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good and quiet behaviour while among us had 
gained for him the esteem and good-will of 
all upon the island, and that his untimely 
end is deeply regretted by the whole com- 
munity. 
" 29th. — At break of day a ship was reported 
close in with the shore ; all who had turned out 
of their beds hastened to the edge of the precipice 
to ascertain the truth of the statement. Scarcely 
had they done so, when, from the heraldic bear- 
ing of her colours, she was by the teacher pro- 
nounced to be a man-of-war. The whale-boat 
was immediately manned, and in the course of 
a few hours she returned to shore, bringing 
with them Captain Wellesley, and others of the 
officers of H.M.S. Daedalus, from the Sandwich 
Islands, via Tahiti, bound to Valparaiso. Cap- 
tain Wellesley and his officers remained on 
shore all night, and returned on board the fol- 
lowing morning, when a fresh party landed from 
the ship. Captain Wellesley and his officers 
were pleased to express their approbation of 
what they saw upon the island, and have, by 
the urbanity of their conduct during the few 
hours they were with us, gained the good- will 
and esteem of all the inhabitants. 
" 30^.— Emily W. Christian born. ' f 
" 31st. — At half-past seven this morning, 
Captain Wellesley and his officers returned on 
board, and the Dcedalus left this for Valparaiso, 
bearing the good wishes of the island. ; 4 
" March 7^.— David E. B. Young born. 
" 14th. — David E. B. Young died, aged seven 
days. ' 
