The Earthquake of Juan Fernandez: As it Occurred in the Year 1835. Authenticated by the Retired Governor of that Island. To which is Added, a Refutation of Several Misstatements that Have Been Published in the "Nautical Magazine" of 1837, and the Public PapersPrinted at the "Advertiser" Office, 1839 - 32 pagine The larger part of this pamphlet relates to the insurrection in Juan Fernandez, Aug. 1835, and the author's subsequent expulsion from the islands. |
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1st of August accused affair allowed ammunition answer arms arrest Arrevalo arrived Bacalao Bayon boats Boca Grande Captain Dias Captain Saldes chaplain charge Chile Chilian Colocolo command conduct Continent convicts court martial Cruz Sanchez delivered depôt destroyed detractors Diego Portales documents dollars Don Manuel duty earthquake El Araucano embark Ensign Riquelme escaped flour French whaler Galpon garrison gave orders Governor of Juan guard honour informed inquired insurrection island of Juan Joaquin Joseph Duncan Juan Fernandez leave letter Lillo Robles manner Mariano Rivera ment month morning mutineers NICOLAS SALDES night NORBERTO AGUAYO o'clock obliged observed officer official note papers pardon person Pitcairn's Island possession present presidio priest prove provisions rations receipt received remitted requested retired Santiago SENOR sent September sergeant soldiers and prisoners soon store-keeper suffer Supreme Government tain Talcahuana THOMAS SUTCLIFFE tion told troops Ugalde Valparaiso vessel weather whilst
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Pagina 23 - May that God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shine into your heart, to give you the light of the knowledge of his glory,
Pagina 32 - the losses I have sustained in the fulfilment of my duty, during my government of the island of Juan Fernandez, I beg leave to state that I do not intend to enter into a
Pagina 23 - into your heart, to give you the light of the knowledge of his glory,
Pagina 32 - of private declarations, taken from Captain Don Norberto Aguayo, that are also in the archives of the trial, and of the same date, and almost the same tenor, of those that were remitted to government with my person from Juan Fernandez, which proves that, with anticipation, they had been framing imputations on the Continent to
Pagina 32 - which had taken place on the island. I can cite many other particulars, but I believe it is sufficient only to state, that I have been completely vindicated from all the charges that the diabolical malice of my detractors had invented to accomplish their malignant intentions. " The decisions of the
Pagina 9 - one, a mass of water as smooth as a basin of milk, which bathed all that had escaped the fury of the first rollers, and destroyed their habitations. About twenty minutes after the sea retired, the vessels began to run foul of each other, and got their cables entangled in an inconceivable manner.
Pagina 32 - rials, which I present to government, in order that your Excellency may deign to take them into consideration, and lessen the losses I have sustained on account of the disorders which have taken place upon the island ; and on consideration that the authors of such diabolical intrigues, as well as my detractors, have been made a
Pagina 9 - the 20th instant, at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, am, we experienced a most tremendous earthquake, which in the space of three minutes threw down all the roofs and the greatest part of the edifices of this town, and the almost continuous shocks which followed augmented progressively the destruction.
Pagina 9 - overwhelming in destruction the villages, drowning at the same time the inhabitants and cattle, up to the Perales. " The particular accounts of what has happened from the movements of the earth and sea are so strange and numerous, that I have abstained from relating them, for fear of
Pagina 32 - cwt. of sandal-wood, valued at 6 dollars per cwt. but since sold at the low price of 3 dollars to the captain of the American brig, Lady Wrangle, which is also proved by his two certificates, that are archived in pages 47 and 48, jointly with the