256 PUBLIC REGISTER. 
On nearing the island, she proved to be 
H.M.S. Spy, Captain Wooldridge. Thank 
God ! ' was the grateful exclamation of many, 
on hearing it was a ship of war, on account 
of her having a surgeon on board. At 1 P.M. 
Captain Wooldridge and the surgeon (Dr. 
Bowden) landed, who im mediately visited 
young Nobbs ; and after probing the wound, 
and ascertaining the extent of the injury > 
gave his opinion that there was not much 
danger, and that with proper attention he 
would, in all probability, recover, although a 
narrower escape from death never came be- 
neath his notice. Captain Wooldridge, being 
much pressed for time, informed the inhabi- 
tants he must sail that evening. After kindly 
interesting himself in the welfare of the 
island, and noting down such things as the 
community were most in want of, at sunset 
the Spy sailed for Valparaiso. Mr. and Mrs. 
Nobbs here take the opportunity of publicly 
recording their grateful acknowledgments to 
Captain Wooldridge and Dr. Bowden for the 
favours conferred on their son. 
" June 4th. Experienced a heavy gale 
from the westward, which, if it had been of 
