Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk
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Browne John Ross. Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk
CRUSOE'S ISLAND
CHAPTER I. THE BOAT ADVENTURE
CHAPTER II. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ISLAND
CHAPTER III. GOING ASHORE
CHAPTER IV. CONDITION OF THE ISLAND IN 1849
CHAPTER V. ROBINSON CRUSOE'S CAVE
CHAPTER VI. THE VALLEY ON FIRE
CHAPTER VII. THE CAVE OF THE BUCCANEERS
CHAPTER VIII. LODGINGS UNDER GROUND
CHAPTER IX. COOKING FISH
CHAPTER X. RAMBLE INTO THE INTERIOR
CHAPTER XI. THE VALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT
CHAPTER XII. A STRANGE DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XIII. THE STORM AND ESCAPE
CHAPTER XIV. THE AMERICAN CRUSOE
CHAPTER XV. CASTLE OF THE AMERICAN CRUSOE
CHAPTER XVI. DIFFICULTY BETWEEN ABRAHAM AND THE DOUBTER
CHAPTER XVII. THE MURDER
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SKULL
CHAPTER XIX. THE GOVERNOR'S VISION
CHAPTER XX. THE DOUBTER'S DYSPEPTIC STORY
CHAPTER XXI. BAD DREAM CONCERNING THE DOUBTER
CHAPTER XXII. THE UNPLEASANT AFFAIR OF HONOR
CHAPTER XXIII. DOCTOR STILLMAN'S JOURNAL
CHAPTER XXIV. CONFIDENTIAL CHAT WITH THE READER
CHAPTER XXV. EARLY VOYAGES TO JUAN FERNANDEZ
CHAPTER XXVI. ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
A DANGEROUS JOURNEY
CHAPTER I. THE CANNIBAL
CHAPTER II. THE MIRAGE
CHAPTER III. A DEATH-STRUGGLE
CHAPTER IV. THE OUTLAWS' CAMP
CHAPTER V. THE ESCAPE
CHAPTER VI. A LONELY RIDE
CHAPTER VII. THE ATTACK
CHAPTER VIII. SAN MIGUEL
CHAPTER IX. A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE
CHAPTER X. A TRAGEDY
OBSERVATIONS IN OFFICE
I. MY OFFICIAL EXPERIENCES
II. THE GREAT PORT TOWNSEND CONTROVERSY, SHOWING HOW WHISKY BUILT A CITY
III. THE INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA
A PEEP AT WASHOE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II. START FOR WASHOE
CHAPTER III. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER IV. AN INFERNAL CITY
CHAPTER V. SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA CITY
CHAPTER VI. ESCAPE FROM VIRGINIA CITY
CHAPTER VII. MY WASHOE AGENCY
CHAPTER VIII. START FOR HOME
CHAPTER IX. ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO
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My narrative dates as far back as the early part of the year 1849. Then the ship Anteus was a noted vessel. Many were the strange stories told of strife and discord between the captain and the passengers; pamphlets were published giving different versions of the facts, and some very curious questions of law were involved in the charges made by both parties. It appeared from the statement of the passengers, who were for the most part intelligent and respectable Americans, that, on the voyage of the Anteus to California, their treatment by the captain was cruel and oppressive in the extreme; that, before they were three weeks from port, he had reduced them almost to a state of absolute starvation; and, in consequence of the violence of his conduct, which, as they alleged, was without cause or provocation on their part, they considered their lives endangered, and resolved upon making an appeal for his removal at the port of Rio. On the arrival of the vessel at Rio the captain was arraigned before the American consul, and pronounced to be insane by the evidence of six physicians and by the testimony of a large majority of the passengers. It was charged, on the other hand, that the passengers were disorderly, mutinous, and ungovernable; that they had entered into a conspiracy against the captain, and in testifying to his insanity were guilty of perjury. The examination of the case occupied several weeks before the American consul; voluminous testimony was taken on both sides; the question was submitted to the American minister, to the British consul, and to the principal merchants of Rio, all of whom concurred in the opinion that, under the circumstances, there was but one proper course to pursue, which was, to remove the captain from the command of the vessel. He was accordingly deposed by the American consul, and a new captain placed in the command. This was regarded by the principal merchants of New York as an arbitrary exercise of authority, unwarranted by law or precedent, and a memorial was addressed by them to the President of the United States for the removal of the consul. A new administration had just come into power; and the consul was removed, ostensibly on the ground of the complaints made against him; but, inasmuch as some few other officers of the government were removed at the same time without such ground, it may be inferred that a difference in political opinion had some weight with the administration.
It is not my intention now to go into any argument in regard to the merits of this case; the time may come when justice will be done to the injured, and it remains for higher authority than myself to mete it out. I have simply to acknowledge, with a share of the odium resting upon me, that I was one of the rebellious passengers in the Anteus. My companions in trouble so far honored me with their confidence as to give me charge of the case. I was unlearned in law, yet possessed some experience in sea-life; and believing that the lives of all on board depended upon getting rid of a desperate and insane captain, aided to the best of my ability in having a new officer placed in the command. To the change thus made, unforeseen in its results, I owe my eventful visit to the island of Juan Fernandez.
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So with that we were about to put out the light, when the man who had doubts in regard to Robinson Crusoe rose up on his hands and knees likewise, and said,
"Hold on! I think you'd better not do that. It ain't policy. I don't believe in it myself."
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