XIV PKEFACE. 
themselves visited the spot, and become per- 
sonally acquainted with the people and the pastor. 
Admiral Moresby, who arrived in England 
from the Pacific, in May, 1854, and who had 
twice visited Pitcairn since the date of his 
letter quoted above, gave the same satisfactory 
accounts as before of the moral and religious 
state of the people ; though, as the reader will 
see, they have endured privations, the occur- 
rence of which will probably lead to some 
change in their place of dwelling. 
The author feels that his cordial thanks are 
due to the many friends, who have favoured 
him with the loan of original manuscripts and 
drawings. It also gives him much satisfaction 
to acknowledge the courteous manner in which 
the authorities at the Admiralty, both at White- 
hall and Somerset House, have complied with 
his request for particulars relating to the subject 
of his work. 
London, 
June, 1854. 
