VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA VIA CAPE HORN.
Embarkation from New York--A Terrible Storm--Loss of Masts
and narrow escape from Shipwreck--Wreck of a Swedish Brig--An
unfortunate Little Bird--Patagonia and Cape Horn--Stoppage at
Valparaiso--Earthquakes--Appearance of the City--A Delectable
Garden--Two Catholic Priests--Beauty of Ocean Scenery in the
Pacific--The St. Felix Islands--Arrival in San Francisco 187