMPKISONMEKT AND ESCAPE OF
myself,
were put into one of the smallest

barracks, wliere
"were they,
witli
of
the
Mr.
Buela,
six
feet
confined
in
room about
so
square,
which
was
to
crowded
that they
were obliged
to
rest.
first
take turns in
lying
down
Mr.
put
into
Shaw
the
and
myself were at
apartment, but
same
we were
other
;
not allowed to
several
soldiers
speak
to
each
standing guard over us the
whole time.
I
In
about
two
this
hours,
however,
put
was
a
taken from
room, and
it.
into
smaller one adjoining

into
The apartment
room
and
which
both
Mr. Shaw's
mine opened, was occupied by our guard,
who
bade
I
felt
ate
all
and
slept
there,
and who
for-
intercourse between us.
looked
around
the
room, which
until
I
would be my prison
death, for I
was led
out to
knew now
;
into
what
hands we had fallen
and,
on
my way
CAPT.
CHARLES
to
H.
BROWN.
47
up from the shore
the
barracks, had
if
been threatened with death

at
did not
I
once
inform
them
the
what
;
treasure
had on
saying
officers
board
there
said
"
Florida
none,
and on
one
of
my
the
was
he would soon find a
way
with
to
make me
The
find
some."
room was
without
floor,
a board nailed to the wall, looking like a

shelf,
but
serving
for
seat
the
table
was a board, supported

;
by
these,
sticks
driven into the ground
and
with
I
my
had
glass
mattrass,
formed
a
small
size
the
furniture.
with
me
pocket
looking
about
the
of
my
hand, and
children,
the miniatures
of
my
wife and
which
shirt
managed to hide within my I had also in my bosom. pocket

I
pencil
I
and
small
piece
of
paper,
which
used for the purpose of keeping
my
dates.
My
guards,
however, always
48
came
and
watched
me when
last
they
saw
must
it.
me
writing,
as
this,
and at
told
me
desist,
some harm might

I
come of
dates
After
I
put
down
This
my
was
I
when
was unobserved.
tlie
not often.
For
next
two
days
was
near
starving,
nothing being given

"
me
to cat,
except two ship biscuit, or

as
hard bread,"
we
sailors
call
them
and
my
I
only
drink
was
the
water
which
helped
myself to from the guard room.
On
after
the
morning of the
29th,
two days
out
our capture, I was
taken
by
my
and
the the
guard, for a walk
around the
which
fort,
yard
along
on
west
the
platform
ran
side of the
and on which
I
cannon were mounted.

use
made
the
best
of
my
eyes
and ears during

to
my
or
walk, and managed
speak to one
two of the
'
prisoners
who had been
on the
Florida
with
me, and
whom
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
49
had made some acquaintance with during

the voyage.
It
was by
these
prisoners
that I
was
afterwards kept informed of

outside
to
what
occurred
They would talk

and sometimes
my me during my
come
to
of
prison.
walks,
would
my
win;
dow and
sometimes
tell
me what had
bravado,
occurred
in
and
with
great
exultation, and sometimes with expressions
of
sympathy.
On
returning
from
his
;
my
taken
walk,
met
his
Mr. Shaw,
guard
posed,
leaving
his
room
with
I
by
for
side
out,
sup-
a similar purpose.
well,
saw he
to him,
?
was not looking

"
and spoke
feel this
saying,
how do you
was,
"
morning
miserable
"
"
His
answer
pretty
to
and he seemed
more, but
saying,
about
say something
us,
my guard pushed between

an
oath,
;
with
"We
can't
have
any talking, captain

5
we have
the gen-
50
IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE, ETC.

orders against
it."
cral's
was hurried
into
my
for
room,
and Mr. Shaw led away.

;
This was the last time I ever saw him

for,
some
he
reason
which
not
never
could
to
learn,
was
brought
back
in
the
barracks,
outside
to
but
the
confined
fortification.
a
It
building
seemed
his
me, that
with
the
sense
of
nearness to me, I had lost

;
my
last
friend
feel
so
lonely and
left.
miserable
did
when he had
CHAPTER
My
prison
prisoner
III.
My guards An English hymn book A fellow Capture of the Kliza Cornish Fears of the
mate Death
of
Barbarity of their execution The Chilian prisoners sympathize with us Cambiaso's bravado Captain Avalos and others led out to view the dead bodies Treacherous betrayal of Governor Gamero Execution of the traitor My walk.
and boy
English
Mr.
Shaw Of
Captain Talbot
now began
of
the
to
feel
for
a few days,
some
life.
monotony
of
prisoner's
Shut up alone, without occupation,

hearing
of
to
within
sation
of
the
riotous
converto
my
them,
guard,
but
forbidden
fare,
speak
with
hard
and
no
arrangements for
my
personal comfort or
even
cleanliness,
except
frofli
when
could
take water enough
the guard
room
52
to
wash my
face, using
my
pocket hand-
kerchief
for a
towel.
Three
I
or
four
days had
passed,
and
had
lost
the fear of
immediate death,
to
but
my
us
suspense
and anxiety
kno"w
what
to
Cambiaso's intentions
were,
to
with regard
were
very
great.
There
could
seemed
me no motive
us
that
he
have for keeping
prisoners, after
he
had
satisfied
himself
that
we
had
no
treasure
on
board
the
Florida,
except
the fear that

of
his
wo would
back
to
carry
the
;
news
and
revolt
Valparaiso
it
that
danger
to himself,
seemed to me,
could be obviated only by putting us to

death.
to
It
was
;
in
vain
they
that
applied
evidently
my
guards
were
no
under orders to hold

with me, and the
communication
prisoners
time,
"
who
visited
me from
time to
knew nothing of
entreaties
to
Cambiaso's plans.
To my
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
53
be allowed to sec Mr. Shaw, no answer
was
given,
except
tliat
it
could not
sick,
be
allowed, that he had
been
and was
now
very unwell.
few
days
after
my
imprisonment,
an English book, containing prayers and hymns, was

guard, a
me by one of my man named Preito, who probhanded
ably could
make no
little
use
of
it
himself.
The hymns had

have aroused
promises
poetical merit, and
probably at another time would scarcely
my
attention
but
of
now
the
and
consolations
religion
spirit
which breathed through them, the

of
Christian
I
resignation
so
and
in
in
faith
of
which
was then
much
out
need, and
which
of
to
me shone
an
to
every part
comfort.
them, were
first
unspeakable
The
hymn
which
to
I opened,
seemed
that
;
so very
it
applicable
itself
my
upon
situation,
impressed
my memory
5*
54

I
and
insert
it
here,
to
thinking
that it
may be
ho"w
interesting
my
readers to see
the
promises
of
Christianity
all
are
the truest consolation in
trials.
To my
complaint,
Lord,
;
my
God,
Thy
gracious ear incline
Hear me, distressed and Of all relief but thine.
destitute
Do
thou,
God, preserve
my
soul
That does thy name adore ; Thy servant keep, and him whose
Eelies on
thee,
restore.
trust
To me, who
daily thee invoke,
Thy mercy,
Lord, extend
Refresh thy servant's soul, whose hopes
On
To
thee alone depend.
my
repeated,
humble prayer,
;
Lord, attentive be
When
troubled,
on thee will
call,
For thou wilt answer me.
Some few
moval
from
days
the
after
Mr. Shaw's
re-
barracks, one
evening,
the exact date of
which has escaped me
^'
CAPT.
CHARLES H. BROWN.
55
entirely,
was aroused by a great conthe fort, of
fusion in
noise
of
shouting,
and,
apparently,
at
rejoicing.
While
trying
uproar,
was standing
my window,
the
to
discover the meaning of prison

in.
my
apter-
door was opened, and a

in
sailor's
man put
was
He was
dress,
parently an
rified
American, and
looked
and bewildered.
accosted him immediately, in English
asked
was
such
a
who
he
a
was,
saying
like
that
he
probably
in
prisoner,
myself.
in
The guards
the of
next room were

excitement
that
state
they
allowed us to converse unchecked.
He
an
told
me
that he
was the mate of

Eliza
Englisli
brig,
the
Cornish, of
to
Liverpool,
bound
;
from
Valparaiso
Liverpool
in
that the
vessel
to
had anchored
lay
Sandy Bay, intending

;
over for
the night
that the captain, Capt. Talbot,
66
of

Liverpool, had
landed
in
the
his
brig's
boat, with a boy, a son
of
owner,
who was
or
passenger
on
board, and
they
one
been
two
seamen
that
in
had
seized
and
were
boat
put out
irons
sight
sent
the
of
moment
brig.
to
they
of
the
The
was
five
then
or
back
in
the
Tessel,
with
six
men
her,
who
that
came on board and

the
told
the mate
to
captain
;
wanted
him
come
on
shore
but that
to
do,
while he was hesitating

seeing the
what
ber
they,
small num-
of
the
crew,
attacked
and
over-
powered
the brig.
them,
and
took
possession
of
whatever
They then demanded of him money was on board, threatif
ening him with instant death
he
did
not give
it
up at once.
or
The brig had

one
of
on board
thousand
silver,
about ninety
dollars,
in
hundred
bars
seized
gold
and
which
they
and
brought
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
the
57
on shore, together
crew.
cut up
with
mate
and
Some
before
of
the
bars of
gold were
distributed
his
eyes,
and
;
around
among
at
the
soldiers
and
their
their
bootyI
exultation
the
sight
of
had
raised
the
general
shout
which
in
had heard.
This
all
man was kept

the
rest
my
room during
onment,
but
lie
of
our imprisfellow,'
was a well meaning

not
evidently
much
accustomed
very
to
depend
upon
himself,
and
much
intimidated by the dread of approaching

death,
by
it
these
rebels.
constantly
found
necessary
to
to
encourage
him,
and prevail upon him

face
show
it
bold
before
our captors, were

respect.
only to
I
command
was not
their
,ror
of
myself,
really
much
afraid
for
unfit
them.
was
afraid
of
dying,
my
I
danger
made me
realize
;
how
was
for
another world
and my dread of death
58

as
was
sucli
man might have during

I
a dangerous
illness.
At midnight, on December
aroused from
2d,
was
my
sleep
by the report of
muskets, of which they seemed to
me
to
number about ten
or
twelve.
short
time afterwards there was another report,
and
our
guards
began
to
run out of
the next room.
The whole encampment

I
seemed in great confusion, and

alarmed, thinking some
ions had
of
became
compan-
our
that
been
shot,
and
I
our tur^ not ask

of
was
any
coming
questions
I
next.
dared
guard,
of
the
some
the
whom
of our
saw looking through

room, which
door
always stood
of
said,
;
open
at night.
The mate
me,
the E.
Cornish
is
spoke
to
and
"That
foul
play, captain
is
Brown
I
something desperate
afraid
for
going
on.
am
my
it."
captain
and Mr. Shaw are gone
Then,
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
59
throwing himself upon his

to
cry.
face,
he began
His manner gave me a feeling of impatience,
and
answered him pretty quickly
that
did not doubt he was right, and
that
next,
supposed
I
our
turn
would come
to
but
did
not want
;
hear the
rate,
thing talked about
and
as
at
any
he
as
might as well show

possible,
us,
bold
a face
for
the
guard
to
were
watching
and
listening
our
conversation.
sat
up,
This
during
roused
the
in
him,
rest
and
of
he
and
re-
the
night
I
we
mained
I
anxious
suspense.
to
believe
was too
proud
ask
any questions
I
of
my
to
guard,
nor would
allow
the
mate
ask any.
after
sunrise,
Soon
some of the men

as
pris-
who had come down with me

oners,
came
to
into
in
our
room
and
whis-
pered
me
Spanish,
"Your
poor
60
owner
poor
"
!
English
I
captain
poor
English boy
questioned them closely,
and learned that Mr. Shaw and captain

Talbot,
with
the
young passenger,
beds just
had
been taken
from their
in
to
irons,
before
midnight, put
feet,
both
hands and
led
out
short there
distance
tied to
from
tree,
the
barracks, and
shot.
I
and
afterwards
their
gathered
some
particulars
of of
execution, which, for

I
the
here.
sake
clearness,
will
insert
Mr.
since
Shaw we were
on
the
had
been
very
sick
ever
seperated; and I
was told
sent
to
that
2d
December
if
he
Cambiaso, to ask
medical advice.
he might have some
Cambiaso's brutal reply

shoot him, for
"
1
was, "Pass him out and
we have no
time to attend to the sick
When
they were led out, captain Talbot
entreated
most
earnestly
that
the boy's
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
tliat
lie
61
life
might bo spared, saying
had
been put under his care by his parents,

that
he was a mere boy, and could

;
do
no harm
listened
his
but his prayers were not even
to.
He
never
asked
once
for
own
life.
The
boy
of
was
about
eighteen years old, a son
one of the
owners
of
the
E.
Cornish,
and
had
made
voyage as a pleasure excursion. The first volley killed captain Talbot

the
and the young

standing
man, leaving
not
a
Mr.
shot
Shaw
having
unharmed,
touched him.
fired
Then a whole volley was

him,
killing
into
him
instantly.
One
the
of
the
soldiers
was
attracted
by
Mr.
glitter
of
diamond
ring
as
on
he
Shaw's
'shot,
finger,
and
as soon
to
was
the
soldier
it
;
went up
him, trying
difficult,
to
remove
off
but finding that

finger
he cut
the
I
with
his
cutlass.
of,
This
ring
afterwards
heard
as
62

of
being seen on
tlic
finger
fort,
one of the
women about
recover
the
and on
my
return
to Valparaiso, I offered twenty-five dollars to

it,
thinking
it
would
be
a
to
gratification
to
Mr.
Shaw's
friends
obtain even so slight a

bim,
remembrance of
to
but I was not
able
procure
it.
The bodies were afterwards taken down

and hung by
posed to
I never
all
the
neck
to
tree,
ex-
the passers by.

shot,
knew why Mr. Shaw was

told of
but I have every reason
to suppose that
what
bis
was
Cambiaso's reply to
the
request
It
for
medical advice was
truth.
would
take
fear
have
care
been
of
too
sick
much
man.
de-
trouble
to
The same
of
trouble
probably
cided the poor boy's fate.
"Why captain
Talbot was executed, while I was reserved,

is
also a
mystery
to
me.
never saw
mate's
re-
captain Talbot, but
frpm his
CAPT.
CHARLES
I
II.
BROWN.
that he
G3
marks about him,
felt
was
man
haps
of
some
spirit
and character.
led
Persay
his
high
spirit
him
to
things
that
exasperated
expression
of
Cambiaso.
this
He
at
gave
the
(
some
time
spirit
he was
)
seized.
Two
him
officers
Chilians,
were
handling
rather
roughly,
when he indignantly
surly,
told
them
they need not look so
and at the
from
it
same time drew a

waist
of
his
dirk
knife
the
pantaloons.
But
was
immediately taken from him.
Mr. Shaw's death was a

to
great
of
for
shock
deep
me,
and
is
still
matter
friends
grief.
We
and
lie
I
had
been
some
for
time,
had the highest respect

indeed
a
him.
was
young man
to
of
great promise, and his

ily
loss
his
fam-
and
friends
is
one
I
which
cannot
them,
I
easily
be replaced.
there
in
grieved for
while
even
my
prison,
ex-
64

each
I
pected
day
to
be
the
my
of
last,
and
while
remembered
agony
of
my
that
to
own
fate
family,
when the news

them
has
;
our sad
should reach
and
now
kind
Providence
grieve
cruel
to
restored
me
them, I
remember
death
him
who
met
so
from
such barfar
dis-
barous
hands,
on a desert and
tant shore.
I
was
told
by
one
of
the
men who
came
the
into
my
were
all
cell
that
morning, that
bodies
to be left
hanging until
Accordingly,
we
had
seen
them.
that
(
about one
of
the
o'clock
afternoon,
three
prisoners
think
they
were
the
captain
Avalos, with the captain of

troops,
regular
and
Mr.
prison,
Dunn,
their
were
irons
un-
taken
from
off,
their
knocked
shackled,
and,
when
they
were
to
Cambiaso
walked up
them,
and
with
much
mock
politeness
asked
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
for
to
65
them
to
accompany
in
him
walk.
refuse,
They
wore
no
situation
but accompanied him in
silence, followed
by a them
file
of soldiers as guard.
He
led
out
of
the
barracks,
toward the
the trees
vessels.
As they passed under

and
to
on which hung the bodies of Mr. Shaw,

captain
Talbot,
the
young
and
lad,
Cambiaso
ing,
said,
pointed
"
them,
laughto
You
see
what
they
happens
into
such
villains
;
when
be
fall
my
hands
After
the
it
will
your
to
turn pass
next."
compelling
as
to
them
round
tree, so
view the bodies from
every side, he
the barracks
conducted
to their
them
back
to
and
of
crowded
prison.
The mate
self
the
E.
Cornish and myin
spent
that
morning
every
to
state
to
of
anxiety,
expecting
for
moment
be
led
be
to
called
death,
perhaps
to
out
perhaps 0*
be
shown
the
dead
66
bodies of our friends, and to be conscious

that any
emotion we
might show would
be watched by eyes that would interpret

it
into
an expression
of
sort
unmanly
of
fear.
My
pride
of
feeling
;
was
indignant
the
to
my my
own
honor
and
honor
my
country seemed to bearing

before
;
me
depend
pirates
upon
and
these
I
desperate
men
and
repeatedly
self
requested
control
I
the mate,
whose power of
doubt,
to
to
began
to
bo
bold,
I reall
whatever might
happen
that
if
him.
member thinking
around
he did not,
it
him
would
attribute
to
cowardly
o'clock
disposition.
Towards
three
we heard
At
feet,
the
report of fire-arms,
bustle in
and a general
yard.
to his
hurry and
report,
"
the
the
the
mate
sprung
captain
\
saying,
Good God,
?
who
has
gone
but
all
now
"
We
listened
anxiously,
was quiet
again,
and
CAPT.
CHARLES
our
H.
BROWN.
guard what
C7
ventured to ask
was.
is
is
the
care-
disturbance
"
They answered,
a
soldier
lessly,
it
only
who
about
out,
was
two
shot
he
traitor."
In
hours
tliat
my guard
the
called
I
me
were
at
saying
in
mate
I I
and
to
first,
walk
the
yard.
refused,
telling
them that
did
not
as
need
1
walk,
was
forth
oath,
eral's
;
well
enough
of
was,
and
with
the
so
but one
the soldiers,
an
gen-
exclaimed that they had

orders,
and
that
had
better
I
come, or worse might happen to me.

rose,
and
walked
first
out
thing
quietly
that
with
struck
of
the
mate.
eyes,
The
as
I
my
the
reached
the
door
guard
room,
was
temporary gallows,
on which was suspended the body of a

poor soldier.
Near
was
it
was
tree,
the
bark
holes,
of
which
torn
witli
bullet-
and the ground below, which was
C8

with
;
soaked
the
blood.
but,
turned
sick
all
at
sight
summoning
quietly
it
up
my
the
of
resolution,
walked
up to
body, and
asked
who
a
was.
One
my
acquaintances,
us,
Chilian
prisoner
saunside,
who came with

tering
and
who was
up
to
feel
around,
"
walked
my
pity
and
him,
said,
You need
Brown
;
not
for
captain
he was
traitor,
not worth caring

served him right."
I
for.
Our general has
questioned
the
man
further,
and
found that this was the body of one of

the soldiers
who had escaped from

the
the
barracks
with
governor,
and
who,
of
worn
out
by
suffering
and
at
the fear
starvation,
had
appeared
the
gate
up,
that morning,
offering
to
and
delivered himself
give
Cambiaso information of
if
the governor's hiding place,
he would
five
promise him safety, and the sum of
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
G9
hundred
dollars.
Cambiaso
lie
promised,
and
as
soon as
had gained what he

him
felt
wanted from him, had

led
ironed,
and had
the
out and shot.

fate,
that he
deserved his
"
but
remembering
among thieves," could not but think that it was not at Camproverb,
honor
biaso's
it.
hands
that
he
should
have
met
His story was, that which

night
past
after
the boat
in
they
the
had
left
the
shore on
the
Florida
arrived,
had
had
drifted
it
our vessel,
to
and
they
us
found
impossible
make
they
understand
what
they
the
wanted,
night,
till
drifted as
on
well
through
as
paddling
they
they
del
could
reached the
Terra
Fuego
they
shore,
soon after
to
davlight.
There
attempted
land,
but Avcre prefired

sol-
vented by a party of Indians, who
on them, and
wounded
one of
the
70
diers.
The
weather
to
then
being
calm,
they
paddled
the
westward,
and
crossed the Straits again to Port Famine,

the
former
site
of
the
colony.
There
in
they
had
concealed
themselves
last
the
bushes,
living
and for the

on
nothing
of
week had been

roots,
but
and
were
now
in
a state
I
starvation.
All this
gathered
after
I
from
my
guards
to
and
visitors,
returned
in
my
with
ex-
room
the
from
mate,
my
it
walk,
company
although
we had never
pected to see
again.
CHAPTER
Capture of the Governor
IV.
His
execution
am
led out of
my
Tlie prison
Priest
mero's character
His
burning of the bodies
Governor
Ga-
intercourse with the native tribes
The
Virago
Acuna
Arrival
of H. B. M.
war steamer
plans the
Mr.
Dunn, the Secretary
Cambiaso
capture of the steamer
The The
On
tliese
officers invited
He fears her force and discipline on shore No suspicions aroused

of
Virago sets
sail.
the
afternoon
tlie
day
of
executions,
Cambiaso sent out two

soldiers, well
or three parties of
armed,
under
all
one
of
the
chief
officers,
and
to
on
the
horseback,
with
directions
his
take
governor
in,
and
or
party,
and
bring
them
accurate
place
dead
alive.
They
hid-
had
-ing
information
the
of
their
from
traitor,
and
by
72
IMPRISOXMENT AND ESCAPE OP
surroundinj^
tlie
buslics,
and
in
gradually
capturing
in,
beating
tliem,
in,
tlicy
succeeded
and about sunset brought them
and they were soon heavily ironed.

I
heard that
they were
to
terribly
stand,
ema-
ciated,
and scarcely able
from
weakness, having lived for nearly a week
on nothing but roots and

biaso
berries.
Camwith
ordered
dinner,
them
to
be
that
served
a good
saying
they should then

thrust
go
with
into
belly-full,
and
them
Avalos
the
calaboose,
where captain
prisoners
and
the
other
were
after-
confined.
Captain Avalos told me
wards that neither the governor or

priest
the
showed
any
signs
if
of
fear,
but
their
when he asked them

fate,
they
knew
they
answered
coolly,
"Oh, yes!"
surround
Cambiaso
this
seemed
to
intend to
all
execution
with
the
pomp and
About
solemnity that he could command.
CAPT,
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
73
nine, in the
evening, there was a general

the
rush
through
the
camp.
march,
all
The
the
bugles
sounded
beat,
death
drums
the
soldiers
were
ordered under
arms,
priest
and
governor
led
Gamero
out of
in
and
the
the
bar-
Acuna were
All
left,
racks.
was
in
still
the yard after

I
they
the
and
a short time
heard
report of
their
death shotstrees to
They
which
were shot under the same

Mr. Shaw and captain
tied.
Talbot had been
In about an hour I was called out of
my
in
this
room, and
the yard.
told
I
that I
was
wanted
went out doggedly, for

had
day
into
;
of
excitement
sort
worn
as
me
to
down
of
indiflcrcnce
my fate me when
raised
but the scene

I
that lay
before
reached the platform, which,
above the rest of the yard, comof

the land
manded a view
7
beyond the
74

roused
lu
fortification,
mo
at
once from
nortli
my
the
indiiference.
the
field
of
barracks, was dug a deep hole,
in
which
threw
the
a
its
large
fire
was
on
right,
kindled,
all
which
red
light
around.
On
and
trees, to
the
hung the dead bodies

Talbot,
the
of boy,
Mr.
Shaw, captain
and beneath them

bleeding
priest.
were dimly seen

of the
the
corpses
governor
busied
and
The
fire
rebels
were
around
the
and some
the
bodies,
and
Cambiaso,
with
mounted
officers,
were
I
to
be seen giving directions.

to the
it
Soon
and a
saw a cart driven up
fire,
dead body thrown from

with
treat
as
little
into the flames,

as
ceremony
one
would
a dog.
"
One
of
my guard
standing
by me, said,
There goes the governor."
The bodies
of Mr. Shaw, captain Talbot,
and the poor English boy were one by

one cut down, and
thrust into the
fire.
CAPT.
CHARLES
of
the
to
II.
BROWN.
had
tlic
75
The
with
the
women
camp
allow
pleaded
Cambiaso
priest
to
body
he,
of
liav-
be
buried,
feelings
and
of
ing
for
to
perhaps
his
some
reverence
it
'
sacred
office,
had
allowed
be
given into
their
hands.
More
flame?,
fuel
was
their
now
lurid
heaped
light
on
the
and
showed me a scene
I
which makes me shudder as
recall
it.
The
singing
soldiers
danced
round
of
the
Chili,
fire,
the
national
it
hymn
and
mingling
Avith
shouts and curses, im-
precations on the governor,

of vengeance
and
threats
pris-
against the
against
of
the
remaining
captain
troops
oners
the
especially
Salas,
commander
and
rank
as
under
Avalos,
the
his
Gamero,
against
captain
officer
whose
an
Chili
under
to
government of
only crime.
the
lurid
seemed
of
be
The darkness
of
the
the night,
glare
flames,
the fan-
76
tastic
dancing of
shouts
the
soldiers, the
min-
gled
ear,
and
curses
that
met
my
like
made every
revelry
in
thing
hell,
appear to
me
some
of the
fellow
where
merry
this
the
souls
their
damned
sufferers.
make
over
On
evening
the
barque's papers, also
my
private papers,
were burnt, with shouts of joy.
was kept on the platform until the flames had died down, when three cheers
I
were given by
fire,
the soldiers
around
the
and answered
;
by those within
after,
I
the
yard
and
to
soon
was
ordered
back
my
prison,
to
endure another
night of
anxiety.
The
mate
eagerly
to
asked
me what
and
thought was going

I
happen next,
but
answered
him
I
shortly,
felt
turned
of
from
him, for
the
necessity
calming
my
mind, after such excitement.

I
That
night
passed
in
close
com-
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
77
munion
soul
to
with
myself,
strengthening
my
seize
meet whatever
rousing
might be
energies
to
before
me,
and
my
to
every
opportunity
escape
from
the
hands of such blood-thirsty

Lnorning found
of
fiends.
The
me
calmer, and more full
energy
and
determination,
than
If
any
moment
biaso
the
since
ordered
my captivity. me to be brought
to
his
Camout on me,
platform in order
intimidate
he did not
instead
know
man.
The
sight,
of depressing
me. roused in
me
a
to
spirit
of revenge, and
determined
me
had
retaliate
the
wrongs
which
seen inflicted on
my
friend.
Governor Gamero was

in
a
his
I
post captain
the
Chilian
army
name,
Ben-
jamin
Numoz
Gamero.
of
as
afterwards
heard him spoken

character,
man
of fine
and
of
excellent
the
judgment.
Under
his
directions,
colony
had
7*
78

in
grcwn
prosperity and
built
in
discipline.
He had
houses
for
some
very
comfortable
barracks for the soldiers, and some good

the
officers.
The
convicts
had been employed

tivating the ground,
in
clearing
and
cul-
and intercourse and

of
the
trade with
the
Indians
country
had been encouraged.
The
native
tribes
around the
colony
to
had always shown themselves friendly

the
settlement
in
;
and,
of
as
learnt,
had
to
been
the
habit
coming
down
the barracks
about once a month, bringarticles,
ing with
them game, and other

"were
which
for
they
anxious
to
exchange
flour,
bread,
and
so
forth.
They
a
line,
generally formed
themselves
of the
on
on the north
the
side
barracks, and
his
governor
the
in
would
range
troops
upon
put
platform,
above the
the
fence,
and
their
view
two
cannon, the
CAPT.
CHARLES
U.
BROWN.
often
79
noise
of
of
which
they
had
heard,
and
which
they had a
chiefs
superstitious
dread.
The
would
the
then
come
forward and
the
fence,
meet
governor outside
their
and
arrange
terms of
barter.
Of
little.
the
clergyman, Acuna, I
of the
know but
Avomen
speaks
of
in
The reverence
for
the colony
his
him, certainly
favor.
The morning
of the 4th of
December,
while the mate and

our
scanty
myself were eating

of
allowance
the
hard
bread,
washed
down by
water which
we
had taken from the dirty buckets

guard room, a shout
"
in the
rose in
the
yard,
the
steamer
flag
a
"
war
steamer,
with
to
English
My
heart leaped
to
my
mouth, as
sprung
to
my
feet,
and the
mate seemed
gather courage from the
very sense of the vicinity of his country-
80
men,
and
from
of
his
his
confidence
in
the
protection
flag.
One
moment's
glance showed
excitement,
me
that even
amidst their
some
of
the
guards
;
were
watching us
from the other room

caution
the
and
a
managing
to
mate
by
glance, I endeavored to assume as natural
an air as possible, listening

questions
as
if
and
asking
I
from
the
mere
curiosity.
gathered from
idlers
guard
and from
flocked
the
in,
round
the
camp who
that
Cambiaso had
to
expressed his
to
deter-
mination
steamer
;
attempt
capture
the
that the
Chilian flag had been
run up at the
to
flag-staflF,
and a gun
of
the
into
last,
fired
attract
the
attention
to
steamer,
the
har-
and induce them
come
bor and drop anchor.

seen
to
At
she
was
be
make
for
the
harbor,
and
to
to
evidently making preparations
anchor.
Her name,
they told me, was the Virago.
CAPT.
CHARLES
last
H.
BROWN.
the
81
During
myself
the
hour,
mate
aud
liad
been
forming
to
thousand
attract the
plans by
attention
wliich
we hoped
officers
of
the
or
men
and and
of the
steamer,
when
their
;
they
landed,
warn
of
them of
situation
own
our
danger,
our
but
;
plans
were
quickly
frustrated
for
no sooner had the steamer

than
tlie
come
self
to
anchor,
mate and my-
were hurriedly taken from our room,
and led across the yard towards a smaller

building.
In
vain
questioned
as
to
those
I
who were
was
going
leading
;
me,
only
where
my
tlie
answer
to
was
hasty oath, and an
order
little
be
quiet.
The
door
of
calaboose
into a
was
opened, and
we were pushed
feet
us.
room
about
eight
square,
and
the bolts
drawn behind
lying
Before me, sitting or
on
the
floor,
were
six
haggard
I
looking
men,
heavily
ironed.
spoke
82
IMPRISOXMENT AND ESCAPE OF
to
them
in
Spanish, but
in
was
answered
by one of them
"
good
English,
of the
who
Amer-
said,
You
are
the captain
I
ican
for
I
;
barque?"
started
with
surprise,
immediately thought him an Amer-
ican
and
or
saw that
he was a
a
gentle-
man,
sailor.
something
beyond
common
could
to
And
what
not
American
belonging
be
the
confined
there,
Florida
Could there have been another
vessel captured by these pirates, of which " " I had heard nothing ? are you ?
Who
eagerly asked
"
;
are
this
you an American
wretched place
?
How
came you
in
"
He answered
and that
he
that his
name was Dunn,
was
by
a Brazilian,
who had
as
been employed
his
governor
Gamero
secretary.
That he had been seized

orders,
at
by
his
Cambiaso's
insurrection,
the
time
in
of
that
and
confined
filthy
den ever since.
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
one
of
83
While
he
was
speaking,
our
guard knocked on the door, and ordered

silence, saj-ing
that
he would
us
shoot
down
him
the
first
one
of
who
troubled
again.
The
next
three
hours
we
spent
in
anxious listening to what was going
on
without
Mr. Dunn and myself now and

a
then exchanging
word
in
whisper.
to
Every
from by
attempt
our
little
that
we
made
was
look
window
prevented
gath-
our
guard,
who
stood closely
ered about both
door and window, every
now and
out,
all
then looking in upon us.
With;
was
very
to
still
and orderly
nothing,
no
save
sol-
noisy rioting
be
heard,
the
every now and

diers,
then
tread
of
or
the
usual
noises
attending the
regular military
duty of a barrack yard.

the
We
expected every moment to hear

firing,
noise of
or
some shout of exulta-
8-i

the
as
officers
tion,
if
of
tlie
Yirago
;
were
entrapped
quiet.
we had been
but
all
was
Towards
the
out,
the
middle of
the
afternoon,
English mate and myself were taken
and
conducted
quiet
in
I
to
our
yard,
old prison.
All
was
the
and
as
glanced around,
saw no new
of
faces,
no
sol-
change
diers,
in
the
arrangement
the
no
I
building
guarded
but
to
those
recog-
which
nize
as
had been accustomed

prisons
for
my
the
crew,
the
crew
of the E.
Cornish,
and the room

prisoners
where
with
captain
Avalos,
and
him, were confined.
Arrived
at
our
old home,
the
guard
told
became
more
our
communicative,
prison
and
me
to
that
had
been
of the
shore,
changed
English
visited
keep us out of
sight
officers,
who had come on
the barracks, and the
Florida,
and
had
CAPT. the
CHARLES H. BROWN.
without
This
then.
85
their
left
liarl)or
having
chance
I
felt
suspicions
excited.
of
es-
cape was lost to us

indignant
at
very
the
what
seemed
of
it is
to
me
unparalelled the Virago,

that
stupidity
the
officers
of
and yet
very
possible
had
their
all
suspicions
been excited,
we might
revengeful
have fallen victims to the

of
the
rebels,
spirit
before
for
any
thing
could
have
been
done
our rescue.
During
I
tliat
evening and the next day,

extract
managed
from
to
from
of
my guard my
fellow
and
one
or
two
voyagers, the
Chilian prisoners,
who had
to
now become
almost
regular
of
all
visitors
my
to
room, an
account
that had
occurred during the

the
visit
of the
Virago
colony.
the
On
biaso
steamer's
casting anchor,
Camto
had
manifested
8
a great desire
86

some-
capture
thing of
licr
probably
expecting
a prize
on
board of her, and
perhaps wishing to have in his hands so
powerful
vessel.
He
to
had
called
meeting of
the
his
officers,
consult upon
to
most
advisable
plan
pursue,
first
to
accomplish the
proposed, was
successful
in
capture.
The
had
plan
so
that which
been
our
:
case
seize
and that of the

the
officers
English
they
once,
brig
to
as
at
came
to
on
shore,
and
kill
them
avoid the
to
necessity
;
of
employ-
ing
the
men
guard them
then to board
steamer
and
as
take
her,
having
the
first
enticed
away
and crew as
big guns,
many of The possible.

showed
of
officers
sight of
teeth
;
the
all
which
side
their
along
the
the
steamer
their
knowledge of the excellent

board a British man-of-war
pability
;
discipline
on
ca-
of
the
of even the
smallest midshipman
CAPT.
CUARLES
of
H.
BROWN.
crew
in
87
to
take
command
absence
the
the
case
of the
all
of
tlic
superior
officers,
deterred
pirates
from attempting
this
plan of capture.
difficulties
The
capture
freely
;
in
the
way
of
the
were,
heard,
discussed
very
general Garcia being most earnest
in
insisting
upon
first
them.
difficulty
The
chief,
or
rather
the
suggested
by
him, was
that
the
officers
might
that
come
on shore so well
attended
to
a fight
might be necessary,
overcome
them
and that the noise of the struggle might

excite
the
the
suspicions
of
those on board,
when
whole colony would be at the

This
the
mercy of the guns of the Virago.

plan
was
and
it
put
to
the
vote
among
it
officers,
after
voting
upon
Once,
nine
times,
told,
it
was
rejected.
was
being
came within
one
vote of
accepted.
88
The next
tlie
proposition
was
It
worthy
of
blood-thirsty
officers
wretches.
was that
to
such
should
be
invited
dine
char-
with Carabiaso, he
acter
of
supporting the
of
the
governor
colony
and
with
that
poison
should
be
mingled
some of the dishes of which the were

to
officers
partake
but this plan also was
rejected.
The
rebels
must
have
if
felt
that
it
was too uncertain, even

did
human
some-
nature
not
make
it.
them
It
feel
thing revolting in
was then proof
posed
biaso
that
some of the
be
sent
officers
Camthe
should
on
board
steamer, with an invitation to the captain

to
land,
and that
they should,
on their
tilings.
return,
report the appearance of

to,
This was agreed

sent
;
and the spies were
but their report of the order
and
discipline
on
board,
the
well
nuirines,
manned
deter-
guns,
the
well
drilled
CAPT.
CHARLES
to
II.
BROWN,
all
89
mined Cambiaso
capturing
self
give up
hopes of
hini-
the
vessel,
and
to
to confine
to
attempting
of the
elude
suspicion.
The
officers
Yirago
landed,
and
were shown through the

the
I
fortification
and
colony,
Cambiaso
that one
attending
of the
them.
was
told
prisoners,
Mr. Dunn, who talked both English and

Spanish,
after
if
was taken from
his
prison,
and
being threatened with instant death

of
things,
;
he revealed the true state

to interpret
was employed
for
Cambiaso
while at the same time two of the rebels
who
had
some
to
knowledge
watch him,
of
English,
were ordered
and report
suspicious.
any thing w^hich might sound
The captain of
vessels
the Virago asked
what
those
were
lying
that
that
at
anchor.
Cambiaso
to
answered
they
the
belonged
brig
him
remarking
8*
had
prisoners
on board of
her some
of the
90
convicts
^vhom
he
had
not
the
conve-
niences for
keeping in close confinement
on shore
and that as the

as
vessel
was
be
only used
a prison,
to
there
would
nothing interesting
them
in
going on
board of her.
The
visited
captain
the
and
officers
afterwards
all
Florida,
from
which
my
crew had been removed except the steward,
a negro
living
man, and
five
on board which
of
were
or
six
Cambiaso's
followers.
How
the English officers could
be
so
blind
as
not
to
read
"
on
the
stern of the
barque the name,
Florida,
of
"
New
Orleans,"
and
on
the
brig,
Eliza
Cornish, of Liverpool," or not to

if
have their suspicions excited,

read those names,
is
they did
incomprehensible to
that
their told
me.
It
would
sense
seem
own
them
common
that such
would
have
colony could not
hold ves-
CAPT.
CHARLES
did, that
H.
BROWN.
91
scls
or
if
it
the vessels
would
be
I
Chilian
not
that
American, or
English.
the
was
told
Cambiaso
of
made
captain
present
eighty or
ninety-
tons of coal, of
in
which the
I
Virago
but
was
think
this.
need
but
could
not
there
must be some
coal
mistake
about
The
was
Surely,
perhaps
bought
British
by
the
Virago.
vessels
Her
Majesty's
do
not
accept such
presents as
that
from the governor of a small penal
colony,
on the shores of Patagonia.
So
large a quantity of coal would be a very
valuable
gift
in
such
place
as
that,
where
all
the fuel,
except the brush-wood
from the scrubby forests around, must be

brought from abroad.
Cambiaso told the captain, whose name

I
afterwards
of
learnt
was
Stewart,
that
several
his
prisoners
lurkinn:
had
escaped,
and were now
about the woods
92
at
Port Famine
and
if,
on the steamer's
anchoring there to take in some of this

coal,
which
lay
on
the
shore,
any
of
these prisoners
should wish to be taken
on board the "Virago, he wished captain

Stewart
to
order
to
his
men
to
drive
them away, and

tion
hold no
of
communicathe
soldiers
it
with them.
Some
the
who escaped with

appears,
governor, had,
never been
their
re-taken,
and
Cam-
biaso feared
vessel.
report to
the English
It
seems
in
to
me
another
instance
that
of
stupidity
captain
Stewart,
he
should have swallowed unsuspiciously this

story of Cambiaso's.
Would
it
not have
been much more probable that Cambiaso
would have asked

capturing
the
his
their
assistance
in re-
prisoners,
to
and them
I
requested
until
Virago
retain
he
could send for
them
could not but
CAPT.
CHARLES
these
II.
BROWN.
or
93
feel
that
all
things,
indeed,
half of
to
them,
Avould
have
eyes
been
of
enough
even
a
have
opened
"
the
"
moderately
cute
Yankee.
But
per-
haps some allowance for

at
is
my
impatience
officers
the
to
blindness
of
the English
be made, when
this
we
consider
how
me,
much
chance
of escape
I
was
its
to
and how bitterly
lamented
loss.
My
ing,
left
fellow
prisoner
and
myself were
sad enough
as
during the rest of that eventhat
we heard
the Yirago
had
of
Port Famine, and was
now
out
sight.
CHAPTER
We
are better treated
tions
V.
Captain Avalos again His priva The sergeant shot Mr. Buela Cambiaso's His code of laws Personal appearance Hia cipline Threats of poison Improved fare The coffee vanity The mate secures the E. Cornish Cambiaso and Garcia me go on board the Florida My steward.
disvisit
After
the
the
departure
of
of
the
steamer,
severity
our
imprisonment
was
were
ac-
very much
allowed
to
relaxed.
The
about
prisoners
walk
by
a
every
day,
companied
allowed
otlicr.
guard, and
were even
with
each
some
I
communication
saw captain Avalos again, and

earnestly
shook
told
hands
with
him.
I
He
had
me
that he had
thought that
been shot
with captain Talbot and Mr.
Shaw.
Captain
Avalos
had
been
con-
CAPT.
CUARLES
H.
BROWN.
95
fined
Salas,
in
the
same building
with
tlie
with captain
lieutenant
and
first
of
the troops under Gamero, of

biaso
told
whom Cam-
had
been
that
second
captain
to
lieutenant.
He
made
me
Salas
had
several
attempts
hold
communication
under
his
with
some
of
the
soldiers
command, but that they had been watched by Cambiaso, who feared
ery.
strictly-
treach-
One morning, before the execution of Mr. Shaw and the governor, a sergeant who had formerly been a convict,
but
had
been
promoted
for
good
conof
duct was detected receiving a
bottle
brandy
from
captain
Salas,
and
was
immediately seized, tried

court
traitor,
by a
to
summary
as
martial,
and
the
put
death
a
es-
under
sanguinary
After
code
this,
tablished by
ofificers
Cambiaso.
confinement
the
in
had
been
to
more
hold
strictly watched,
and
forbidden
96

with the soldiers
any communication
duty.
on
Mr. Dunn, the

in to
ray
secretary,
often
met
walks, and
we
generally
managed
to
exchange
greeting, and
to
convey
some information
lish,
each other in Eng-
as
we
at
passed.
this
Mr. Buela
also
saw again
time.
He had
in
suffered
much
room
was
were
to
privation, being confined in the
same
he
of
first
six
feet
square
which
put with
my
crew,
where they
so
crowded that they were obliged

most of the time.
in
stand up
It
was good policy

friendly
for
to
this
me
to
cultivate
all
relations with
my
captors
at
at
and
time,
reason,
in
began,
sports,
this
mingle
tlieir
least
as
spectator.
In
the
evenings,
often
the
men
and
women
tent,
would
collect
under a large
and dance the Fan-
dango, the so well
known Spanish
dance.
CAPT.
CIIAELES
H.
BROWN.
97
They danced
it
with handkerchiefs, wavcouple
ing them as each

retired
to
separated
left.
and
the
right
and
One
as
evening Cambiaso came up was standing by the tent
to
me
ropes,
I
and
asked me
heart to
to join
the
dance.
had no
do
this,
but
pleaded in excuse
of the
figures.
my American
These evenings
feast
ignorance
generally
ended with
pig or calf
barbecued.
One
I
night's
rude and cruel amusement
cannot even
now
think
of without the
shudder.
All the
dogs of
into
clubs.
encamp-
ment
then
were
chased
driven
circle,
and
of
with
The
cries
the poor frightened
animals, the howlings
of those
in
who were knocked down, rang

all
my
ears
night
and next mornbe seen lying
ing their carcasses
could
around on every
I also did
side.
my
9
best,
during
my
walks,
98
to
keep up
my
I
friendly intercourse
witli
the the
prisoners
Straits
had
brought
down
to
with me, and who
had been
alle-
allowed their liberty, on

giance to Cambiaso.
swearing
of them
Some
were
in-
very friendly, and brought
me
such
formation as they thought would interest
me.
From them
which
of
learnt
much
had
of
the
discipline
lished,
Cambiaso
the
estab-
and
sanguinary
code
of
laws which he had drawn up.
Immediately
governor, and
rection,
after
the
success
escape
of the
of
the
the
insur-
Cambiaso was
proclaimed
Com-
mandante
his title
by
the
rebels.
Afterwards
Garcia's,
was Major General, and

or
littk
General,
called
general,
as
he
was
by most of the
soldiers,
by way
day,
of
distinction.
On
the
same
hospital,
by
order of Cambiaso, the
chapel,
with
all
the sacred vessels on the altar,
CAPT.
CHARLES
U.
BROWN.
99
the house
and robes of the
priest,
were
burnt
Cambiaso declaring that he would

to
have nothing
rites.
do with
any religious
hoisted,
A
it
red
a
flag
was
and
no
having
with
upon
the
scull
cross-bones,
motto,
it
"I
give
quarter;"
released
and
conI
upon
victs
the
soldiers
and
all
swore
raised
fidelity.
This
flag
often
saw
in
the
colony,
on
parade
I
days,
during
my
imprisonment.
laws,
give below the code of
a copy
of which I
paraiso.
afterwards
its
obtained at ValI
Of
it
atrocity
need
say
nothing, as
speaks for
itself.
MILITARY
CRIMES,
AND THEIR CORRESPONDING PUNISHMENTS.

Article
I.
Every
fully
inferior
his
who speaks
officer,
disrespectshall
of
superior
be
immediately shot.
100
IMPKISONMENT
AND ESCAPE OF
II.
Art.
Every
inferior
his
who
should
raise
hia
shall
hand
against
superior
officer,
be immediately hung.
Art.
If
III.
an
inferior
strikes
his
superior
officers,
with or
alive.
without
arms, he shall
be burnt
Art.
IY.
be
a
traitor
to
He who
flag
should
the
in
we
have
sworn,
shall
be
cut
pieces,
alive,
and afterwards burnt.

Art.
Y.
of
perjury,
He who
is
guilty
incurs
the same punishment.
Art.
YI.
He who
communicates with the enemy,

punishment.
incurs the same
capt.
charles
Art.
h.
brown.
101
YII.
against
the
service,
He who
incurs the
speaks
same punisliment.
Art.
VIII.
steals
Robbery.
money,
lie
who
article
any
object,
or any
whatsoever, shall
be hung.
Art.
IX.
If
(
"Want of Punctuality.
in
any person
matter
in
in
the
military
service,
no
what capacity,) be wanting

and
place
his duty,
in
tlie
does
not
present
himself
and at the hour at which he has

ordered
to
been
tried
appear,
he
shall
bo
and
shot.
Art.
X.
for
Cowardice.
of courage,
Every man who,

flics
want
from
the
enemy, shall
bo put
to
death
9*
by the
bayonet
and
102

shall
his
eyes
be
taken
of
out to
prove
shall
the fact.
The body
coward
be burnt.
Art.
If
shall
XI.
seized,
any
be
of
traitor
be
it
his
tlie
tongue
instru-
cut
his
out,
being
ment
falsehood.
He
shall
be
burnt with a red hot iron, and he shall

afterwards suifer the punishments he has
incurred,
according to
Articles
4th,
5th,
and 6 th.
Art.
Sentinels
shall
XII.
at
;
found asleep
their
posts,
be
only
immediately hung
persons
they
for
being
said
the
responsible
post's
security.
Therefore, the sergeants

to
risit tlie
arc
requested
posts
every
ten minutes, for the

article.
observation of this
CAPT.
CHARLES
Art.
II,
BROWN.
103
XIII.
gives
He who
enemy, out
sideration,
in battle
quarter to au
of
shall
pity,
or
any
other con-
be immediately shot.
Art.
XIV.
or
soldier
The
is
officer,
sergeant,
who
not vigilant when on guard, shall be
tried
and
shot.
Art.
XV.
laws,
if
The
an
infractor
of any of these
;
officer,
shall be hung
if
a soldier, shot.
Art.
XVI.
All military persons are charged with

the
fulfilment
is
of the
preceding
articles.
This
particularly
:
recommended
are
to
su-
perior officers
to
and they
troops
requested
in-
inform
their
this
that
will
want of
not
formation on
head
excuse
them
from
undergoing
the
punishments
expressed.
10-1
imprisonment and escape of
Art.
XYII.
(
He who
should steal or hide

)
or abet
balls,
another in so doing,
or article of war,
any powder,
be
burnt
shall
alive.
Art.
XVIII.
on march should
given
him,
He who
throw
desirous
of of
in
battle or
away
the
cartridges
injuring
of
not
the
enemy, or
weight,
relieving
himself
in in
their
shall
joint,
be
cut
pieces
alive, joint
by
the
beginning
preference
with
fingers of the right hand.

shall
His remains
afterwards be burnt.
Art.
If,
XIX.
in
on
arriving
any
his
province,
Montista
be
discovered,
house shall
or
the
be
sacked,
and
be
the
owner
in
tenant
said
thereof
house.
shall
burnt
CAPT.
CHARLES
Art.
II.
BROWN.
105
XX.
my
If
any person in the troops under

sells
command
any
article
with
usury,
he shall receive one hundred lashes.
Art.
XXI.
division,
The
chiefs of this
all
desirous of
preventing
fraud,
prohibit, under pain
of the gallows, any attempt to give
money
on
gage, or with
any kind of interest.
Art.
XXII.
time forward, should
all
He
to
who, from
this
lend money on gage, shall lose

the
right
gage given him

it,
losing also
what
hun-
he gave on
and
receiving two
dred lashes in punishment. Art.
XXIII.
advanced
post
The
sentinel
or
who
on seeing the enemy approach, docs not

give the alarm, shall
be
cut
in
pieces
106
LMPRISONMEXT AND ESCAPE OF

consideriiif^ that
alive
from
his omission
great danger
may
Art.
arise.
XXIY.
sergeant,
his
;
The
chief,
officer,
or soldier
who
death,
to be
shall
shall
not
defend
post
unto
excuse
be
burnt alive
no
admitted on account of the greater

of the
force
enemv,
the
bad
state
of
the
to
armament, or any thing

cover his cowardice.
else tending
Art.
XXY.
life
Any
shall
offi<;er
ordered to assault a post,

or lose his
in
take
;
it,
the at-
tempt
if
he returns unsuccessful, though

all his soldiers,
he have lost
he shall be
immediately shot.
Art.
If
XXVI.
gives
the
any
sentinel
"9m
"
vive"
and does not receive
in answer,
General
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
fire
107
Cruz,"
he shall
immediately
at
the
person interrogated.
Art.
This
XXYII.
desirous
that
government,
every
individual shall
preserve his money, and

useful
objects,
employ
all
it
for
prohibits
;
kinds
is
of
hazardous
to
games
order
and
to
if
any
resorted
time,
it
in
while
away
must
be
lottery,
and
without interest.
article,
He who
infringes this
shall
be hung.
Art.
XXVIII.
be
given
to
An
every
the
ticle.
ounce of
gold shall
gives
of
the
body
who
information
of
infringement
preceding
Ar-
Art.
XXIX.
the
Any
sentinel
who abandons
post
committed to his care, shall
be pinched
108

red
this,
with
After
hot
his
tongs
until shall
;
he
be
expires.
body
exposed
publicly
it
during eight days
after
which
cast
shall
be
air.
burnt,
and
its
ashes
into
the
Given
in
13,
the
camp of Punta Arena,
December
1851.
On
and
reading
over
this
code
proofs
of
laws
punishments,
either
many
the
may be
in
seen of
present or
intended comthe
munication
province
Cruz.
indicate
of
with
insurgents
Conception,
18,
19,
under
general
Articles
that
and
25
in
would
contem-
Cambiaso
had
plation
join
his
a march
forces
through the country, to

of
the
is
with those
"
revo-
lutionists.
By
Montista,"
meant
Sant-
an adherent of the government at

iago,
under President Monte.

this
At
time,
very
frequently
saw
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
109
Cambiaso
sometimes on horseback,
his
sur-
rounded by
on
the
aids
sometimes walking
parade
ground.
Ue
rode well,
;
and generally on a very spirited horse

and
dirk
always
knife
went
and
armed
with
sword,
personal
pistol.
His
appearance was
a fair
fine;
an
with
nose
open forehead,
a profusion
of
complexion,
hair,
dark
heavy
an
ample
His
finely
call
moustache,
and
beard.
profile
was
aquiline,
and
an
his
artist
marked, and what

the coloring
;
would
of
his
face,
lips,
was
fair
admirable
forehead,
the
bright
hair,
red
soft-
and
dark
ened down by the lighter colored beard

ftnd
moustache,
that
gave
beauty
to
his for
face
would have been

But
hid
his
a study
painter.
eyes
revealed
fair
the
exte-
evil
rior.
passions
under
long,
lashes,
that
They
under
were
their
and
dark,
and
hid
from
beneath
10
110
which he cast sudden and covert glances.
When
his
he was
talking
to
nie,
he
never
looked steadily at
remarks, would
if
me, but
give
after
ending
me
sideway
of
glance, as
marking the
in
effect
what
he said
and
to
that
glance
there was
cat-like.
something
After
care,
I
me
stealthy
this,
and
observed
our
in
always
to
took look
I
during
directly
conversations,
eye,
him
the
as
in
if
afraid
might lose a word, but

I
felt
fact
because
en-
and knew that
he could not
dure any look, much

given.
less
one so intently
Erom my
I
observation of his character,

called
should not have
him
brave
man.
being
He was
admired,
very
vain, very fond of
and
often
to
gain
the
applause of his
own men, would assume

;
an
air
of
bravado
and
doubtless
the
same love of admiration would have led
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
Ill
him into daring acts
but he talked too

impress
it.
much
any
of his
valor,
to
me with
doubtless
strong
belief
in
He
which
had the
to
animal
courage
belongs
an uneducated man, and one brought

;
up in the profession of arms

convinced
for his
self
but
am
that
in
any situation
calling
reliance
and
presence of mind,
boasted
courage
I
would
have failed
rather
I
him.
But
am
giving
now
all
I
the
conclusions I
drew from
ever
knew
form
of him,
at
this
than any
time.
opinion
could
Cambiaso was a young man, not more

than twenty-five or six years of age
person,
;
in
of
rather
tlian
thin
than
stout,
size.
and
not
vain
more
of
middle
He was
of
his
beauty,
and
fond
orna-
ments.
sent
The day
to
after
my
capture,
he
word
and
me
that
I
he Avantcd
my
to
watch
chain.
handed
them
112
the
officer
who
I
brought
the
;
message.
The watch
chain I
never saw again
but
the
sometimes recognized
among
the
ornaments on Cambiaso's person.

Indeed,
it
was no uncommon thing
for
cut-
me
to
recognize
my own
forth,
pistols,
lasses,
officers
and
so
carried
by
the
and guards who
surrounded
a singular
to
me.
feel-
And
am
conscious of
or,
ing of
accurate word, of impatience which would

cross
I
indignation,
at
use a
more
my mind whenever
any
from
a
reflected that
might
moment
stroke
receive
my
shot
tliis
death-wound
or
from one
of
my own weapons.
destitute
At
time I was
of clothing
all
;
of
even with
left
a change
those
of
my
trunks,
my
passengers, being
on
board
the
Florida,
and soon broken open
and
rifled
of their contents, by Cambiaso
and
his
men.
CAPT.
CHAllLES
H.
BROWN.
113
my conversations with Cambiaso, which now occurred very frequently, I

In
often
begged permission
vessel,
to
go on board
my
their
and
be
under
guard
there,
knowing
that
some were
of his followers, with

living
wives,
;
on
board
the
Florida
"
but his answer constantly was,
No
am making up my mind what

all."
to
do with vou
At times he would
;
threaten to
shoot us at once
this
was
of
when he was made angry by

the
reports
trouble
which the care of us
gave.
These threats
the
were
reported
;
to
mc by
his
Chilian
prisoners
but
during
conversations
with
me, he
never
broke
out into violent expressions, but

rather
as
his
if
seemed
to
keep
control
over himself,
a
sense
to
impress
me with
of
self
command.
days
after
few
I
the
visit
of
the
Virago,
was
10*
told
that
Cambiaso
had
114
IMPKISONMENT AND ESCAPE OF
been heard to say that he had made up

his
to
mind
to
poison
me.
This
"when,
seemed
he
me
so
so
idle
threat,
his
had
it
me
did
completely in
power, that
not make much impression upon me,

I
until
found
in
that
a
fare.
great
difference
was
made
to
our
We
of
were
in
al-
lowed
outer
eat
with
the
guards
the
apartment, instead
having
our
food
the
brought
dishes
to
our
before
own
us
room
were
and
put
much
served
better
to
than 1 had
formerly seen
the soldiers.
I
told
my
suspicions
to
the mate, and
we determined
to taste only
those dishes
of.
which we saw the soldiers eat

however,
it
This,
was
difficult
to
to
do
us,
when
the
any new
dish
was
sent
for
guard being
enously of
first
served,
would cat ravand often leave
the delicacy,
us.
nothing for
CAPT.
CHARLES
a
H.
BROWN.
of
coffee
115
One
sent
to
morning,
cup
was
me, and to
me
I
alone,
it
from Cambefore
biaso's
own
table.
;
put
for
down
me, and
flashed
in
this
hesitated
the
the
conviction
across
coffee
;
me
but
that
poison was
up,
I
looking
saw
the
the
eyes
of
all
the
soldiers
and
They had all heard of Cambiaso's threat, and probably

mate
fixed
upon
me.
the same idea
was
in
their
minds as in
mine.
Their fixed gaze roused
my
pride,
and
it
drink reflecting that I might as well

first
as
last,
and
indeed,
in
that
my
way
death by
or
the
Cambiaso's hands
one
I
other
was
and
almost
certain,
raised
at
cup
drank
evil
the
coffee
one
draught.
No
consequences followed,
a cup was sent
and from that time

every morning
myself
of
;
me
but I never could divest

idea
that
into
the
some
of
them the poison would be put.
116
The
weather
throughout
the
time
of
our imprisonment
had been
by
heavy
from
very
warm,
but
interrupted
north-west
the
winds,
hills,
which
swept
between
across
and
sometimes
drove
the
harbor.
The E. Cornish and
the Florida
had
been
anchored by the rebels,

;
with
two anchors each
but this was done in
a very unseamanlike manner, and in one of

these
high
winds
the
E.
Cornish
This
began to
drag
her anchors.
was
reported to
Chilians,
I
me by some of who had been on

fear
the friendly
board,
and
began
to
that
we
should lose the

definite
brig.
Not
that I
had any
idea
to
of any
succor
which could
arise
us
from Cambiaso's retaining the

they
vessels,
but
seemed a
;
tie
between ourselves and

long
least
our homes
safe,
and as
at
as the
they were
we
had
means
in
by
case
which wc could leave the
place,
CAPT.
CHARLES
in
II.
BROWN.
117
I
it
was ever
our power so to do.

to
therefore
to
if
advised the mate

his
send word
that
Cambiaso by one of
he was allowed to he
could
the
guards,
go
on
the
I
board his
difficulty
all
;
vessel,
remedy
and
at
same time
quite
told
our
this
visitors,
who were
plenty at
time,
that they should use
their influence
with the general, to

secure
the
allow
the mate
to
brig for
them.
sent
off
Cambiaso
for
immediately
to
an
to
order
the
the mate
be sent
the
E.
ac-
Cornish in one of
shore
four
boats,
companied
diers,
by
three or
of his solin
as
;
guards.
This
left,
was
I
the
evening
and
of
after he
was
visited
last
by
several
the
officers,
and at
I
by Cambiaso
himself.
fancied
saw
some anxiety amongst them, with regard

to so
the
mate's
of
proceedings.
all
They were
pertained
to
ignorant
that
118

that
for
I
navigation,
it
believe
they
to
thought
a
possible
one
man
and
navigate
vessel
by
himself,
had
to
some
idea
that the mate's request
go on board
plan
his
was part of
us,
a concerted
between
escape,
by which he could make

to
and bring succor
the
other prisoners.
shifted,
fresh,
The next morning

blew directly
a
in
the
wind
and
with
shore very
heavy
sea.
Cambiaso at once ran up

flag-staff,
a flag
the
on the
to
as
signal
I
for
boat
return
the
to
shore.
was
time,
walking
on
platform
at
the
and saw her leave the
vessel,
with four
men
in
her
but
to
the
distance
was too
great for
me
distinguish
whether or
no the mate was among them.

boat neared
the the
I
As
the
shore,
and got
that
if
breakers,
could
see as
among she was

lands-
rowed
men.
very
unsteadily,
by
Suddenly
she
was
capsized,
and
CAPT.
CHARLES H. BROWN.
119
the
men
in the -vrater.
Three of the men
struggled to the shore, but the fourth
was
first
drowned.
struggle.
lie
never rose after the

the
I
As
remainder
came
into
the barracks,
to
pressed eagerly forward,

fellow prisoner
see if
my
was
with
them, and learned that
he had remained
of
his
on the
brig.
The
to
circumstance
their
remaining,
suspicions,
added
and
half
formed
of
that
during
to
the rest
day,
was
obliged
calm the
hourly
increasing
excitement,
to
by
assuring
that
each
new
visitor
my
to
prison,
his
the mate
to
;
was doubtless
the brig hold
doing
her
for
best
make
it
anchors
that
was not yet

and
great
so
safe
him
to
leave
to
her,
forth.
That
evening,
his
my
relief,
he
made
appearance,
cue as
his
and
to
immediately gave him his
what account
I
felt,
he should
give of
I
delay.
however, that
had run
120
great
risk,
which
nothing
but
the
in-
strongest necessity
should
make me
cur again.
During
I
the
third
visits
week
in
December,
had frequent
during
closely
from Cambiaso and

they
Garcia,
which
in
questioned
me very
edge
to
regard to
my
knowlturning
of
navigation,
sometimes
the
English mate, and comparing his
answer with mine.
They asked what

of
the Straits
I
;
knew
of the
navigation
to to
and would often seem

ining
Bhore,
be cross-examthe lay
the of the
me with regard
and the
appearance of
head-
lands.
I
took
for
advantage
of
their
visits,
to
beg
more
still
indulgence to
shut up
in
my
been
crew,
who were
place
the
crowded
put,
where
deprived
;
they
of
had
first
and
almost the
it
necessaries
of existence
but
was
evident,
from
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BEOWN.
Lc
liad
121
Cambiaso's
ans-êrs,
that
not
yet determined what course to
take with
regard to
us.
About the
20th
of
the
month,
re-
ceived permission
from
Cambiaso
remain
to
go
;
on board
my
the
vessel,
and day
there
and
on
same
their
in
my
crew and
were
released from
to
for
prison,
allowed
run at large
themselves.
in
the
yard, and cook
After
my
long
confine-
ment
the
barracks, under the constant

of
supervision
to
the guard,
never allowed
being
eat
or sleep without
watched,
to
the
Florida
the
face
seemed
of
like
home
me,
that
and
of
my
to in
steward
like
an on
old
friend.
He
cook
the
for
had
the
at
been
kept
board
living
men
the
the
who were
head
of of
Florida,
officer
whom was
Tapia,
(
an
by
name
the
one
who brought
to
my
first
and second
letters
me,
and
11
122
IMPEISONMENT AND ESCAPE, ETC.
his
-wife.
My
steward had often asked
for
mo
while I was on shore, and Tapia
would
sometimes
I
tease
him,
by
telling
him that
was
see
shot
or
hung,
that
he
;
would never
at
me
again, and
so forth
which he
would
cry
like
child
and when he
saw
me
come
on
board,
he danced and skipped
around me with
a true negro-like expression of delight.

I
asked him
if
he wanted to
those
;
stay
in
pi-
that country
rates.
"
with
rebels
and
No, massa
"
no,
to
massa Captain,"
be with you
;
he replied,
feel
want
safe
while you are by me."
CHAPTER
Comparative comfort
VI.
The
Execution of the Indian -woman Tha Fears of the cattle slaughtered Escape of the Indians rebels Preparations for leaving The Florida re-christened Interview with Cambiaso The embarking of the colonists Prisoners sent to the Florida.
day My
visit to the
ban-acks
Christmas American ensign CamThe Indian boys
biaso's
rage
After
my
removal
to
the
Florida,
made
with
myself
the help
if
comparatively
of
comfortable,
my
steward Tom, who

never do
to
seemed as
for
he could
enough
pos-
me.
was
allowed
take
session of
my
state-room, and found some

effects
few of
the
my
personal
whicli
I
of.
lying
about
of
vessel,
took the liberty
taking possession
Tom had two
of
his
my
shirts,
which he had washed in
124
IMPRISOXJIENT
AND ESCAPE OF
Lid
of
for
best
manner,
of
and
me.
The
and
a
luxury
change
clotlies
good bath, was delightful

was
to
me.
Tom
the
allowed
to
do
my
cooking at
Tapia's,
same time that

tions
I
he did
our ra-
being
brought from the
barracks-
used to eat
it
my
meals,
sitting
on the
of
deck,
being then the height
sumtime,
mer, and very

in
warm most
of
the
the cabin.
One morning, in loitering on the deck, saw the American ensign, which had
coil
been ignominiously thrown behind a

of rope.
that
it,
glanced around, and finding

observing
it
no
one was
hurried
me, raised
and
with
it
to
my
state
room, concealing
I
beneath
my
mattrass.
found the Florida

neglect
much
injured
she
by
the
and
rough
of
usage
her
had
were
undergone.
Many
sails
destroyed, her running and standing gear
CAPT.
CHARLES
one
H.
BROWN.
125
cut up, and

lost.
of her
quarter
;
boats
This grieved
aid,
I
me
very much
and
with Tom's
to
iu
endeavored
gradually
it
repair such of the injuries as
was
that
my power
time
to
mend,
thinking
the
the
might
come
to
when
vessel
might enable us
make our
escape.
The morning bringing to me

that
I
of Christmas
so
Day dawned,
and
many
sad recollections
restless,
became
to
nervously
quietly
unable
vessel.
remain
on
board ray
to
Every
by
thing
the
seemed
very
remind
of
con-
me
of home,
;
force
faces
trast
the
wild,
foreign
around
harsh
mc
the
strange
language,
made
by oaths and
ear
all
;
curses,
which
;
greeted
the
my
the
so
summer vegetation
to
heat
opposed
the
every
in
thing associated
;
with
season
of
the
;
my mind
the
I
re-
collection
terrible
scenes
had
passed through 11*
of
my
present
danger,
126
IMPRISOXMENT AND ESCAPE OF

still
and of what might bo

all
before
me
pressed upon me, until

place
some change
absolutely
ne-
of
seemed
to
me
cessary.
determined
a
boat,
his
to
go
on
shore
so,
taking
accompanied
by
Tapia
and some of
men, we rowed ashore,
and soon reached the barracks.

Here, every thing
such
confusion,
was
I
in
confusion
that
quickly
wished
myself back again on board the barque. The soldiers were mostly under arms,
the
released
prisoners
and
my
crew
;
standing in groups on the parade ground

and, looking towards
Cambiaso's
of
house,
which was
I
to
in
the
middle
at the
the yard,
talkinir
saw him standing

Garcia,
door,
in
and apparently
a state of
to
great excitement.
Not
in
willing
come
under
I
his
notice
his
present mood,
yard, look-
passed quietly around the
CAPT.
CHARLES
11.
BROWN.
"wliom
I
I
127
could
iug
for
somebody
from
obtain
information.
Mr.
still
Dunn
under
could
not
see,
he
being
guard,
;
confined with captains Avalos and Salas
but I soon met

the
my
old
fellow-prisoner,
English
of
the
mate,
and
from
him
and
the
some
Chilians I
gathered
cause of the uproar.
There
the
had
been
several
visits
from
Indians during the last week or two,
and there
that
was
of
some
these
reason
late
to
suppose
some
as
visitors
had
come
the
spies.
The herdsmen who had

the
cattle
charge
colony,
late
of
belonging
that they
to
the
had
reported
Indians,
had
of
seen
the
armed,
lurking
around
the
cattle,
and
hanging
the
about
can-
woods
which
This
surrounded
roused
tonment.
suspicions,
had
on
Cambiaso's
I
re-
and
the
tlic
day after
he
moved
to
Florida,
had
seized
128
two Indian
some time
ently
the
boys
in
who
had
been living
and,
the
barracks,
design
of
appar-
with
Indians,
to
the
intimidating
had
a a
ordered
them
to
be
conveyed
distant,
point
place
to
about
two
the
miles
at
where
pass,
Indians
were accustomed
to
on
their
way
the barracks. the

death,
off.
There they were hung

the
trees,
by
to
neck
their
to
and lanced
being
cheeks
and noses
cut
On Christmas
man
had
morning, an Indian woat
appeared
the
gate,
son,
re-
questing to
enter and visit her
who
was
in
the barracks.
She
was
carried
before
Cambiaso,
as
to
and
the
being
questioned
of
the
by
him
movements
Indians,
and when they were coming to

visit
make another
tradicted
fessed
for
barter,
she
con-
herself
continually.
She conof
that
she
had
seen the bodies
CAPT.
CHARLES
but
II.
BROWN.
129
the Indian
boys,
lier
being asked
who
was with
at
liad
first
when she
"
saw
"
them, she
she
of
said,
No one
to
then said
been
chiefs,
sent
the
the
then
death
yard
he
by one
that of the
was
angry
"While
about
she
the
boys.
the
was being
questioned,
the
lierdsmen
the
came hurrying into
camp, with
news
cattle,
that
the
Indians
were killing the

off.
and carrying them

his
Cambiaso mustered
hurriedly,
mounted troops
with
arming
;
them
muskets
and clubs
and then, leaving the Indian

guard,
woman under
he
hastened
the
out
with his men in

ders.
pursuit of
marau-
The Indians soon took

mounting
their
the alarm,
and
off
swift
horses,
were
before
him,
leaving
their
the
slaughtered
cattle
lying
on
pasture
his
to
ground.
the the
He, however, soon

track,
put
men on
follow
and
leaving
them
130
IMPRISONMEXT AND ESCAPE OP

returned
Indians,
on the
gallop
to the
barracks, terribly exasperated.

in
He
"
rode
and called
Indian
!
to
the
guard
crying,
to
bring out
the
woman,
her
!
Drag her
she
out
kill
tell
shoot
her
lies
down,
"
!
shall
me no more
out
before
She was
with
life,
dragged
all
him,
resisting
for
her might,
for her
and pleading
son, praying
useless,
her
asking
for his help.
Her prayers were

even listened
lected
to.
and were not

col-
Cambiaso himself
soldiers, to
file
of
and
ordered
her
to
be dragged
tree
to
and
fire
tied
there.
self.
He gave
Six
or
the order
bullets
in
himher,
eight
struck
but
still
she writhed
agony, and conhelp.
tinued
her
shrieks
at
to
for
One
of
the soldiers,
nod
and
club,
from
Cambiaso,
her
walked
the
up
her
a
struck
on
head
with
which
silenced
her for ever.
Her dead body was hang-
CAPT.
CHARLES
tree
H.
BROWN.
I
131
ing
yard.
to
the
when
entered
the
The English
most of
this
mate,
from
whom
got
information, and
to
I
who
had
been suffered
go at large
left
almost untold
watched since
the
barracks,
me
such
that he had
a
fiendish
to
never seen
passion
;
Cambiaso in
that
Garcia
had tried
least
quiet
him, but without the
effect.
The
the
troops
were
still
out,
following
Indians,
in
and
the
great anxiety
was
ex-
pressed
yard
that
they
might
genthe
disor-
overtake
eral
and
capture them.
The
that
opinion
seemed
to
be
Indians,
seeing the
of
the
weakened
colony,
and
derly
state
to
had formed a
attack
all,
plan
them,
make
sudden
upon
the
and
of
massacre
them
which
I
for
sake
the
booty
they
would
secure.
From what
gathered, I con-
132
eluded that a party of Indians had come
down
the
the
pass
on
when,
tlicir
way
to
visit
barracks,
finding
the
dead
they
bodies of the
boys
on
their
road,
spy.
had sent the woman on as a

they
Why
and
had
off
commenced
the
cattle,
slaughtering
witliout
driving
for
waiting
unless
her return, I could
not
tell,
the
to
herdsmen were
be
so
few and so easily

the
overpowered
that
temptation
was
too
great for them.

in
At about one
the
afternoon,
suc-
ceeded in persuading Tapia and his

to
men
and
put
off
again
for
I
the
barque,
happy indeed was

on board of her.
I
to find
myself again
determined
not to
go ashore
to,
again
unless I
as
was compelled
of
and
to
keep
much out
Cambiaso's way as pos-
sible.
Fifty plans of escape had crossed
my
mind.
Sometimes
to
leave the ves-
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
133
scl,
and strike across the country among
the Indians
starvation
but
of
from that, the fear of
deterred
me
sometimes
to
get
enough
my crew
to
and
of
the the
prisoners
vessel
to in
friendly
me on board
and
but
navigate
that
her,
;
make our
the
escape
lay
way
Florida
the
fort,
right
under the
guns
of
of
and
the
impossibility
getting
her
under weigh was too

I
felt
evident.
Besides,
great
reluctance to leave
any plan
of escape which would

sufferers,
my
fellow
Mr. Dunn, captain Avalos, and

still
so
forth,
in
the
hands of the
to
pi-
rates.
There seemed
be nothing but
to
wait the course of events, and avail

of
myself
any
favorable
circumstanco
that might occur.
On
to
the
morning
the
as
of the
26th,
several
men from
visit
barracks
came
on
board
us,
they sometimes did, and
12
134

soldiers
from them we learned that the

sent
after the Indians
had returned withthem,

after
;
out being able to

following
that
overtake
twelve
them
for
hours
of
and
there
was a good deal

lest
anxiety
on shore, up
in
the
Indians
attack
should
come
in
force
and
them
the
night.
I
had
felt
some desire
to
see
one of
the
native
Patagonians, having
belief that
still
my
us.
school-boy
as
they
were
giants,
our geographies generally inform
During
one
yard,
my
and
imprisonment at
the barracks,
or
two of the men had visited the

I
had
seen
them
from
large
my
in
to
window.
stature,
They
but by
of
were
no
certainly
means
boyish
came
up
the
measure
my
imagination.
They had
friendly
heretofore
shown
themselves
towards
in
the
colonists,
being
probably kept
awe by governor Ga-
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
135
he mero, and the strict discipline which

enforced
far
;
but they were said to be very
from cowardly, and very savage and
inhuman when roused by the excitement

of
fighting.
I
had
often
thought
that
Cambiaso had some dread of them, judginir
from
two
or
three
remarks about
to
them
which
time.
he had
made
me from
time to
For two or three days

turbance by
out was
visit to
after
this
dis-
the
Indians,
sharp lookevery
kept
by
Cambiaso, and
the Florida from
the shore gave
me
At
accounts of the alarm of the rebels.

last,
heard
that
we were
all
to
leave the place,

to be abandoned.
and the settlement

I eagerly
this,
was
asked Tapia,
if
from
tell
whom
heard
he
;
would
but
I
me where we were going found he knew no more of our

tion
destina-
than
did
indeed,
it
was only
136
from
what
he
had
observed
on
shore,
and from the surmises of the men around

him,
that he had
drawn
to
his
conclusion.
I felt very anxious try

to
go on shore and
myself
discover
for
in
how much
but
the
its
truth there
was
of
this
report,
visit
remembrance
my
I
last
and
risks deterred me.
could only question
Tapia,
who went
seemed
to the fort
very often,
as myself
It
and
to
who
as
to
anxious
know what was
be done.
was
Cam-
evident that the

biaso
;
men did not
trust
that they
feared his securing the

of
to
treasure
and
one
the
vessels,
and
the
abandoning
Indians
or
them
to
the
mercy
of
the
Chilian
government,
when
the
news
of the insurrection should
reach Valparaiso.
This
seemed
I
not imit
probable
but
for
myself,
judged
more
likely
that
Cambiaso
to
was making
the
some preparation
join
insurgent
CAPT.
CHARLES
11.
BROWN.
in
137
party under general

ince
Cruz,
for
I
the
prov-
of Conception,
was convinced
held
that he had in
some
way
commu-
nication with them before he rose against
governor Gamero.
in
He had
several times
his
conversations with a
me,
of
to
declared
general
himself
sworn
in
partisan
Cruz
and once,
answer
my
com-
plaint of the outrages
committed against
that
my
if
vessel
and myself, he had said

Cruz succeeded
at
in
general
overthrow-
ing the
government
Santiago, everycase
thing connected with

satisfactorily adjusted,
my
should be
I
and that
should
have no reason
thus,
to complain.
In speaking
referred
he
must
of
course
have
to
my
the
pecuniary losses.
No
to
reparation
his
friends,
could be
for
made
to
me
or
barbarities
inflicted
upon
my
friend,
Mr.
of
Shaw
12*
but
the
in
Cambiaso's
of
scale
injuries,
loss
property
138
probably stood highest.

the
Somewhere about
December, several
29th
or
30th of
"workmen were sent on board the Florida,

evidently
for
the
purpose
of
making
preparation for her departure.
Her name,
on
her
which
stern,
was
beautifully
painted
was smeared
over, a
fresh coat of
"
paint put on, and the word

( the
Inesperado,"
in
its
unexpected.^
inserted
place.
"Wood,
water
and
provisions
to
in
great
quantities were sent

the
the Florida
and
Eliza
Cornish, and
in
the
two
as
vessels
were put
expected
as
good order
such
could be
from
unseamanlike work-
men.
These
to
workmen
the
took
the
opportunity
secretins:
ransack
two
vessels,
everything of value that they could

their
lay
hands on, and throwing overboard

useless.
what they thought

things,
Among
some
other
of
they came
across
bags
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
139
gilver
in
ore
which
had
been
of
overlooked
the
the
former
searching
Eliza
apif
Cornish,
and doubtless
would
to
have
deep,
propriated this treasure

the
the
English mate had not been standing

at
by them
the
to
time of
the
discovery,
and threatened
inform
against
them.
The bags
were
worth
about
two hun-
dred dollars apiece.
On
the
the
year,
morning
Cambiaso
of
the
last
day
of
himself
came
on
board, attended by his aids, fully
armed,
and evidently intending

self
to surround him-
with
all
that could impress us with
an idea of his authority.

the
to
He went
for
into
cabin,
and then sent
me
to
come
him.
the
When
table,
I entered,
he was seated
pistols
his
full
by
with
his in
lying
regi-
before him,
and dressed
received
mentals.
politeness,
He
me
me
with
a seat
;
much
then
and offered
140
IMPRISONMENT
AND
ESCAPE
that
OP
commenced by
of hostility
Indians,
supplies
telling
to
mc
the
the
marks
shown
the
his to
colony by the
of
and
for
difficulty
obtaining
deter-
followers,
had
place,
to
mined
that he
him
abandon
the
and
keep
;
had made up
him,
to
his
mind
the
me
and
most
the
the
with
that
navigate
vessel
he expected
me
obey
to
his
use
my
ut-
skill,
and
to
orders
to
letter,
with regard to the course of

I
vessel.
answered him very
coolly,
I
that he had left
me no
his
choice
I
since
was
force
to
entirely
in
power,
;
must per-
obey his orders
that with regard

skill,
using
my
utmost
for
had
too
much regard
lives
my own
in
life
and
the
navi-
of
my crew
seem
I
that
best.
perilous
gation, not to do
my
My
him,
coolness
for
did
not
as
to
offend
he
said,
smiled
"
spoke,
and
rising,
You
shall be well watched, Sir Captain,
CAPT. CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
if
141
and
give
it
will
go
hard with you

for
you
After
any
cause
suspicion."
vessel
going
through
orders
to
the
his
and
giving
some
pared
if
to
workmen,
I
he
pre-
leave,
when
said to
him that
I
he would give
directions
to
me
authority,
would
in
re-
give
the
workmen
gard to such repairs as the vessel might

need to render her sea-worthy.
he
assented,
To
this
sat-
apparently
with
much
his
isfaction,
and entering the boat,

the shore.
men
pushed
off for
New
ing the
in
Year's
Day dawned,
were
clear, bright,
and summer-like, and early

boats
all
in
the morn-
busily
to
engaged
the two
bringing
off the
colonists
vessels.
My
crew and the crew of the
Eliza
Cornish were sent on board their
respective vessels, and
my
old companion,
in
the English mate,
was put
command
of the E.
Cornish.
142

a
"We had
busy
time
of
it
on
that
New
forth,
sels,
Year's Day.
water,
Men, women, children,
provisions,
camp
on
furniture,
and so
yes-
were crowded
and
board our
my
ingenuity was
taxed to the
for
utmost to
make stowage
the
them
all.
About two hundred of the

put
colonists
were
and
on
board
Eliza
Cornish,
nearly two hundred

the
and sixty on board

with
Garcia,
Florida.
his
Cambiaso,
officers,
and
other
took possession of taking

Avalos,
the cabin
and
state-rooms,
with
them
some
into
I
Mr.
Dunn,
captain
rest
and
others.
The
were
crowded
soldiers.
the hold
with the
to
common
was allowed
retain
vessel,
my
and
state-room,
as
captain of the
my
mates
and crew were put under
my command.
in
The
treasure
was
near
stored
there,
I
Cambiaso'a
state-room,
or
nailed
up
in
all
heavy wooden boxes.
found
that
CAPT.
CUARLES
H.
BROWN.
143
the prisoners of any importance were to
be put in the
tain
Florida,
probably
to
re-
them under
Captain
the E.
Cambiaso's
Salas,
own
super-
vision.
however,
was
sent
to
Cornish.
Among
to
our
;
passengers
were
about
hundred goats
confine
and as we had no pens

in,
them them
keep
hogs
few
dogs
were
duty
sent with
it
as
guards, whose
was
to
them
were
within
to
bounds.
the
Two
On
I
dozen
share
privileges of the deck
with the goats.
the
evening of the 1st of January

to
managed
exchange
few
words
with captain Avalos and Mr. Dunn,'w'ho
had
dark.
been
sent
on
board
just
before
value
They told me that everything of had been taken from the fort,
to
what was portable sent and any things too heavy

and
too
the
vessels,
to carry
left
away,
the
valuable
to
be
to
144
Indians, spots
liad
been
buried
in
different
in
around the cantonment
and
the
yard of the barracks, by order of Cambiaso. itated

It
seemed
to
them that he medcolony,

in
return to
the
case
he met with
ing
the
any
difficulties
in navigat-
vessel,
and
that
therefore
he
to
was unwilling
the Indians.
long, as
to
abandon any thing

were not able
officers
We
to talk
some of the
were stand-
ing by, and evidently watching us.
CHAPTER
Cambiaso's
orders
YII.
Bay
We
set sail
riot
My
Men deserted at Wood's Bay The behind Stormy weather Sandy Bay Eliza Cornish The Indians Cape Gregory Interview with again Cambiaso His promises Conversation with Mr. Dunn
French ship
drunken
Wood's The
The
old
officer
condemned
Garcia's interference
left
detenniuation.
The
for
2(1
of January
saw us
tlie
all
ready
sea,
and early in
on
morning Cam-
biaso
into
his
came
his
board.
He
after
called
me
state-room,
in
and
he
renewing
signs
threats,
case
saw any
orders,
of
my
disobeying
his
he
gave
me
a written paper,
on which were
the
vessel.
my
I
if
directions for
navigating
opened
it
before him, thinking that

necessity
saw
the
of
making
any
re-
13
146

about
it
marks
to
them,
once.
it
would
be
better
do
to
at
The
paper
directed
Straits
me
to
1-4
go
westward through the

Pillar
to
;
Cape
north
thence
deg. the
wcst-by-north
82
to
;
west
longitude
then
northerly
latitude
of
the
island of Marica
thence for that island,

the east side,
orders.
coming
waiting
to
anchor on
further
and
for
The Eliza
and
a
Cornish was to follow the Florida,

at
night both vessels were to display

lantern at mast head.
signal
He
remarked,
when
had
finished
reading, that these were

directions
for
;
only
my
general
to
that
must
look
him
more particular orders from day to and that while the vessels were day within the Straits, he should often want
;
to
anchor at different points.
At about
ten
o'clock
fired
in
the
morning,
a signal gun was
from the Florida,
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BllOWN.
147
and
both
vessels
weighed
the
anchor
and
got under way for
westward.
little
We
re-
made but slow work and

both vessels being
pair
progress,
somewhat out of
neglect,
from
montli's
and
the
standing and running rigging being very
much
the
chafed
3d,
and
worn.
On
Saturday,
we reached Port Famine, and

ordered
to
there
were
lay
over
till
Monday morning, during which men were employed in getting

wood and
water, while I
time the
in
more
oc-
was
fully
cupied in stowing our numerous

gers more closely, and
comfortably.
if
passen-
possible,
I
more
In
this
labor
received
cap-
much
tain
assistance from Mr.
Dunn and
I
Avalos,
whose
situation
endeav-
ored to render as comfortable as possible,
and whose
mess.
fare
supplied from
my own
Sunday evening,
as
was standing on
148
IMPEISONMENT AND ESCAPE OF

one of the men from the hold
with
a
the deck,
passed
arm,
vessel,
me
and
bundle
the
under
side
it
his
approaching
to
of
the
I
was about
throw
over.
stopped him, asking

carelessly
what
it
was.
He
who
turned
the
down
the covering and

child
showed
me
body of a
had been born the evening the colonists
came on board, and who had died

morning.
that
The
brute,
who
I suppose
was
iron
the father, had

to
attached
pieces
of
the
the
cloth
which
to
covered
its
poor
I
little
thing,
insure
sinking.
compelled him to go on shore and bury

it,
ordering
him
by
my
I
authority
as
captain of the
casion
to
ship.
took
every octhink-
exercise this
authority,
to
ing
the
it
might be of advantage
me
in
future.
The
mother
died
during-
our voyage.
We
got under
way again on Monday
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
149
morning, and reached
St.
Nicholas Bay-
by the
lay over
evening
all
of the
6th.
Here we
Wednesday-
night,
and
our
on
morning continued
until
lin
course westward
Thursday afternoon, when we came
sight of
Wood's Bay, Cape Holland.

for
Cambiaso sent
harbor,
me
as
wc nearcd
that
the
in-
and
lie
informed
in this
me
he
tended to
time.
anchorage" for some
His
object
was
to
get
ship
some
which
ago,
liquor out of an
old French
had been wrecked there some time

and which
still
lay
with
the
to
greater
part above water.

in
We
the
came
next
anchor
the
evening,
and
morning
to
the
soldiers
wore sent on shore
un-
load the wreck,
and
rescue what liquor
was
still
untouched by the water.
Some
out
to
barrels
and casks
were
brought
whole, and
the
immediately
;
transferred
Florida
13
but
many were
stove
150

either purposely
in,
or
by accident,
of
ancl
then
commenced
and
scene
drnnkeh
for
rioting
disorder
which
lasted
three or four days.

all
Officers,
;
men,
sailors,
were
Garcia
over
intoxicated
and
have
Cambiaso
as
little
and
seemed
to
control
them
as
had.
Indeed,
too
the
temptation
for
sometimes
proved
strong
Cambiaso
and
himself;
and
Mr.
Dunn, Garcia,
the
myself
were
almost
pos-
only
men who preserved

senses,
in
full
session
I
of our
remember one case

authority
as
which
of
used
ship
my
of
master
the
of
somewhat
the
rashly.
The occupant
the
one
the
state-rooms,
doctor
of
colony
under
governor
Gamero, and
to
Frenchman, had drank enough
make
the
him
cabin
noisily
troublesome,
both
last
in
and
on
deck.
At
he went
out on the jib-boom, hallooing and shout-
CAPT.
CHAKLES
liim
II.
BROWN.
151
injr.
called to
lie
to
come
to
in,
Init
finding
paid
no
attention
I
me,
sent the
only seaman
had
on
board
out after him.

availing,
This proved equally unlosing

all
and,
patience,
sprang
thrust
out
myself,
into
his
collared
state-room.
him,
I
and
fully
him
expected
to
that he
would complain of me
I
Cambiaso, and that

for
;
might have to
of
au-
suffer
my
I
rash
assumption
thority
but
never
heard
from
him
again.
By
to
Sunday night
the
out,
rioting
seemed
men,
have
worn
itself
and
the
having slept
to
off
their
intoxication,
began
night,
return
to
their
duty.
That
in
however,
Cambiaso
was
all
terrible
humor, swearing at
giving most
it
around him, and

orders,
contradictory
to
which
of
was
impossible
observe.
One
him
his
officers
unluckily
offended
by
152
venturing to remonstrate, wlien

in to
liis
Cambiaso
half drunken passion, ordered
him
1)0
put
in
irons
and
sent
on board
file
the Eliza
Cornish,
accompanied by a
twelve
at
of
soldiers,
and
the
at
night
to
be
tied
to
mast
;
and
I
shot
down.
the
The
men
obeyed
but
noticed
muttered indignation of the other
officers,
and general Garcia,

retired
to
after
Cambiaso had
forward to
the
to
the
cabin, stepped
the
officer
under
whose
and
direction
removal
control
was
the
made,
who
was
execution,
and,
under
the
the
in-
plea
that
Cambiaso
liquor
was under
might
fluence
of
and
the
alter
his
to
order,
he
gave
officer
authority
delay
or
at
the execution for an hour

least
till
or two,
he
heard
the
again
from
himself.
watched
countenance of
the
condemned man as he went towards

read nothing on
it
the boat, but could
CAPT.
CHARLES
obstinate
II.
BROWN.
and
153
but
sturdy,
defiance
as
in-
dignation,
tlie
until, just
he was
leaving
deck,
a woman's
wife,
scream
was heard.
in
It
was
of
his
who, occupied
the
hold
of
the
vessel,
had heard
on
until
nothing
this
what
was
going
moher
ment, and
now rushed on deck with
children hanging round her.

face
his
The man's
into
twitched
as
she flung herself
arms, crying
most piteously
took
her
but the
soldiers
quickly
away
from
him,
I
to
and hurried him on board the boat.

to
went up
the
woman and endeavored

but
her
console her, by telling her of general

interference,
Garcia's
between
sobs,
I said I
broken
afraid
Spanish
very
little
and
of
my am
what
reached
her mind.
Garcia had
left
the deck
and gone to
Cambiaso's state-room, where he remained

for
about two hours, soothing 13*
Cambiaso
15-1

for
and
last
pleading
the
officer's
life.
At
boat
the
he
sent
came
to
out
the
successful.
was
officer
Eliza
Cornish,
brought back and restored to his

This
wife.
and
other
humane
actions
of general
Garcia,
made much impression
on me at the time, and inclined

believe
his
me
to
assertions
made afterwards,
Cambiaso on
life.
that
he
had
only
joined
compulsion, and from fear for his
Monday,
raged
;
the
in
12th,
terrible
storm
but
to
the
afternoon, Cambiaso
began
shore,
send
some
of
the
men on
as
he said, to wash their clothes.
This seemed to
me
his
a strange proceeding,
and
watched
movements
in
some
anxiety.
By
and
night about forty-four were
landed,
boat,
place.
it
on
the
last
return of the
in
its
was hoisted up and put

Cambiaso
then,
under
his
own
and
directions,
had
our
four-pounders
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
155
swivel
the
stern.
gun loaded
swivel gun
with
two
balls
each
the
pointed
towards
When
were
this
was
the
accomplished,
Eliza
orders
to
sent
to
Cornish
weigh anchor and go in shore.

Cornish
The
on
Eliza
had
not
but
two
guns
board, and
It
was
by
utterly
defenceless.
was
said
Cambiaso
to
that
if
the the
into
poor mate should attempt

Florida,
his
follow
fired
brig
I
should
be
and sunk, while

under
I
was ordered
go
to
to
get
way
and
the
eastward.
understood his plans
now. were
The men
to
landed at Wood's Bay

behind to starve
Indians
;
be
left
or
fall
a prey to
the
the Eliza
Cornish and her two
hundred passengers
their
fate
;
were
to
be
(
left
to
while the Florida,
on board
of which was all the treasure

biaso's
to
and Cambe
used
chief followers,)
was
to
to
convey the pirates
some place of
156

I
security.
shrank
from
being
even
compelled to be accessory to such cruelty,
and ventured
biaso
that,
;
to
remonstrate
with
Cam-
not,
however, on his barbarity,
indeed,
would have been

the
useless,
but on the risk

in
Florida would
run
attempting such
night
so
dangerous navigation
on a
thick
and
murky, with
in
safe
the wind blowing

told that
heavily
shore.
to
him that
I
it
was not
answer
start,
could
ashore
not
for
;
our but
not
being
before
listen
morning
to
he he
would not even

believed
I
me, saying
was
a
to
coward, and
angrily
commanded me
It
obey orders.
as
was,
indeed, the
much
from
as
could
shore
day-
do to
keep
vessel
the
till
that night, the

light,
storm continuing
and
expected every moment that

in
we should be driven
not
shore.
it
do
It
know
that I
dreaded
much.
CAPT.
CHARLES
as
H.
BROWN.
fall
157
seemed
to
me
well to
to
into
the
hands of the Indians, as
remain with
of escape
these fellows, and our chances
were as good on land Tuesday

morning,
as at sea.
however,
saw
us
again opposite
Sandy
Bay, and at
nine
o'clock I hove-to off the harbor, by

biaso's
Camthen
orders.
The
ready
for
boat
was
cleared
away
lowering,
and
go
some of the
ashore
to
men were
bring
off
left
ordered
to
some
behind
;
provisions
which had
been
but
they,
perhaps mistrusting Cambiaso's intentions, and fearing that they would be abandoned, as their companions had been at
Wood's Bay, refused that they saw some

about the barracks.
of
to
land,
declaring
Indians
I
prowling
saw, by the help
my
spy-glass,
that
what
for
they took,
or
pretended to
take
Indians,
trees,
were
but I
only barrels and stumps of
14
158
prudently said nothing.
Cambiaso stormed
and threatened, but the

born and
interfering,
men were
Garcia
stub-
immovable, and
he
sullenly
retired
I
to
again
ordered
his
me
to
proceed,
and
state-room.
That
evening
anchored
under
Cape
Gregory.
Towards
watch
the
ten
set,
o'clock,
when
was
the
night
was
and
all
quiet
on
vessel,
Mr.
Dunn and myself were

state-room.
sent for to
Cambiaso's
of
late
Mr.
called
Dunn had
upon
to
always
been
accompany
me when Cambiaso
;
sent for
me
to
deliver orders
my broken
to
Spanish seeming to irritate him, and Mr.
Dunn
serving
as
interpreter
clear
to
render
my
us
orders
more
me.
Camasked
biaso received
to
us very
cordially,
be seated, and began
by expressthe
ing
skill
himself very well satisfied with

I
had
shown
in
navigating
the
CAPT.
CUARLES
H.
BROWN.
159
vessel.
if
He was
was
a
even jocose, asking

shot
me
good
with
pistol,
since
he had an idea of fighting a duel
with
me
then,
pointing to
a bottle
tlie
of
champaigne
he
"
wiiich
stood
the
on
I
table,
said,
That
is
shall
exchange shots with

cork,
pistol "
;
mean we
and drawing
drink
the
he
made
turning
us both
to
with
he
is
him.
"
Then
Mr.
Sir
Dunn,
Captain
I
left
said,
My
good
about
;
friend the
troubled
rascals
at
Wood's Bay
and I
get
do,
he does not know, as you

only one
that there's
way
to
along
with
such
men.
is
They
hard
of
are
for
devils,
and
nothing
too
them.
in
this
One
must
take
care
himself
world."
told
Mr. Dunn
him
that
had
hesi-
tated about putting out from
the harbor
because
the
night
was
;
so
murky, and
that 1
the navigation intricate
and
was
IGO

of
the
vessel
his
afraid shore.
running
on
"
:
the
Cambiaso shook
head
No,
no
as
you are both of you
tender-hearted
women.
suppose
if
you
would
he
frightened now,
you saw blood

along
shed,
but one can't always get

it."
without
answered that
another
could fight as well

I
as
it
;
man,
I
when
saw need
for
but that
did
not like leaving

crew, or
the
his
English
followers
mate
to
and
starve,
nor
fall
even
into
the
hands of the
laugh
the
heartily
subject,
Indians.
;
This
suddenly
made him
changing
I
but
he
asked
"
me
if
had
"
a
in
wife
and
children.
Yes," I said,
my own
ones
?
country."
"How many
"
;
little
"
he
rejoined
like
to
and
suppose
again
that
?
you
Well,
would
you
see
them
must
;
do
if
without
for
some time yet
but
you
will
follow
CAPT.
CHARLES
shall
11.
BROWN.
go
liomc
Ifil
my
I
orders,
you
with
money enough
answered
to stay with
them always."
obeyed
to,
that
had
his
orders since I had agreed

I
and that
should continue to navigate the vessel

well
as
I
as
could, if that
was what he
replied
he,
wanted
from
me.
"
Yes,"
when
answer
1
my
to
friend
"
had
interpreted
that
is
this
him,
Yes, yes,
the
I
;
what
I
want of you
for
present,
will
all
and
promise you both that
not give
I
you any
fighting
to
do
ask
of
you
ened
is
to
stand
see
by,
and
not be
fright-
if
you
no
a
any blood spilled."

to
this
;
We
after
made
pausing
reply
when,
moment, and
his
glancing at
lashes,
us
from
said,
under
"
long,
it
veiling
he
will
make
to
worth your while,

mc, and yours
captain Brown,
too,
follow
If
Sir
Secretary.
you
at
obey
my
orders, and
land
me
safe
my
desti-
162
nation,
you shall go home

ones
;
to
your wife
thousand
and
little
with
twenty
(
dollars, captain
and you
to
Mr. Dunn,)
shall
have six thousand,

faithfully."
if
you interpret
said
say-
for
this,
me
He
that
rose as he
and pointed out of the cabin,
ing as
we
left
him,
all
he wanted
was that we should he

It
true to him.
was then
of
late
into
the
night,
but
instead
self
retiring,
to
Mr. Dunn
side
and
the
my-
walked
of
the
of
of
vessel,
out
hearing
the
watch
and
the
few soldiers listening about the deck, to

talk
eral.
over our
interview
that
with
the
gen-
"We
knew
those
around
us
for
were aware that we

by
for
had been sent

been
it
Cambiaso, and
had
with
him
be
some
time
therefore
to
would
that
natural
for
them
to
suppose
of
it
we
would
wish
talk
what we had
heard from him, and
was very seldom
CAPT.
CHARLES
II,
BROWN.
of
163
that
we had an opportunity
even
a
excliang-
ing
that
few
words
without feeling
we were suspected by our watchful

told
jailors.
I
Mr. Dunn at
once that
;
I I
did
did
not like Cambiaso's conversation
not trust his apparent friendliness for a
moment
all
indeed, I
believed
us,
that
it
was
assumed to deceive
intentions.
and hide his
real
"But," replied
Mr. Dunn, "he

long
as
cannot
do without you as
he remains he
the
on board the Florida, and now that

has abandoned
the
colony and
left
brig behind, he must have some port in
view."
as
"
Yes," said
as
"
I,
he will use
;
us
long
it,
he
will
wants
never
us
but
us
depend
escape
upon
alive
he
let
to
any place
of justice
it,
where
we can
put Deus
;
the
officers
on his track.
pend upon
all
this
was
to
blind
104

in
his
he has some devilish

he
will
plan
head
do
something
with
us
vieiy
soon."
Mr. Dunn looked

he
"
anxiously serious
as
said,
;
more than half agree with
you
this
the
villain
was
let
half
intoxicated
evening,
to.
and
out more
see
his
than
he
meant
Did you
face
when
what
does
he promised us the
plans
money ?
"What
"
But
port
can
he
have?
?
he intend to make This brought to

tion
I
my mind
a conversa-
had held a few days before with

officers,
one of the
viser
Cambiaso's chief ad-
and
this
confidant,
and
man who
a
before
had
me.
the
scarcely
exchanged
word
of
with
of
He,
through
a
the help
one
sailors,
Chilian,
well,
but
who
talked
English
tolerably
the
had
the
ap-
questioned
me
about
lay
of
the
shore around
Rio
Janeiro,
and
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
165
proacli
to
that
port,
the
landing,
and
so
forth.
This I repeated to Mr. Dunn,

-with
and putting that conversation

biaso's
first
Cam-
entire
change of orders since wo

colony,
his
left
the
evident inteneastward,
tions
of continuing his
course
the
in
amount of food which he had stored

the
Florida,
tlie
and other
sort,
slight
felt
indica-
tions
of
same
his
we
that Rio
Janeiro
was
destination,
to
his
and
that
we had some
Still,
clue
plans.
was
convinced,
and
at
last
Bucceeded in convincing
his his
Mr. Dunn,
that
friendly
offers
;
expressions towards us, and

of
money
bids
were
entirely
in-
sincere
his
I
were
altogether
the
to
too
high. the
knew
that all
treasure
on
vessel
did not amount
more than
he
eighty
thousand dollars, and of that

hardly
give
twenty-six
would
to
thousand
within
men
whom
he
had
entirely
166
IMPEISONMENT AND ESCAPK OF
his
po^wcr
and
give
it,
too,
when he
for them.
had no longer any further use
Long
afterwards, and
on
that
my my
return
to
Valparaiso, I
found
;
suspicions
were correct
for
learned from Garcia

of
and the other

of
officer
Cambiaso, both
the
whom were pardoned by

that
Chilian
government,
Cambiaso's
to
plan
had
part
unin-
been to take the Florida

of
the
some
Brazilian
coast
that
the of
was
habited,
probably
on
inhospitable
shores
rina,
of the province
Santa
of
Cathahis
fol-
there to
compel
most
to
lowers and prisoners

for themselves
;
land
and
shift
using some
such
so to
strata-
gem
ful
as
at
that which
had been
;
success-
Cape Holland
and
keep
on
the
vessel
only his intimate friends, and

crew.
myself
and
On
reaching
the
harbor of Rio Janeiro, and coming near
enough
to
gain the
shore
in
the
boats,
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
167
he and his
companions
were
to
murder
myself and crew, scuttle the vessel, and
with
to
the
treasure,
;
make
their
escape
booty,
the
port
there,
dividing
the
they
were
to
to
disperse,
Cambiaso himself
intending
for
take passage in the steamer
Europe,
and
his
officers
to
seek
please
whatever
foreign
country
safe
might
for
them and seem a
refuge
them.
Mr. Dunn and myself parted, with our

distrust
of
Cambiaso confirmed, and wdth
a renewed determination to strain every
nerve to escape from

I
his
hands.
After
reached
my
berth,
and as
perils,
I lay tossing
and
revolving
our
it
the
thought
to
struck
re-take
culties
me
that
might be
possible
the
vessel.
thousand
diffi-
and
dangers
the
started
up
to
in-
timidate me, but

cess
possibility
all
of
suc-
seemed
to I
overbalance
spent
the
uncer-
tainties,
and
rest
of
the
168
night in laying
the
my
plans,
in
measuring
fidelity
chances
of
resolution
in
and
amongst
my
crew, and
of our
estimating the
probability
of the
being joined by
any
released prisoners.
the
to
By
mind
morning,
the
had
made up my
a
to
attempt,
to
and rose with

no
time,
determination
effect
it,
lose
but
if possible,
that very
day.
CHAPTER
The nj-taking of the
Avalos
VIII.
bells
vessel planned Mr. Dunn Captain Preito The corporal Three The strug Cambiaso overpowered Garcia Cheers victory gle The crew swear me Our course Cambiaso put in irons His cowardice The prisoners from the hold River Gallcgos Voyage round Cape Horn Attempted outbreaks Our danger We reach San Carlos.
for
fidelity to
Wednesday,
left
tlic
14tli
of
January,
us,
we
con-
Cape Gregory behind
and
tinued our course
eastward, towards the

I sought
eastern entrance of the Straits.
Mr.
Dunn
early
in
the
morning,
to
and
him.
sus-
communicated
my
the
determination
I found him ready
and
willing
to
tain
me
in
attempt,
that
;
and
sooner
that
it
he
agreed with
me
the
so,
was
to to
made,
hurry
the
better
determining
parted
on, things 15
we
he
170
IMPEISONMENT
AND ESCAPE OF
sound such of the prisoners and soldiers

as
we thought would
There
join
us.
were
could
several
of
my crew
holding
in
whom
being
not
put
confidence,
they
con-
too
frequently seen
fidential
conversations
;
with
Cambiaso's
delibera-
followers
tion,
so
that
after
some
to
determined
to
not
the
entrust
lest
our
those
plans
any
of
men,
whose
of but
fidelity
we doubted
betray
course
us of
I
should
to
hear
;
them,
in to
and
the
Cambiaso
the
morning
spoke
those
whom
in
all
could trust, and

if
asked
them
separately
trouble,
they
would
stand by
orders.
me
They
;
and
obey
that
my
they
answered
were ready
and one of them, with an

Capto
oath, added, "Till death, captain!"
tain
Avalos
we managed
morning, and
to
speak
during the
found him
as
ready as we were.
CAPT.
CHARLES
Avorc
H.
BROWN.
171
The
day
on
anxiously
enough
for us, for
we
felt that the struggle tliat
was
approaching was
;
matter
false
of
lilo
and death with us
one
step,
and
we were
erous
lost
one
careless
or
treach-
word breathed by
compelled
to
those
whom we whom
no
were
at
the
trust,
and we were
mercy of those
villains,
sense of
humanity could
fine,
restrain.
The
favor-
weather was
able
in
;
and
the
wind
and, between eight and nine o'clock
the
evening,
we
it
passed
Cape
PosI
session,
leaving
to
the north-west.
the
was on
deck
with
larboard
watch,
when Mr.
Dunn
told
me
that
he
had
secured the assistance of

mvself.
twelve
besides
These were some of the soldiers

captain
under
Avalos
some
us,
prisoners
who had come down with

had proved themselves
our
and
who
so friendly during
;
confinement at Sandy Bay
and one
172
or
wlio
two
of
Cambiaso's
own
followers,
at
had expressed
and
the
to
dissatisfaction
his
tyranny,
wliom
prospect
in
Mr.
of
Dunn
had
if
held
out
pardon,
we
should succeed
our
undertaking.
guard,
for the
Among
Preito,
them
to
was
I
my
former
whom
was indebted
proved
so
hymn
source
plans
book,
of
which
great a
laid
consolation.
cautiously.
We
to
our
most
his in
Captain
secure
Avalos
the
offi-
and
cers
soldiers
were
the
cabin, while Mr.

to
Dunn and
deck.
myself
the
were
guard
the
To
corporal
who had defended

the
himself
so bravely at
seized,
time the Florida was

refused
to
and
who
to
deliver
I
up
his
gun except
on
my
order,
gave the
during
attack
Cambiaso himself;
imprisonment, he
for
our
whole
had manithat
I
fested
really
such a detestation of him

believed
he
would
have
eaten
CAPT.
CHARLES
if
H.
BROWN.
173
at
him up
him.
alive,
he could have
got
During the evening, Cambiaso and

officers
his
sat
around the table in the after

in
cabin,
ôf
engaged
;
their
usual occupation
I
gambling
and every glance which
cast in upon them

fierce
showed me
the
their dark,
countenances, while
sound
of
ear.
their
oaths and laughter struck

all
my
;
Without,
was
still
and peaceful
through the
the
barque
ter,
gliding
swiftly
wa-
with
I
free
wind
and
pleasant
breeze.
watched the
strange
looking
southern stars
us
which looked down upon

skies,
from their quiet
with a strange
impatience at their peaceful calmness.
By
to
eleven,
the
gamblers began to rise

one by one
;
from the
their
table,
and
retired
the
state-rooms
bells
and
when
sound of eight
all
proclaimed midnight,
quiet around
us.
I
was
still
and
15*
174
sent
BrPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE OP

the
larboard
watch
below,
telling
to
them only that they must be prepared
come on
deck
if
they
heard
me
up,
call.
The starboard watch then came

I
but
did
not
inform
them
to
of
my
tlic
plans
then.
The
signal was
be three bells,
striking
or as a landsman would say,

of half-past
one
in
the
morning.
The
the
forward
hatch
the
was
after
closed,
and
to
guarding of
given
bells
to
hatch was
myself.
be
Mr. Dunn
us that
and
Two
ar-
told
one
o'clock
at their
had
posts,
rived,
and
all
were
and
at
to
captain
Avalos
door.
his
men ready
was
the cabin
Not a sound
be heard save the ticking of the watch

in
the
cabin,
it
and
broke
the
rustling
of
the
of
water as
the
vessel.
round
the
bows
Both sounds
painful
struck on
my
last,
ear
with
acuteness.
At
rush
three bells rung
out,
and the
was
CAPT.
CHARLES
cabin
"
H.
BROWN.
the
175
made
ment
and
me.
after
I
in
the
at
same mo''
!
shouted,
a
All hands tumble up
in
moment my crew was around Mr. Dunn and myself were at the
hatch,
and
as
the
noise
of
the
struggle reached the
men between
were
that
decks,
we shouted
had the
that
wc
and
the
armed,
the
first
and
one
vessel,
who appeared
shot down.
at
gangway should be
cabin
his
The
Avalos
stru2:gle
in
the
went
so
in
on.
had
stationed
men
broken
that
at
oc-
each state-room
the
door was
same moment, and

secured
some of the
before
cupants were
well awake.
they were
hard,
Cambiaso
last
struggled
but
was
at
overcome
irons
and had
bound
none.
the
sus-
with
cords,
for
we
During
the
fifteen
minutes
that
in
struggle below
lasted,
we were
pense on deck, not daring to leave our
176

but knowing that
Avalos's
^yith
posts,
all
depended on
captain
success.
At
all
last
he
se-
appeared,
a
tlie
shout
loss
were
life
cured
without
a
of
not
Then
our
even
rose
drop
of
blood
tliree
spilled.
three
times
cheers
for
victory,
which rung
through
success
to
the
vessel,
pris-
and announced our

oners below.
the
But our work was not over.

Avalos
pistols,
Captain
all
and
his
men
collected
the
cutlasses,
guns,
and
so
forth,
which could be found, and carried them

into
the
cabin,
loading the muskets and
pistols,
while I called
if
my men
and
aft,
and
asked them
in
they would
stand by
me
defending
port.
the vessel
taking her
into
They
;
promised
with
most
capto
eager anxiety
tain
their
and Mr. Dunn and

forward, added
their
Avalos
coming
enthusiasm by pledging
lives
CAPT.
CHARLES
in
II.
BROWN.
the
177
to
sustain
mc
holding
vessel,
and
putting
orders.
themselves
entirely
under
my
I
then
till
hove
our
the
main-top-sail to
the
mast
called
course
as
to
was
our
decided,
and
a council
best course.
Some
of the party proposed
returning to
our-
Sandy Bay, where we could defend

selves
in
the barracks the
others
to
push
on
the
for
first
coast
of
;
Brazil
and
told
to
make
them
very
port
there
Avater
but
we had
far,
not
enough
go
and suggested that we should make

the nearest watering place,
for
the river
39'
Gallegos,
Ion.
lying
in
lat.
51
S.
69
;
W,, on the east coast of Patthere
agonia
take in
a fresh
supply of
water, and shape our course round Cape
Horn
for
Valparaiso.
to
To
return
to
Sandy Bay seemed

selves
directly
me
the
to
put
of
our-
into
hands
the
178
pirates
who
easily
were
behind
us,
and
who
could
their
overpower
us,
and
release
If
avc
leaders
and
companions.
of
attempted to reach the coast

it
Brazil,
seemed to
me
impossible
that
we
should be able to hold the vessel during

so
to
long a voyage, as
we had no
irons
to
tell-
secure our prisoners,

to
and no men
spare
guard them
that
whereas, the
ing them
we
were taking them

all
to
Valparaiso would probably satisfy

the
ring-leaders.
but
My
had a
plan
fair
was
wind,
adopted
I
and
the
as
we
squared
yards
and started at once for the
river.
The whole forenoon of

spent
in
the
for
15th
was
preparing irons
Cambiaso,
the statethe
Garcia, and others confined
in
rooms.
When
they
were
finished,
corporal and
biaso's
some
others entered
to
Camhis
state-room
put
them on
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
on
his
179
hands and
feet.
He
foot
lay
bed,
bound
as
hand
and
with cords,
and
we
entered
on the irons,
to
commenced putting he said, " Are you going

and
Let me have
fifteen
shoot
to
;
me?
min-
utes
prepare."
They
gave
him
no
they
en-
answer
left
but
after
securing
him
his
the
the
state-room, and
corporal,
at his at
placed
emy
well
with
another
soldier,
armed,
door, with orders to

if
shoot
him
once
any
disturbance
should break out amongst the prisoners.
We
took care that he
should
hear our
repeated
order,
which
captain
Avalos
aloud in Spanish.
Cambiaso showed more cowardice than

I
expected
in
his
fear
of
death
to
but
his
even before
us
he
seemed
keep
courage up by a sort of bravado.
From
after
his room,
which was one of the
state-rooms,
we
went
to
Garcia's
180
"whom we found
said nothing,
to
lying
very
his
quiet.
He
so
but held
easier
to
hands
the
as
make
it
adjust
handironed
cuffs.
The
other
into
officers
were
and locked
as
their
state-rooms,
and
heavy
a
for
guard
the
as
we
could spare,
detaclied
cabin.
After
the
officers
were
secured,
we
the
opened
prisoners
the
hatchway,
to
and allowed
up
in
below
a
come
small
detachments at
this
time. as
We
felt
continued
during
the voyage,
that
they were so
this
crowded
necessary
ness
it
below
to
we
the
was
sick-
escape
;
danger
of
and
contagion
but
we never
did
without great risk and great anxiety.

Before noon on this day, the 15th, the
wind
shifted
all
ahead,
and
we made slow
work
that
day and night, and barely
reached the mouth of the river Gallegos
by noon of the
16th.
CAPT.
CHARLES
off
U.
BROWN.
181
As wc came
river,
the
mouth
well
of
to
;
the
the
found
the
wind
on
eastward,
I
blowing fresh
shore
and
es-
hesitated
as
about attempting to land,

there
pecially
was
likely
to
be con-
siderable
sea
I
on
shore.
After
some
ship
consideration,
determined to tack
trusting
to
and go
watering
south,
finding
some
place
along
the
coast
which
we
could
make
in
more favorable weather.

this
As we tacked
the
starting
the
ship,
seeming to
me
a
for
home,
we
firdS
as
salute,
guns which
balls
had been loaded

Cambiaso,
ensign
with
hoisted
double
the
so
by
and
I
American
long
which
I
had
kept
concealed.
had
great hopes
or
the
of
meeting
in
some American
passing
English vessel
cape,
my
I
round
obtain
from
which
It
might
not
so
some
long
assistance. since
was
very
the
Yirago
had
left
Sandy
16
182

I
Bay, and
hoped
that
she
or
some
in
other armed vessel might be

these
seas.
cruising
After the salute, I had

fully
my
guns
care-
re-loaded
again,
and
the
strictest
discipline
I
maintained on board.
In this
was admirably aided by captain Avalos, whose soldiers were kept constantly
on
the
alert
;
and
by
Mr. Dunn, who
worked with me heart and hand.

biaso
Camstate-
was
strictly
confined
to
his
room, "^nd with
allowed
one.
no
communication
officers
any
The
other
we
for
at-
sometimes allowed to come on dock

air
and
exercise
for
;
short
time,
tended
by
the
guard
but
never
when
were
:
any
up.
of
prisoners
from below
The odds against us were
fearful
two hundred and two prisoners,

twenty-two
for them,
to about
men
to
guard
and
provide
and navigate the
vessel.
CAPT.
CUARLES
of the
II.
BROWN.
I
183
The
cleaning
steerage
was
obliged to compel the prisoners to attend

to,
by
constant
threats
of
punishment
uj)
for
neglect.
The stench which came

sometimes
from the hold was

able.
insupportfor
The whole care of providing

crew
of
the
and
prisoners
faithful
left
in
the
hands
my
steward,
and
he
performed his
task
well,
laboring
with
unAvearied diligence.
Sometimes
the wo-
men among
to
the
prisoners
were allowed
for
come
up
and
cook
their
hus-
bands.
The
treasure which
was
in Cambiaso's
to
state-room was transferred

for
safe
the
cabin
keeping, under
the
guardianship
Avalos.
of Mr.
Dunn and
captain
During our passage round the cape,
we
but
had
rather
pleasant
;
weather,
with
few exceptions
but very few fair winds.
This increased the length of our voyage,
184
and every
day saw
us
more "worn
out
with anxiety and watchfulness.

self,
For myoff
never had
my
;
clothes
I
during
the whole passage

ture
to
nor did
ever venfor
I
retire
to
night's
sleep
taking
a
my
state-room
what
rest
in
could
cabin,
snatch sitting on
chair
the
where
In
could be roused at any moment.
passing
Cape
St.
Johns,
Straits,
at
the
eastern extremity of the
on the
evening of January 20th,

a heavy gale
of
we encountered
from
the
wind
west-
south-west, which continued, with a rough

sea,
for
lost
some
the
days.
rails.
1st,
During
the
gale
we
head
On
a
February
another
gale,
far
heavier than the

great- deal
of
last,
caused us to ship
in
water
the
cabin.
There was no real
danger,
frightened
but I never than
saw fellows more

our prisoners, as
were
dash-
the
water
came
CAPT.
CHARLES
their
H.
BROWN.
185
ing
through
state-room
windows.
For Cambiaso, he was a perfect coward
wheu he was
wards we
sudden
broke
sea-sick.
Nine days
danger
;
after-
were
in
real
as
squall
struck
the
in
vessel,
and
the the
main-yards
gale
the
slings.
When
yard
abated,
we got
soon
in
spare
sailing
ready,
and
were
order again.
We
we
were
disappointed
witli
in
our
hopes
of meeting
any vessels from which

relief;
could
obtain
and
we
had
a
experienced
great difficulty in finding

;
watering place
reached
Straits,
so that
by
the
time
of
we
the
the
I
western
extremity
found myself so short of water

to
that
determined
going
to
abandon
my
and
in-
tention of
Valparaiso,
to
make San
Carlos, the port
on the northof
Chiloe.
neces-
ern extremity
of
the
to
island
This course seemed 10*
me more
186

as
I
sary,
doubted
our
ability
to
keep
the prisoners under for
many days
longer,
there having been

to
rise
already two
attempts
among
them,
only kept down by
our prompt watchfulness.

perate
The most
either
des-
among
them
were
fearful
of coming within
the
reach of the
arm
the
their
of
the
law,
or
were
tempted
by
treasure
which
I
lay
almost
within
grasp.
effect
think
nothing
had
so
much
in
restraining
them as the perfect

I
fearlessness Avith
which
moved
about
among
ing the
them, and the apparent confidence
with which I issued

prisoners
to in
my
orders
directto
the hold
come
their
on deck, to go
mess,
forth
I to
the
galley
for
clean
if
as
out their quarters, and so
were perfectly
sure
that
should be obeyed.
During the
sage,
I
last
few days of our pas-
had
been
alarmed
by noticing
CAPT.
CHARLES H. BROWN.
187
words passing between

diers
some of the
guard,
sol-
who
as
were
on
and
the
for
prisoners,
they came up on deck
their
daily
walk.
There
in
was evidently
I
another
outbreak
contemplation.
communicated
my
suspicions to
my
friends,
and we redoubled our vigilance.
On
the
as
13th
the
liavc
of
February,
course
in
the
the
evening,
vessel
altered
of
must
informed some of them

nearing
port,
that
we
were
larger
party than usual
made
their
appearance
on deck, armed with

they
of the
whatever
from
below.
weapons
could
collect
Some
be-
cutlasses
and other
rebels
weapons
longing to
able
to
the
we had never been

having
secreted
obtain,
they
them.
My
los
crew were stationed at their posts

;
on deck, and armed

ordered his
and captain
to
Avatheir
men
load
up
188
muskets in the presence of the prisoners.
About
ten
o'clock,
left
three
their
of
our
own
and
pris-
men
deliberately
to
places
walked over
oners.
the
ranks of the
to
We
in
withdrew
the
cabin,
and
mus-
stood with our loaded pistols

kets
and
our
hands,
and
our
pistols,
drawn
lying
swords, with other
loaded
on the table
the
table
within our
the
reach.
in
Under
the
was
box
up.
which
treasure
was nailed
About eighteen
to
of the rioters
advanced
but seeing
the entrance of the
cabin
our strong position
and
our formidable
weapons, they paused irresolute.
Among
our
them were the three

party.
deserters from
I
One
of them
called
by name,
opening the door of
beckoning him
in.
my state-room and He stepped forward

entered
much
His
agitated,
and
with
I
me.
agitation
showed
me
that
had
CAPT.
CHARLES
from
H.
BROWN.
and
a
189
little
to
fear
liim
few
words of surprise
promises to forget
to
at his
it,
conduct and of
brought
left
him over
door of
our
side.
As
he
the
the
state-room
fell
and joined our party, the

evidently
rioters
back,
cowed,
and
one by one slunk again into their places

in
the
hold.
By
eleven o'clock
all
was
quiet,
and we breathed freely again. have

no
reason
or
this
to
believe
that
Cambiaso,
Garcia,
in
any of the
outbreak
;
officers
it
were concerned
concerted
was
entirely
among
the men,
their
who
desire
were probably instigated by

to
obtain possession of the treasure.

us.
That night was an anxious one to We were ncaring the port, and our
proach
to
ap-
land
to
was known
to
the crew,
and probably
every moment
many
of the
liable
prisoners
to
we were
another
last,
outbreak
more
desperate
than the
190
as the
ringleaders
among
the
that
prisoners
their
last
;
must have been sensible
chance of escape was fast passing away

but
the
all
was quiet
and the morning

1852,
of
14th of February,
dawned, to
show us the port of San

within our reach. Before dark
Carlos almost
we were
beating into the

ensign flying
harbor with the

at
tlie
American
gaflf.
spanker
CHAPTER
Reports of the revolt reach San Carlos
sends assistance
for the Straits
IX,
American Jlinister
forces
Chilian
San Carlos
The Virago Fears

I
Government despatches
of the inhabitants of
deliver the Florida to the Cliihan authorities

tlie
The Virago takes Passage Valparaiso Protest and claim of salvage Mr. Ducr Don Antonio Varas Injustice done me by the Chilian government The British Admiral claims the treasure protest again Compromise Don Antonio denies claim My claims put uito
of the E. Cornish
An-ival
pris-
oners and treasure
to
all
the hands of the United States Authorities.
Early
in
January, about a month before
our arrival, the news of the insurrection

in
the
Straits
had
spread
some
alarm
through San Carlos

Pacific
ports.
and other southern

first
The
report
was
es-
brought by two of the soldiers who

caped
from
the
colony
with
the
gov-
192
crnor,
and
had
not
been
captured
by
Cambiaso.
ture
They had witnessed

the
the cap-
of
Florida
and
the
Eliza
Cornish,
from their hiding

the
place
among
;
the buslies around
cantonment
had
even lurked in the vicinity long enough

to
witness
the
the
embarkation
of
the
colcol-
onists
and
then,
abandonment of the
ony
through incredible hardships,

their
had
coast,
found
way
oif
to
the
Pacific
been
taken
vessel,
from
thence
by
some passing
Carlos.
and
carried to
San
Their
report
was
that
Cam-
biaso had
to
turned pirate, and was coming

to
San Carlos
take the port.
The
intelligence they brought

to
had been
a
de-
transmitted
scription
Valparaiso,
vessels
;
with
of
the
to
both of which
to
were
States.
said
belong
the
United
Additional forces had been sent

official
to
San Carlos, and an
communi-
CAPT.
CHARLES
the
H.
BKOWN.
193
cation sent from
commander general
to
of marines, at Valparaiso,
ican
the
Amerto
consul
there,
and
from
thence
colonel
ister
Balie Peyton,
the
Col.
to
American MinPeyton
immethe
at
Santiago.
diately
sent
frigate
orders
"
Callao
"
that
U.
in
S.
Raritan
the
should
vessels
to
;
proceed
search
of
two
sent
and a
English
"
request
was
at
also
the
Admiral
"
Valparaiso,
that
to
the
Vito
rago
the
to
might be allowed
go again
Straits,
and
render
such
assistance
the
colonists
and vessels as might be

ves-
needed.
sels
Some French and Swedish
then in port also went out on
the
search.
The
Chilian
Cliilian authorities
despatched two
men-of-war,
and
some
Chilian
troops under
Don Santiago Jorge Bynon.

the
Chi-
The troops were put on board

lian
men-of-war
17
the latter
on board the
19-i
Yirago, on the same service.

lish
The Engto
steamer
Straits,
officers
proceeded
it
immediately
to
the
and
was
be hoped that
a
lesson
her
would
and
learn
from
experience,
prove
than
themselves
more
a
to
sharp
sighted
before,
they
had
done
visit
month
the
in
their
former
colony.
the Florida had arrived
filled
The news that

off
the
entrance of the harbor
the
people of San
Carlos with consternation,

the
of
which not even the sight of

ican
flag
Amerdistress
and
my
signals
entirely.
served
off
to
dissipate
We
seven
lay
the
harbor some six

town,
off
or
miles
from
the
with
the
the
wind
ahead,
the
blowing
tide
from
harbor,
and
against us.
sunset,
About
boat
came
near
us
with six persons in her, and lay on her

oars within hailing
distance.
Some one
CAPT,
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
195
from her hailed us in English, and asked
where
in
"sve
were
from.
This
boat
had
her the captain of the port,

oflf
who had
seeing,
to
put
so
to
reconnoitre,
and
now
many people on
I
deck,
was afraid
come nearer.
Florida,
the
answered him from the

that
I
saying
had
come
into
port in
distress,
having
Cambiaso a
prisoner on board, and that I was anxious

to
go on shore at once to see
the
In-
tcndente of the port, and deliver up

vessel
to
it
my
to
him
any
and
as
was
unable
protect
his
longer.
This
relieved
I
fears,
he
came
alongside.
for
had prepared every thing

the
vessel
in
my
leaving
the
an-
safety
knowing
that
prisoners
would
not
dare to make
the
other
the
outbreak within
harbor,
with
guns
of
the
Chilian
war
of
vessels
around them.
left
The captain
on
board,
the
port
pilot
and
took
Mr.
196
Dunn,
his
captain
Ayalos,
and
myself
tlic
into
boat.
We
were landed on
quay
at
about nine o'clock.
We
nying
went
immediately
of the
to
the
Intcn-
dente, the captain
port accompa-
us
almost on a run, shouting out
as he passed
through the streets,
"
Camis
biaso
is
taken!
"
he
is
here!
he
were
prisoner
By
the time that
we reached
sur-
the
Intendente's
house
we
rounded by a crowd of the

of
inhabitants
San
Carlos,
asking
questions
and
ar-
shouting
rival
out
tlicir
exultation.
Our
that
I
had
excited
such
alarm
out.
the
told
troops
had
been
the
ordered
my
to
story to
Intendente, representing
him
the
worn
the
out
condition
there
aid.
of
my
for
crew,
and
necessity
was
sending
at once
them
for
immediate
He
the
sent
the
commander
the
of the forces
of
on shore, and
captain
Chi-
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
197
liau
vessel
of war,
"Indefatigable,"
then
that
lying in
tlie
harbor.
They agreed
Indefatigable
the troops
and the
should
immediately take possession of the Florida

;
and by twelve
at
night,
guard
of twenty-five soldiers, with
their olTiccr,
was
lilaced
over
the
the
prisoners
on
lay
my
by
vessel,
while
Indefatigable
her side.
As we
left
the Intcndcntc's
house, Mr.
side
Dunn
was
greeted
all
on
every
to
by him
warm
alive
friends,
rejoicing
sec
once more, and eager to hear our
story
their
and
to
extend
to I
us.
the
hospitalities
of
the
houses
Intleed,
in
during
few days that

I
remained
the
San Carlos
hospitality
experienced
greatest
the
and
the
kindness
place.
to
from
inhabitants
of
Every
to
house
was
thrown
;
open
me and
wanl.-,
my
friends
our
per-
immediutL'
uf
clothing
and
17*
198
sonal comforts
supplied
and every thing

tlie
done to make us look back to

passed there with grateful
I
time
remembrance.
singular
result
experienced
great
here
from the
anxiety
and
excitement
Instead
of
en-
which
being
had
undergone.
overcome
with
fatigue,
and
joying the rest which I so much needed,
and
for
which
had
so
longed,
I
my
have
first
state of excitement continued.
scarcely
to
needed
fled
rest,
and
sleep seemed
from
me
entirely.
For
the
the
three nightg after
leaving
eyes.
vessel
could not close
my
to
My
los
intention before reaching
Sau Carimmeor
to
had
been
to
report
myself
consul,
diately
the
American
any
one
holding
authority
I
from
iind
the
thei'o,
United States Avhoin
miglit
and follow
steps
to
his
advice in
to
regard
to
the
pris-
be
taken
deliver
the
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
into
Chili
;
199
oners,
treasure,
and
rcsscl
tlie
hands of the government

I
of
but
port
the
was told by the captain

no
I
of
the
in
that
place.
Avar in
American
consul
if
was
then inquired
any vessel of
belonging to the United States was

the
harbor,
intending
to
;
claim
its
assistance.
There
was
none
and
my
next step was to seek the Intcndente of

the
I
port.
In
my
conversation with him

wisli
told
him that my
into
was
to
deliver
up every thing
Chilian
the
as
hands
as
I
of
the
authorities
lie
soon
could
in
do
it.
told
me
that no one
San
in
Carlos had power to

the
take
the
;
vessel
to
I
name
of
the
government
to
find
any one authorized

go to Valparaiso.
do
this,
must
withrisk
;
To attempt
I
this
out further aid would be,

the
lives
felt,
to
of
my crew and
the
offer
passengers
therefore I
accepted
of the In-
200
tcndente to take the prisoners and treasure from the Florida and send them to
Valparaiso
in in
some
harbor,
Chilian
vessel
of
war
then
with
the that
underport,
I
standing that on
reaching
was
the
then
to
deliver
every
thing
into
hands of the government.

while
preparations
The next morning,

were making
Garcia,
the
to
transfer
Cambiaso
treasure,
and
to
together
with
the
as
the
Indefatigable,
Virago coming
and
into
Methe
tero
were
reported
harbor.
The
English
in
steamer
search
had
for
then
the
been
Eliza
successful
her
she
Cornish, and
to
now
to
seemed
the
inclined
follow her orders
letter,
and
take the Florida xoherever she

her;
for
might find
the
immediately
on
entering
harbor,
boats,
captain Stewart, with two armed
went alongside my vessel
then,
CAPT.
gHARLES
there,
H.
BROWN.
left
tlie
201
not finding nic

lying
at
lie
l)oats
the
side
of
the
to
vessel,
while
of
he came on shore and

the
the
house
Intcndcntc.
I
Here
that
met
him
when
to
he told
me
he had orders
take
I
my
I
vessel
wherever he found her.

he
answered that
as
could
;
not
take
her,
had
of
her
myself
when
to
with
something
what
seemed
insisted
I
me high handed
him plainly that
I
insolence, he
on his right and his orders.
told
gave up the
to
;
vessel,
treasure,
and prisoners
authorities
no one
that
if
hut to the
Chilian
it
he took them
the
test,
must be
by
I
order
of
authorities
and that
should pro-
both hero and in Valparaiso, against

taking
all
his
possession
I
of
;
the
for
Florida.
I
This was
could do
found
In-
no disposition
tcudentc
or
on
of
the
part
of
the
any
other
ofQcials
at
202

to
San Carlos
back
to
mc
in
my
protest.
in
They awe
all
seemed
captain
stand
;
somewhat
or,
of
Stewart
to
speak
more properly, of the British

might ho
left
lion,
whose
represented.
Captain
StCAvart
after
re-
me
for
a while,
and soon
turned to the Intendente's, bringing with
him commander Bynon, who had sailed with him in search of us, being appointed by the
of the
sent
for
I
Chilian
authorities
to
chief
naval
expedition
the
I
Straits
our rescue.
To him
to
repeated
Stewart.
polite-
what
had
said
captain
He
ness,
heard
me with
attention
that
just
I
and
and assured me
should
claims
be
re-
satisfied
and
all
my
garded.
After some consultation,
it
was decided
Carlos,
by the authorities
at
San
comthat
mander Bynon, and the ringleaders and
cai)tain Stewart,
the
treasure
should
CAPT.
CHARLES
to
II.
BROWN.
and
203
that
to
be transferred
aid
the Virago,
to
should
be sent
the
Florida,
there,
guard the prisoners remaining
and
navigate the vessel to Valparaiso.

I
was able
to
learn
but
little
of
the
retaking of
rescue
of
the
Eliza
colonists
Cornish, and
left
the
the
at
Wood's
Bay, merely having

sation
one
hurried converprisoner,
subject.
after
with
my
old
fellow the
the
English
told
mate,
that
about
the
He
Cam-
me
morning
in
biaso
drove
him
shore,
to
at
Wood's
the the
Bay,
and
forbade
forty
him
follow
left
Florida,
the
colonists
on
land hailed him, entreating to be taken
on board
dred
afraid
l)ut
having already two huninto

his
vessel,
it
crowded
to
he
was
do
it,
and
indeed
was not
there-
allowed
fore
by those on board.
to
He
the
was obliged
under
abandon them, and,

beat
to
getting
way,
west-
20i

After
lie
ward.
beating
\rest
for
about
two days
met
the
English steamers,
which immediately sent two armed boats

to
board
a
the
E.
I
Cornish,
and
by
took her
a
sailor
as
prize.
was
told
the
from
boats
the
Virago, that
moment
mate
the
came
along
into
side,
the
and
crew sprang
of any
her,
so glad
were they
chance of
leading
escape.
The
the
rebels
in
were
taken
from
on
E.
Cornish
irons,
and
put
the
fresh
Virago,
while
prize
to
master
brig,
and
and
crew were
anchored
sent
in
the
she
was
the
Straits.
The
Virago
took
then proceeded to
the
colonists
the
eastward,
up
left
at
Wood's
Bay, then went
on to
of
Sandy Bay Col;
ony
find
in
us,
search
us
but
the
of
failing
to
returned, took
carried
E.
the
Cornish
Straits
in
tow,
her
out
about three hundred miles, and then let
CAPT,
CHARLES
in
H.
BROWN.
205
her go under
sail,
company with the
Virago, for Valparaiso.

they had
us,
On
their
way
im-
kept a
constant look
harbor,
as
out for
the
searching
every
strong
pression
was
with
the
them,
that
Cambiaso
cific ports.
would
attack
South
Pa-
By Tuesday,
for
the
I
lYth,
we were ready
captain Stuart
the
sea
and
to
must do
say,
the
justice
that
during
he
two
days
every a
of
preparation
rendered
me
assistance in his
power.
Four
officer
seamen,
boatswain,
to
and
the
one
Florida
were
transferred
from
;
the Virago, to assist
my
exhausted crew
and as
at
both vessels were ready for sea
the
same
time,
captain Stuart
forty
towed
In
my
the
vessel
above
of
miles
out.
fair
evening
the
17th,
breeze
springing up, ing
most
of
we parted company. Durthe passage up we had
18
20G
fine
breeze
and
pleasant
to
weati
at
jr.
The
divia,
steamer
was
touch
Yalso
and other places on the

ahead of her
I
;
coast,
that I got
day,
just
and
by Sunhead,
the
22d,
was
off
Caruma
south of Valparaiso.
Here we had
to
light, baffling
winds,
the
and were obliged
lay
over
till
next morning.
About
the
eight
o'clock
A. M.
seen
on
Monday,
of
us,
steamer
was
south
the
coming
Cornish
up
in
I
the
coast,
with
Eliza
tow.
then
the
had
all
my
fired
sails
clewed up,
the
set
American
and
ensign
at
mizen
top-mast head,
ders,
two four pounof

the
to
draw
She
the
attention
steamer.
soon
bore
down
for us,
took us in tow also, and by two o'clock

in
the
afternoon,
in
of
February
of
23d,
we
anchored
the
harbor
Valparaiso.
On my
arrival, I
immediately went to
CAPT.
CHAELES
States
tlirough
H.
DROWN.
207
the
United
Consul,
i\rr.
William
to
Ducr,
the
and
him
transmitted
Intendente of Valparaiso, commander
Robert Simpson,
Florida.
my abandonment
I
of the
In
reply
was
that
informed
he
by
no
commander
authority
the
to
to
Simpson
accept
had
the
vessel,
but that
subject
had
been
at
referred
by him
the
government
Santiago.
The prisoners
Virago,
into
were
landed
from
the
and
the of
ringleaders
the
delivered
;
the
hands
law
to
but
the
it
the
treasure
was
;
transferred
I
Eliza
Cornish claimed
and
by
learned
that
was
and
the
to
English
admiral,
surrendered
him
by the Chilian govit
ernment
once to
at
all
and that
was
to
be sent at
England, without
Aâlparaiso.
this,
being
landed
in
Upon
tered
a
learning
protest
immediately enthe
before
American
208
consul,
Mr. Ducr. against the seizure of
the Florida,
and claimed salvage on the
treasure rescued by
of the pirates.
me from
the
28th,
the
hands
On
Mr. Duer
com-
received
communication
the
from
order of
mander Simpson, under
Don
Antonio Yaras, the Minister of Foreign

Relations
"wishing
to
of
the
Chilian
fully
government,
reasons ou
know
the
which
vessel,
founded the abandonment of

in
my
to
order
to
determine
give
whether
oi-ders
the
government
possession
should
of
I
take
the
vessel
in
the
name
Duer
for
of the State.
to
call
then requested Mr.
survey
on
the
Florida,
the purpose
of ascertaining her pres-
ent condition
and
in
the
probable cost of
putting
her
sea-worthy condition.
Captains
Carries,
Phincas
JNIr.
Leach
and
Joseph
with
George K. Stevenson,
directed
master ship carpenter, were
by
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
the
209
Mr.
Ducr
to
proceed
to
Florida,
make an examination of
report
after
to
her
state,
and
the
consulate.
They reported,
the
minute
the
to
calculation,
in
cost
of
putting'
vessel
sea-worthy
con-
dition
be over four thousand dollars.
This report, with

before
the
consul,
my own
giving
vessel,
protest
made
of
an account
the
seizure
of
the
Mr.
Shaw's
the
barbarous murder,
forcible
erty,
my
of
imprisonment,
our
of
detention
private
the
propits
it
the
in
rc-capture
vessel,
arrival
into
San Carlos, my delivery of

tlie
the
hands of
authorities
there,
treas-
the
transfer of the
prisoners
and
ure to
paraiso,
the
Virago, our
<tc.,
passage to Valclaiming
&c.
and
salvage
of
the
on the treasure
personal
and
of
restoration
myself,
to
property
I
passengers,
and crew,
transmitted
"
Don Antonio
Varas, at Santiago. 18*
210
"While waiting for some notice of these
communications from the government authorities, I
found that the Eliza Cornish,

board, was
pre-
having the treasure on

paring for
British
"being
sea,
under the orders of the
admiral,
and that no steps were

the
taken
by
Chilian
authorities
to claim the treasure.
I therefore
caused
sail-
process
to
be issued to prevent the

vessel,
in
ing
of
the
order
to
obtain an
Chili
for
en-
adjudication
the
in
to
the
courts of
I
salvage
which
was
justly
titled, for
the
re-capture of the
there
treasure.
to
But although
execute
this
was
ample time
prevent
process
the
and
the
I
removal
of
treasure
and though
to
did every thing in

this to
my power
yet the
for
cause
be
done,
to
E.
Cornish
was permitted
sail
England.
This was either from the gross neglect,

or the wilful default of the
ofliccrs
en-
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
211
trusted
I
with
serving
the
process
and
myself firmly believe that the

wilful,
neglect
the
was
and
that
it
arose from
unwillingness on
the part
into
of the Chilian
direct
collision
:
government
with
I
to
come
the
British
admiral.
to
Nay, more
believe
have
every
reason
of
that
many
articles
personal
property be-
longing
to
myself,
also
my
on
in
passengers,
the
and
;
my
for
crew,
the
the
Avere
E. Cornish
prisoners had
their possession
at
all
time
we came
into
San
Carlos
our
forth
;
wearing
all
apparel,
weapons,
and
so
to
of which were
transferred
the
I
Virago
with
at
the
prisoners,
and
which,
was
told
San Carlos, should
be carefully restored to
me on
I
but Valparaiso,
trace
effects
reaching
could
which
never
afterwards.
I
Of my own
received
personal
never
any
thing
but
one
pistol.
212
It
was
to
at
this
time
the
at
made
the
at-
tempt
recover
fino-cr
ring
the
taken from
time
to
Mr.
death
Shaw's
of
his
offering
would
it
reward
it
any
I
one
who
bring
to
me.
had
heard that
one of the
los
in
was seen on the

to
finger of
women brought
E.
Cornish.
San
Car-
the
Finding no disposition on the part of

the government
to attend
I
to
my
written
communications,
the
went
to
Santiago
on
14th of March, accompanied by Mr.

of
Duer, for the purpose

sonal interview
onel
having a perMinister,
col-
with
our
Peyton,
and
with
Don
Antonio
Varas.
By
the
advice of
I
colonel
Peyton and
to
Mr. Duer,
addressed
date
of
letter
Don
re-
Antonio, under
capitulating
I
March
19th,
the grievances
;
under
which
claims,
had
labored
submitting
my
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
213
together with
to
tlie
my
protest,
and appealing
to
honor of the
should
of the
government
suffer
see
re-
that
not
from
since
the
it
moval
arisen
officers.
treasure,
had
from
I
the
also
it,
neglect
of
their
own
I
submitted, that
the
had
not recovered
Chilian
government
would
have
been
to
bound
to
;
make
and had
as
the
amount good
at
the
to
owners
life,
that
ren-
great hazard
my
dered such service to
the
State
no
great nation permits to pass unrewarded.
In
reply
to
this,
an
interview
was
for
appointed
the
self.
by
Don Antonio
with
at
Varas,
next day,
Mr. Duer
the
and
my-
We
found
went
the
time appointed,
unwilling
to
and
Minister
for
allow any claim

either
in
damages
sustained,
the
person
or property, during
time the Florida

the
rebels,
was
in
the hands
of
or for salvage
on the
treas-
211
ure
tion
IMPRISOI^'MENT
AND
ESCAl'E OF
but
of of
he
acknowledged
government
to
the
obligafor
the the
pay
the
use
in
vessel
for
the
time she was
its
service.
He however
the
postponed
the the
decision
22d,
at
of
case
until
Monday,
appointed
which
time
he
another
self
interview.
at
his
Mr. Duer
office
and
my-
were
at
off
the
time apuntil
pointed,
but
were
put
again
the
next
day.
On
Tuesday, with
we
held
another
conversation
if
Don Antonio
unsatisfactory
Varas,
than
of
possible,
more
the first, for not
the slightest hope
relief
was held
of
forth.
Despairing
returned
to
obtaining
justice,
Valparaiso,
and,
on
the
2Tth of March, advertised for

bottomry,
able
to
money on
was
repair
the
to
Florida and ensea.

I
her
to
to
proceed
this,
forced
do
as
to
had
the
literally
nothing wherewith
pay
wages of
CAPT.
CHARLES n.
less
BROWN.
the
215
my
in
crew, mucli
repair
vessel.
The advertisement
the
for
bottomry remained
of
Daily
Mercuria,
Valparaiso,
until
April 3d, when, no

received,
I
proposals havforced
to
ing been
the
was
put
barque
on
Îr.
up
for .sale,
and
next
advertised
day,
her
8th,
the
7th.
The
the
Duer
addressed
another
letter
to
the
Minister,
Don Antonio Varas,
in
which he proposed a compromise.
This
was done
Bale
to
avoid the necessity for the

vessel,
of
the
and
in
hopes
tliat
an appeal to the sense of honor of the
government
Duer, at
tliis
miglit
have
its
effect.
Mr.
first
protesting that in
making
olTer
he
by
no
means
me,
admitted,
that
either
for
himself
or for
all
my
claims were not in

sound, went
respects just and

that
the
in
on
use
to
say
price
tak-
paid
for
the
of
to
the vessel,
ing the prisoners
Magellan, was much
216
IMPRISONMENT
than
AND ESCAPE OP
have
Leen had
to
tlie
less
it
would
been
not
the
Florida
via
bound
Janeiro,
United
therefore
States,
Rio
and
could stop on her
way
at
loss
Magellan with
or
to
comparatively
Nevertheless,
the use of
little
expense.
for
he
the
oflCered
accept
vessel,
from the time of

till
her arrival at Magellan
she reached
Valparaiso
to
again,
sum per day equal
that which she
received according to
to
the
contract
made from Valparaiso

the
Magellan, with
cent.
addition
for
of
ten per
The
claim
salvage
on
the
specie
was not waived, nor the compenfor
sation
my
personal
of
services.
The
mate,
personal
losses
Mr. Buela, the
and crew, were ascertained by Mr. Duer,
and stated at what he considered a low
and reasonable amount.

I
was
induced
to
make the
offer
of
this
compromise, from
my
desire
to
do
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
for
217
the
best
in
my power
sense of
"which
my
owners,
and
fice
from
to
my
the
great sacrisale
them
the
;
forced
of
the
vessel
would
cause
to
and
also
from
my
utter
inability
meet
further
any
more
delay,
or
as
life,
incur
I
any
expense,
destitute
ries
was of even the necessa-
of
and dependent as
my crew
8tli
were upon me.

This letter was dated April
;
but
no answer was
In the
chase
Messrs.
ing the
received
until
the 2-4th.
meantime, proposals for the purof the

vessel
were
made
Co.,
by
oifer-
P.
A.
Richardson
&
sum of two thousand eight hun-
dred dollars for the barque.

being advertised
for
sale
The
vessel
on account of
this
whom
the
it
might
offer
concern, and
received,
being
it
highest
of
course
was accepted.
On
the
24th,
Mr.
Duer
received
19
218
letter
from Don Antouio Varas, denying

to
the right
any claim for services rensuffered

in
dered or losses
of the
acts
consequence
colonists, to
of
the
revolted
in
and
proposing
that
order
deter-
mine the time during which the Florida

should be considered as employed in the
services
of
the
government,
to
an
agent
should be employed
go
between me
and the government.
He
timate
the
waives
all
examination
of
the
es-
formed
to
in
Mr.
Duer's letter,
of
amount
be
;
allowed as
leave
it
claimed
to
by the Florida
he takes
ob-
serve that Mr. Duer takes

that the
for granted
Florida
was
not
in
the
service
of
the
government
she
only
during
the
time
was
sailing
under the orders

but also the
of
of the authorities
of Chili,
in
period
she
was
;
the
power
the
the
insurrectionists
and
that
personal
CAPT.
CHARLES
II.
BROWN.
and
;
219
losses
of
the
captain,
sailors,
pas-
sengers arc included in the claim

they should
whereas
resulting
be
considered
the
as
from the acts of
rebels,
which
for.
the
government
"With an
is
not responsible
for
his
excuse
delay in
an-
swering Mr. Ducr's

his
letter,
founded upon
for
absence from the
capital
few
he
days,
and
other
"
urgent
occupations,
signs
himself,
Your
obedient
servant,
Antonio Varas."
On
joined
receiving
this
letter,
Mr.
Duer
at
me
in
entering
protest
the
consulate,
against the
injuries
and dam-
ages
had received
at the
hands of the
affair
Chilian
government, and
the
the
was
put
in
hands
of
our
government
authorities,
where
it
now
remains.
CHAPTER
Cambiaso's
trial
X.
cliaracter
His
witli
execution
His
My interview
Captain Avalos
him
!Mr.
Tlie
officer
His wife's gi-atitude
Duer's Conclusion.
Garcia kindness Mr. Dunn

saved by Garcia
During the time that

cupied
in
had
been
a
ocre-
endeavoring
to
obtain
cognition of
my
claims from the

trial
Chilian
government, the
cia,
of Cambiaso,
Gar-
and
the
other
ringleaders
among
at
the rebels, had been

paraiso.
going
on
Val-
Cambiaso's
I
trial
was not
in
public,
its
and
;
was not called

I
during
course
little
consequently
it.
could
the
know
but
of
attended
as the
execution
myself,
painful
sight
was
to
me,
from
CAPT.
CHARLES
H.
BROWN.
I
221
strange
of
desire
which
had
to
see so
to
the last
men who had caused me

and
from
a
much
suflfcriiig,
wish
their
know how
Cambiaso
they
would meet
out
fate.
was
led
little
heavenly ironed,
and therefore
the
state
could be
judged of
bear-
of his
feelings
;
from his
he
ing
or
appearance
but
certainly
showed
I
no positive cowardice.
in
have sometimes thought,

I
reflecting
on the intercourse
the
traits
had with him, and

he
manifested,
abilities,
of
character
naturally
that
he
had
a
fine
which,
different
under
different
training
and
led
circumstances,
might
have
him through a
brilliant course.
He
to
had,
however, a fatal vanity, which was constantly
stronger
principles
temptation
of
him
able
than his
right
were
to withstand.
Much
19*
of his cruelty seemed
to
me
to arise
from a sort of
bravado.
222

a
desire
to
and
impress
liis
followers
with a great idea of his power and his

courage.
noticing
I
came
his
to this conclusion
from
that
words
his
were
always
more
that
cruel
his
than
actions,
and
to
yet
threats
did
not
seem
of
be
;
uttered under
the
influence
passion
on the contrary, they were delivered
in
a grandiloquent manner which sometimes
would
laugh,
have
if
made
me
feel
inclined
to
the
subjects
for
had not generally

a joke.
been too serious
His
great;
for
it,
personal
vanity
was
also
very
and, indeed, he had some excuse

for
he Avas certainly a very hand-
some man.
His dress
blue,
gaudy
sometimes
was always very

with
gilt
trim-
mings, sometimes green

epaulets,
I
always
him
with two
and he went constantly armed. have called him cowardly, but perhaps
that
I
in
have done
injustice.
It
CAPT.
CHARLES
11.
BROWN.
223
is
possible
that wliat
seemed
cowardice
of a sen-
to
mc, was only

conscience
;
the workings
sitive
and that
his
shunning
talked
punishin his
the
eye
of those with
whom
guilt
;
he
his
was from a sense of
ment
may
have
already
begun
remorse.
three
There
were
certainly
two
or
slight
indications
;
of
this
during
he
our
intercourse
for
instance,
was
for
constantly
the
promising
me
"
reparation
"
wrongs he had done mc,

reach
port,"
when wo
general
"
;
should
or
into
when
power
Cruz
after
should
come
and
to
each
new
crime
against
he
the
seemed
harden
of
it
himself
recollection
by some
drunken
frolic
with
I
it
the
men, or some unusual display.

forget that
cannot
almost
with
is
my
for
;
situation
made
impossible
impartiality
me
and
for
to
judge
diflicult
liim
it
how
in
any situation
one man
to
judge
of
224
the
IMPRISOXIIENT
AND ESCAPE OP
another, or
of
wliat
temptations of
in
may be urged
but
his
excuse.
living near
Carabiaso had a wife

Carlos,
I
San
was
of
told
that
she
was
and
hope
dis-
not
that
woman
good
character,
I
he liad separated from her.

to
he had no children
inherit
the
grace attached to his name.
Garcia was not acquitted by the court

martial, on
tlie
ground of
his
being comof
pelled
his
to
follow
Canibiaso from fear

consideration of
life,
and
in
various
per-
acts
of
humanity
which
he
had
formed, and
rebels
trial.
which were repeated by the

but
lield
themselves,
for
a second
I
After
him,
his
first
trial,
called
upon
him.
and
found
evidently
his
his
sister
with
She was
lady,
and
understood that
the
family were
in
among
most respectable
Valparaiso.
He
received
me very
politely
even
kindly
CAPT.
CHARLES
11.
BROWN.
225
and
at
the
congratulated
me on my
had
his
escape
same time thanking mc

which
during
I
for
some
to
kindnesses
shoAV
been
able
him
imprisonment
on
the Florida.
While
( in
was
)
in
Valparaiso,
officer
saw
life
his
prison,
the
whose
was spared through Garcia's He was obliged to have

trial,
interference.
his
second
daily,
a2:ain,
and as
his
to
Avifc
visited
see
him
him
he asked
me
come and
to
saying that she wanted
thank
mc
for
my sympathy
condemned
of gratitude
feel
on the night that he Cambiaso.

slight
was
by
These marks
for
favors
made me
that
that no
men
are so far
wrong
often
it
some good feeling does

itself,
not
show
;
when
the
occasion
calls
I
out
and
that
saying
tliat
which
"
have
heard
somewhere,
the
the
dilTerencc
between
best good
man and
the
worst
bad
226

in
this
man
world
eyes
of
is
not
as
nearly
it is
so
in
great in
the
is
God
our eyes,"
In
to
I
this
perhaps very true.

I
narrative,
have
endeavored
speak impartially of every one
whom
;
have
cases
had
occasion
I
to
mention
and
to
en-
in
Vhcre
have
had
occasion
record wrongs done to
me, I
have
deavored to give only a plain, straight-
forward
lowing
narrative
of
facts,
without
al-
my own
feelings to bias
me more
than must needs be.

In regard to
the
that
salvage
I
question,
cannot but
feel
have been treated
unjustly, both by the Chilian government
and by the British

but
as
I
officers at
Valparaiso
have endeavored
occurred,
to
state the facts
they
tlie
leaving
the
judgment
I
of
case with
my
countrymen.
am
glad to take occasion here to thank Mr.
Duer, not only for the
assistance
wliich
CAPT.
CHARLES
in
11.
BROWN,
227
of
his
he
-rendered
me,
the
way
him
office,
but for the kindness and sympathy

I
which
received
from
he
for
the
ready interest
affairs
;
which
showed
in
my
and
for the activity
with wliich
he followed up
my
claims.
There are those to

of this narrative will
whom
brvng
the
reading
pain,
great
because
it
will
bring vividly
fate
ocfore their
relative.
minds the sad

I
of
dear
refer
I
to
the friends of Mr. Shaw.

oflfer
To
them
can only
my
deep sympathy,
and the
to
assurance
that
Mr.
Shaw was
a
me not simply
companion, but
that
deeply valued friend, and

for
my
grief
him was lasting and deep.

and
captain
To Mr. Dunn
render
Avalos
my
thanks for supporting
me
in
maintaining
my
authority on the Florida,
and
for
the kindness which they

I
showed
me
after
reached Valparaiso.
228

let
Last of
that
all,
me render
which
such
to
thanks
rescued
to
Providence
has
me
from so many and
great
dangers,
and
restored
me
I
my
family
and
to
friends,
when
had
so
much reason
them again.
narrative
that
to
despair
I
of ever meeting
have
given
the
this
the
ad-
public
from
thought
my
not
ventures
and
escapes
would
be
;
without their interest to
my countrymen
their
and that the

tive
plain,
unpretending
narra-
of
a sea-faring
man from
to
own
what
to
shores,
would
show
landsmen
they
sometimes suffer
who "go down
the sea in ships."
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which Cnmbinso and Garcia

crew were confined.

for the soldiers

to 40. Store houses.

IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE

Entered according to Act of Confjre??, in the year 1854, BY CIIAS. n. liROWN,

District Court of the District of

GKO. C. EAKD, l'ftI>TSa, COKNttlLl., bOSTOflf.

preface to a book is very often than a respectable cloak, allowed

under another name,

a thing so tempting a pleasant little oll-

very hard if a luxury in which Yet, if it be true

esteem and vanity, that it would be authors were to be debarred from

age of ready writers, it excuse or apology can

justify the publisliing for poor or careless

apologise there has

can claim no part except that

arranging and compiling

excuses are due

and escape, drawn up

time the claim for salvage

Mr. AVebster's was

made, were from time

supplied me with case where it was

seen and heard him,

possible for the narrative as

more and life-like

correct as to facts, but perhaps

captain Brown's treasure rescued by

we should not have

ploy he was sailing. have taught captain

has lately said so well of

break out even

any port on the globe, if of English broadcloth or a

thereby, within or frigate is

the harbor with an

body want any thing of me

are respected, that our citizens of outrage and injustice only

extremities, they will,

capprotect themin offering

preface or apology the public, let me

Captain Avalos and soldiers sent for protection

conduct of Captain Avalos

All quiet again We reach Willi waws We anchor in Magellan

mato secures the

Cambiaso and My stew94

American ensign Christmas The Indian boys Cam-

The Virago Fears

I deliver the Florida to the Chilian authorities

oners and treasure

the Chilian government

Admiral claims the treasure

the hands of the United States Authorities

His execution His My interview with him The

His wife's gi-atitude Captain Avalos

having command of the barque

IMPEISOXMENT AND ESCAPE OF

the United States

my owners was now

sufferings awaited me, wath

had received much kindand trusted myself