. Chile today and tomorrow . Starving and inrags, covered with vermin, and exhausted with theconstant work of rowing, they arrived at length at anisland ninety miles south of Chiloe, and traversed thefinal stretch of water in the crazy canoe. Once uponChiloe their worst wretchedness was over: the ChiloteIndians vied with each other who should take themost care of us, fed them well, laid sheepskin bedsby a blazing fire and went out at midnight to kill asheep for their food. Next day women came from farand near to see the shipwrecked strangers, each bring-ing a pipkin in her hand, containing eit
. Chile today and tomorrow . Starving and inrags, covered with vermin, and exhausted with theconstant work of rowing, they arrived at length at anisland ninety miles south of Chiloe, and traversed thefinal stretch of water in the crazy canoe. Once uponChiloe their worst wretchedness was over: the ChiloteIndians vied with each other who should take themost care of us, fed them well, laid sheepskin bedsby a blazing fire and went out at midnight to kill asheep for their food. Next day women came from farand near to see the shipwrecked strangers, each bring-ing a pipkin in her hand, containing either fowls ormutton made into broth, potatos, eggs or other eat-ables, and Byron says that they did nothing but eatfor the best part of the day, and in fact, all the timethey stayed upon the island. The Spanish corregidorat Castro sent for them, and a formidable escort ofsoldiers with drawn swords, led by four officers, sol-emnly conducted them to the town, where their appear-ance made a great sensation. They were imprisoned. tij (D C 0) V ■i-l r^ _c o X S w c u STRANGERS ON THE PACIFIC COAST 95 in a Jesuit college for a week, and then taken to the Gov-ernor, being treated with consistent goodwill; when,some time later, this official, a Chilean-born, made hisusual tour of the island he took his English prisonerswith him. During the second sojourn in Castro youngByron was offered the hand of the pretty and accom-plished niece of a rich priest; but excused himself, al-though sorely tempted by an offer of a piece of newlinen to be made up into clothes to replace his January 2, 1743, the party were embarked upon aSpanish vessel bound for Valparaiso; the ship wascountry-built, of 250 tons, and was 40 years old, carry-ing a Spanish captain and Indian seamen. At Val-paraiso they were put into prison, and would havefared badly but for the native kindness of the Chileans,who brought them food and money, their jailer spend-ing half his own daily allowance to buy wine and fruitfo
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