ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. 243 
specimen of their mechanical taste and industry, 
as a loyal offering to the Queen. It was brought 
to England by Admiral Moresby, accompanied 
by an humble address, couched in the language 
of duty and affection : — 
"Pitcairn's Island, July 27th, 1853. 
"May it please your Majesty, — 
"We, your Majesty's loyal and devoted sub- 
jects the inhabitants of Pitcairn's Island, avail 
ourselves of an opportunity just offered us, to 
assure your gracious Majesty of our loyal attach- 
ment to your person and Government. 
" The recollection of the visits of your Majesty's 
ships to our island will be preserved with pride 
and gratitude ; and we desire to express, in the 
most unqualified manner, our thanks for these 
gracious marks of royal favour. We humbly 
trust we may be allowed to consider ourselves 
your Majesty's subjects, and Pitcairn's Island a 
British colony, as long as it is inhabited by us, 
in the fullest sense of the word. 
" Several years since, the Captain of your 
Majesty's ship Fly took formal possession of 
our little island, and placed us under your 
Majesty's protection. And if your Majesty's 
Government would grant us a document, de- 
claring us an integral part of your Majesty's 
dominions, we should be freed from all fears 
(perhaps groundless) on that head ; and such a 
gracious mark of royal favour would be cherished, 
by us to an exertion in the discharge of the 
various duties incumbent on British subjects. 
