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embark in the same boat with us. Passing safely 
through the surf, we commenced our departure. 
Alter a short pull wc got on board the Moray- 
shire, and were kindly received by her com- 
mander. Now my vocation commenced in 
reality. Scarcely had we reached the ship, when 
women and children became sadly affected by 
the motion, although it was very fine weather: so 
placing them in the best positions, I hastened to 
the berth deck and got the beds into their places. 
But neither women nor children could remain in 
the berths ; so we had to make a field bed on the 
deck ; and as the boats came alongside and were 
discharged we laid the sea-sick community side 
by side, and did the best we could for their com- 
fort. By four o'clock p.m. every person was on 
board, without any accident occurring ; and the 
ship made sail with a fair breeze. 
In the dusk of the evening Pitcairn Island re- 
ceded from view. There were very few of the late 
inhabitants on deck to take a last long lingering 
look at the much-loved and ever-to-be-remem- 
bered spot; but very many men,* women, and 
children wished themselves on shore again ; for 
to intensely were they suffering from nausea, that, 
could they have regained the shore, they would 
most assuredly have remained there, During 
the whole night I was continually employed in 
attempting to relieve their sufferings ; the few men 
who were not sick had to nurse the infants, and 
old Arthur Quintal, assisted occasionally by the 
captain and Lieutenant Gregorie, was employed 
in administering, under . my direction, such re- 
medies as seemed most appropriate. It was a 
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