PUBLIC REGISTER, 1853. 269 
" November 2d. About 4 . M. a sail, which 
was immediately pronounced to be a man-of- 
war, was seen coming from the eastward. The 
whale-boat was immediately manned ; and after 
a few minutes hard rowing, some of the islanders 
received a hearty welcome on board H. M. S. 
Dido, bringing to the community some more 
tokens of the kind regards of their friends 
abroad, more especially Rear- Admiral Moresby, 
and his benevolent officers. 
" Nothing can exceed the kind treatment 
which the islanders received from the Captain 
and officers of the Dido. 
" 3d. This morning, at daylight, a sail 
from the eastward made its appearance. She 
proved ultimately to be a whaler, which left 
us on the 1st inst. She had returned to obtain 
help to free the ship from water let in by some 
of the crew, who had attempted to scuttle her. 
They had so far succeeded in their diabolical 
designs upon the vessel, that had it remained 
half an hour longer undiscovered, she would 
have sunk. At half-past ten, Captain Morshead 
landed with a party of his officers, who were so 
kind as to remain all night. 
" 4:th. The people busily employed landing 
the articles from the Dido. Those who went to 
free the whaler succeeded in doing so, after 
twenty-four hours hard working at the pumps. 
" 6th. The people succeeded in landing safely 
all the goods from the Dido at 3 P.M." 
The incident recorded under the date of No- 
vember 3d and 4th deserves a little more notice. 
