216 LETTERS FROM VALPARAISO. 
invested in the funds, for the future "benefit of the 
islanders. A whale-boat has also been procured, 
and sent out for them from the balance in hand ; 
the invested capital (July 1854) being at present 
untouched. The Bishop of London, Sir T. D. 
Acland, Bart. M.P., and William Cotton, Esq., 
are the Treasurers of this fund. 
In the first edition of this book was the follow- 
ing passage : 
" From Valparaiso, should all go on prospe- 
ously with Mr. Nobbs, Admiral Moresby will 
convey him to Pitcairn in the Portland ; and the 
islanders will probably welcome him home before 
the end of March. May it please God to guide 
him, in health and safety, to his distant flock ! 
Who can adequately imagine the scene which 
will be presented on his landing among his 
friends on the island, to be parted from them no 
more on this side the grave?" 
It appeared from letters afterwards received, 
that it would be near the middle of May before 
the pastor would reach Pitcairn. In a letter to 
the author, from Valparaiso, Mr. Nobbs said, 
" I hope my next will be dated ' Pitcairn's 
Island.' ' : Looking forward to the pleasure of 
being once more at home, he added, " Oh ! that 
will be joyful." Some events which have since 
occurred in connexion with the island, including 
the arrival of Mr. Nobbs at Pitcairn, shall now 
be stated to the reader. The following is an 
extract from Admiral Moresby's letter to the 
aiithor, dated Valparaiso, 31st January, 1853 : 
