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with him at the church on shore, ever since I 
have been here, besides the service on board one 
of the British ships of war, once on each Sab- 
bath ; so you see I am not idle. The agent for 
British steamers in these parts presented me 
with a free passage from Panama to Valparaiso, 
iii the name of his company, whose directors 
reside in Liverpool. I wish you, my friend, or 
our good Sir Thomas Ackland, would thank them 
for their kindness. I intend doing the same. 
If you have anything to send to your corre- 
spondents in these parts, let it come round Cape 
Horn ; for if it comes across the Isthmus of 
Panama, the charges will be enormous. Please 
to offer my grateful remembrances to all and 
every one to whom you think it right they 
should be offered, especially those kind and 
worthy brethren who attend your Society, and 
who have expressed so much interest in me and 
mine. So much for business, &c." 
It is now time to give an account of certain 
efforts which have recently been made in this 
country, with a view to the permanent benefit of 
the Pitcairn islanders. 
In consideration of the scanty resources of 
Pitcairn' s Island, some noblemen and gentlemen 
were induced, on the recommendation of Admiral 
Moresby, with the aid of the Admiral's relatives 
in England, (Mrs. Moresby, Mrs. Prevost, and 
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. White, of Grantham,) to 
raise a fund of moderate amount towards the 
passage and outfit of Mr. Nobbs, and for the 
