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the cause of the diabolical attempt to sink the 
ship, and endanger the lives of so many human 
beings. Still several of the crew have been pre- 
viously heard to speak with much discontent of 
the treatment they experienced on board, and 
of the tyranny of the captain. It is a most pro- 
vidential thing for us, that she did not sink. For 
having been within eighty miles of this Island, 
whoever were saved would naturally have come, 
expecting hospitality from us ; and as there were 
twenty-seven persons on board, it would be a 
heavy draw upon our at all times circumscribed 
means, to have them quartered among us for 
perhaps several months, before chances should 
occur of removing them. Besides which, it is 
impossible to imagine how much mischief might 
be occasioned by having among us so many 
individuals, who, by all we have learnt of them, 
are by no means the best of characters." 
The incident here recorded deserves a little 
more notice. The circumstances attending the 
rescue of the whaler, which have also been 
related by Admiral Moresby, serve to throw 
additional light on the generous and disinterested 
character of the islanders. " They asked no 
reward," said the Admiral, " nor did they get 
any, beyond the Captain's thanks, that I know 
of; for all they mentioned to me was, ' The 
Captain thanked us very much. 1 " 
To return to the Register : — 
" Nov. 4:th. — This afternoon the splendid pic- 
ture of the Queen and Royal Family was un- 
packed. The case having been a little wetted on 
