PRIXCE EDWARD ISLAND. 359» isfy. One man kept praying to have it all the way, but I rebuked him for his selfish¬ ness, saying that a stern wind for us would be a head wind for some one else. One of the passengers, Mr. White , who had been very sick for some time, in spite of the best treatment and attention our cap¬ tain could give him, gradually grew worse, so that we despaired of his life. We were much pleased to sight a ship, which we sig¬ naled and found a doctor on board. He readily came to us and gave what assistance he could, but of no avail, and in a short time the poor sufferer died and was buried at sea. The body was sewed up in a hammock with heavy irons attached to the ankles and placed on a plank on the rail of the ship with the Union Jack spread over it The captain hav¬ ing read the burial service, it was launched into the deep Pacific. That evening we held our meeting on the quarter deck. George Moore conducted the service, which seemed more than usually solemn and impressive. Sailing along the coast of Peru we had a magnificent sight of the Andes, the sun shining bright and clear,' making the scene more grand and beautiful. How straight the snow line, how broad and deep it lay on the mountain tops, how wonderful at night to see high up the bright light of the burning peaks. Finally we passed through the , arriving at San Francisco on the 28th day of May , A. D. 1850, thus ending a long and tedious passage of about seven and one- half months. When we arrived there was a forest of masts to be seen in the bay; it was estimated that about seven hundred ships from all parts of the world were aban¬ doned, stripped and laid up, crews having gone to the mines. San Francisco being then a town of about thirty houses, we were not likely to get lost. Before coming to anchor there was a rush for the, boat. Thomas Poole having got possession of it, went on shore to look up his folks. He soon found them living in a house of their own near Kierney street. They were glad to see us all, but delighted to behold Tom once more. When the company was formed in lottetown we agreed to stick together for three years after arriving in California . Now, we having got better acquainted with each other, thought differently, so it was put to vote to see if we would remain a company or not. All were in favor of dissolution with the exception of one, James Connel , a plasterer, of Charlottetown . We then sold the ship and cargo to Messrs. Bolton & Baron, commission merchants for a rich Spaniard down in Mexico for eight thou¬ sand dollars, each of us taking his share and as the saying is "Every fellow on his own hook." Mr. Buxton , the lawyer, announced that the release was ready to be signed. Then on the quarter deck of the "Famr/** the whole company signed a release to each other and every man became his own mas¬ ter to go where he pleased. The fac-simile following is photographed from the original discharge, signed in San Francisco. The names and signatures will be familiar to many, especially that of James C. Pope , being well known as attached after¬ wards to many of the important public docu¬ ments of the colony.