REV. G. H. NOBBS'S LETTER. 375 
landed in tolerably good health, with an increase 
of one, who was baptized on board the ship. 
" We fortunately found H.M.S. Herald here ; 
and her boats gave us great assistance in land- 
ing. Captain Denham, notwithstanding the 
rain which occasionally fell, stood on the mole, 
and heartily welcomed us to our new home. 
You cannot imagine, much less can I describe 
(though I think at some time I shall attempt it), 
our feelings on landing in a place, morally and 
physically so entirely different from Pitcaira's. 
We were both gratified and disappointed ; but 
I think the causes for the latter feeling will gra- 
dually wear off. The Colonial Government of 
New South Wales have victualled us for six 
months ; but there is not a vegetable to be had, 
nor will there be for months to come ; and I am 
very fearful that our present unusual diet may 
induce dysentery. Captain Denham has written 
to the Governor-General, requesting him to send 
a large supply of Irish potatoes for food and 
seed ; and also for some rice and peas, which I 
trust will be quickly sent to us. 
"We have but little sickness among us at 
present, although we have already had one 
death that of an infant of five months, Phoebe 
A lams, who was very unwell when we left 
Pitcairn's. There was no doctor on board the 
ship ; consequently all the medical duties de- 
volved on myself. These, I can assure you, 
were very arduous ; for never did people suffer 
so much from sea-sickness as this community. 
"Many were sick during the whole passage, and 
four or five were alarmingly so, insomuch that I 
