Sunday 28 August 1836

This 24 hours clear and plesent weather we held a
prayer meeting before breackfast in the forenoon hoisted
the Bethel flag and many attended M^rs Birdseye the
only female desiple again Captⁿ Martin with some
of the crew allso attended the text was from Luke 12^th chapt
7^th verce in the afternoon Jones & Glansford and myself
went on shore and in the bush by the sea side we
powered out our prayer at a throne of grace and
was refreshed in the wilderness in the settlement they
had the coulours flying and the fidle playing and dancing
selebrating a sailors weding Captⁿ Martain had maried
them one of his crew to one of the emigrants
In the E^g we assembled a few in number the text was
gen 4^th chapt 26^th verce I found it a solemn and good time
M^rs Bear our passenger is quite deranged we pray for her