386> GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 
found it difficult at first to walk. However, a 
cup of tea and a warm at the fire soon recovered 
them. Being conducted by Mr. Stewart to his 
residence, I deposited my wife there and then 
returned to the pier. 
By one o'clock all our people were landed, 
without any accident occurring ; and the weather 
clearing up, the boats returned for our bedding. 
During the whole time of our debarcation Captain 
Den ham remained on the pier, notwithstanding 
the heavy rain, and welcomed our people as they 
landed to their new home, and evinced the 
greatest anxiety for their comfort. 
Towards the close of this eventful day we all 
assembled in a large upper room in the military 
barracks, Captain Denham and most of the go- 
vernment establishment being there also ; when 
we solemnly and gratefully offered our thanks 
and praises to our Triune God, for his continued 
goodness and mercy in thus bringing us to our 
future earthly home ; and I trust we were sincere 
in imploring his watchful care that we swerve 
not to the right hand nor the left. Soon after 
dark we all retired to rest under the same roof; 
and a quiet and comfortable night we passed. 
Monday, 9th. — Moderate weather. All hands 
up early. After prayers, the men of our com- 
munity prepared to go on board for our luggage. 
Everything denotes that we are in a strange 
country — the size of the houses, their construc- 
tion, and the great height of the rooms, the 
number of cattle feeding quietly about, the oxen 
yoked to the carts bringing our goods from the 
pier to the place where we reside, this same 
