CHAPTER XIV. 
LETTER FROM THE REV. O. H. NOBBS RESPECTING THE VOYAGE 
TO NORFOLK ISLAND, AND SETTLEMENT OF THE PITCAIRN 
COMMUNITY THERE — THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND — CON- 
FIRMATION — ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY FROM THE PITCAIRN 
FUND COMMITTEE — VISIT OF SIR WM. DENISON— PRESENT 
STATE OF THE ISLANDERS — THEIR PROSPECTS — CONCLUSION. 
The Chaplain of Norfolk Island, in a letter to 
the author, dated Sept. 24th, 1856, described, 
with much minuteness and good feeling, the 
occurrences of the voyage, and the occupation of 
the place by its present settlers. A few por- 
tions of this letter from the Island will present 
to the reader's mind some striking events in 
connexion with a most interesting era of the 
history. 
Monday, April 2\st. — While busily employed 
in the school this forenoon, a piercing and elec- 
trifying shout apprised me that a ship was in 
sight; but it was a long time before any one 
came from the hill to inform me what she looked 
like, she being discovered from the south side 
of the island. About three o'clock it was ascer- 
tained that she was a large merchant ship 
standing in for the land. At four she rounded 
St. Paul's rock ; and then we perceived she had 
a pennant flying. On this being made known, 
some one exclaimed, " That is the ship come to 
convey us to Norfolk Island, and the pennant 
