Since the publication of the book many articles in regard to Pitcairn have appeared in the newspapers in all parts of this country. The New York _World_ sent a letter of inquiry to Miss Young, the author of this book, in October, 1893, and her answer appeared in that paper under date of January 13, 1895. The letter is of such general interest and conveys such recent news from Pitcairn, that it is thought best to publish it herewith. We also append an article published in _Harper’s Weekly_ of December 8, 1894, describing a visit made by Captain Cornelius A. Davis to Pitcairn in March, 1894. The article is of particular interest because it comes from a disinterested observer. PUBLISHERS. MISS YOUNG’S LETTER TO THE “SUNDAY WORLD.” PITCAIRN ISLAND, in the South Pacific,} August 18, 1894.} _To the Sunday World_— It is probable that, such a long time having elapsed before you received any reply to your letter, you have taken it for granted that it never reached its destination. The facts in the case are that it arrived here on the 3d of February last, having been sent on from San Francisco, thence to Tahiti, and from that place to Wellington, New Zealand, to the brigantine _Pitcairn_, our missionary ship, which brought it here on the above-named date. It should have been replied to in February, and the answer sent you _via_ _Pitcairn_, bound to San Francisco, which place she reached somewhere near the end of March, but having had some considerable writing then on hand which it was absolutely necessary that I should finish, I was obliged to let some of my letters go unanswered, yours among the rest, and then, in the unavoidable hurry and bustle consequent upon leave taking, it was forgotten until a day or two ago. Please pardon my carelessness, which has been quite unintentional, as I am one who does not believe in ignoring the correspondence of anyone, and would think myself guilty of rudeness not to send a reply to anyone who should show enough interest in us and our island’s history as to request any information that it is in my power to give. I will with pleasure answer your questions, for the readers of the great _Sunday World_, and trust they may prove satisfactory to you, but, first, a fact or two concerning myself may prove of interest. I am Young (one of the descendants of the original settlers), but young no longer in years, having completed my forty-first year five days ago, on the 13th inst. At the date when your letter was written, October 26, I had just passed the crisis of a fever typhus that had taken as victims twelve of our number, my honored and beloved father among the number, and, in addition to him, two brothers, a sister, and a niece.