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embark in the same boat with us. Passing safely 
through the surf, we commenced our departure. 
After a short pull wo got on board the Moray* 
shire, and were kindly received by her com- 
mander. Now my vocation commenced in 
reality. Scarcely had we reached the ship, when 
women and children became sadly affected by 
the motion, although it was very fine weather; so 
placing them in the best positions, I hastened to 
the berth deck and got the beds into their places. 
But neither women nor children could remain in 
the berths ; so we had to make a field bed on the 
deck ; and as the boats came alongside and were 
discharged we laid the sea-sick community side 
by side, and did the best we could for their com- 
fort. By four o'clock P.M. every person was on 
board, without any accident occurring ; and the 
ship made sail with a fair breeze. 
In the dusk of the evening Pitcairn Island re- 
ceded from view, There were very few of the late 
inhabitants on deck to take a last long lingering 
look at the much-loved and ever-to-be-remem- 
bered spot; but very many men, women, and 
children wished themselves on shore again ; for 
so intensely were they suffering from nausea, that, 
could they have regained the shore, they would 
most assuredly have remained there, During 
the whole night I was continually employed in 
attempting to relieve their sufferings ; the few men 
who were not sick had to nurse the infants, and 
old Arthur Quintal, assisted occasionally by the 
captain and Lieutenant Gregorie, was employed 
in administering, under my direction, such re- 
medies as seemed most appropriate. It was a 
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