Sunday 24 July 1836

Our first Sunday on Ship board

and such a Sunday! A gale from the South West, and

motion enough even at this anchorage to make the

ladies and most of the emigrants qualmish.

Moderated towards mid-day. No public attempt

at performing divine service or even reading prayers,

which might have been the case in the afternoon

had there been the disposition. A party of the

emigrants commenced singing psalms in the

evening when they were joined by M^r Howard the

Chaplain and by him addressed, at some length,

to their edification let us hope the exhortation will

prove.