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1856 continued

with difficulty. There being a lee current & the wind off shore only two boat loads of chests &c.; got off the ship being at too great a distance.

April 23rd.
Wind & weather the same as yesterday. The ship some what nearer the landing place. At 9 AM. the Captain and Mr. Robinson, a respectable merchant from Sydney who came to gratify his desire to visit Pitcairns Island returned on board. Four boat loads were all that went on board to day.

" 24th.
At 7 this morning the Ship anchored opposite the settlement, but at too great a distance from the shore. She soon drifted into deeper water and the anchor could not touch bottom with fifty fathoms of chain out. The consequence was they on board had to heave the anchor up, so that several hours were unavoidably lost. Five boats well loaded went on board to day. It is Herculean labour to carry heavy chests & casks down from the village to Bounty Bay & then to pull them four or five miles off to the the [sic] ship.

" 25th.
succeeded in getting off eight boat loads without any accidents, the weather continues very fine.

" 26th.
succeeded in getting off most of the chests & bedding. Every one has decided upon going.

May 1st.
Thursday. This day assembled for the last time in our church, for Divine Service. It was a solemn [?] and the congregation was deeply affected.

" 2nd.
Breakfasted for the last time on Pitcairn, and went to the grave yards where were deposited the remains of many of our dear friends & relations, to take a last sad farewell of the graves & headstones, which has afforded us the melancholy & soothing contemplation