The ord.ers and. behaviou.r of the Captain I could. not und.er_
stand-, but l'rent. to my cabin and- read. thL days Epistle where
Jesus orclered- the stlru on-tt" sea to ;; stiIr.- I{att. B, z3_z?.
. 
-Ag it got.more quret on shrp, r went on d.eck again and.
heard- that a thundefstorm r,rith heavy rain had. passed.. The
captaln, vrho had some ,""urrr" sailsr-rraa given ord.ers to put
ther'r. out, and. to our allistt 
he gct a 1ove1y brg barrel of
fresh rain waterr so that rrre had."a s;od.;rrnk of rain water.
so God comes r.rhere r.Ie und.erstand., and gives us what $re
neeo. otherl'rise there i.ra.s no d.e,mag" d.on" to the ship in tiris
s t orxo.
Amorrg the passengers it shor.red tha.t a long sea trip c.ouIcl
get tlresome, and- r,re [ad" to cneer-on"'-"nothenip,-io have
patieree, anc to thanir God f or his r,urp on our trip.
idtren vie ,'rere about 500 sea r,rilcs fronr the end. of our trip,
irie sot a heavy heacl riind- rvhich seeuec io drive us back. The
captain gave orclels to go right, then left to cross it and-
r.rc made slor.rer tir:re to itre ena of our jorr.uy.
At l-ast on ijarch 9ih, rle coulcl hea.r the calr- !;La.nd_,: ait
night,
itrhen iie arose the next uorning the Capta.in put out a flag
to calr a piloL. 
He,,'ras not long In coming near our ship. 
He
took us through the narrorr-r'rateri to Phillips Heac1, then furthcr
on where i're arrivcd- about g ;;;i;.k-r.l 
night about r+ see. miles
from lierbo,rne. rtre anehor rvas ret c1or..rn and. ue rrere tieci- up.
Next morning a Governlrent cf f icial 
f ron sanitat ion crd-er
caule along to see-ol1r captain and. commander if any sickness auong
the passengers and. crelr Lccurred.. tseing satisfied_, he reft usr
and another Governlrent uan catre on boarcr and l.rent luibh the
captain into his cabin. iri" heard. 1ater, that he *as serL by
the Governmenb to see if ftreie ;r;r;-;;; 
criminals on board..
Everything being in ord-er, a frag i^ras raised. by this
Governuent man and- a smarr steamer .rilu arong to take ilre
passengers to l,ielbourne. This took ,ii 
a*y.
This shipping Agent at Liverpool had given ord.ers that
r should get i-rr6e [rip iro, I{erLourn" to Ad.eraid.e, by steau.er,
therefore r had. to rema.in on board.. This gave me tine tc think
over our long lasting sea trip and.-to trranrr God r,,re got through
safely.
rt r^Ias cur _captainqs (rrith grey halr) r+th trip through
the South Seao IIe r.ras a Christian Scott, I{is behaviour after
leaving Liverpoor v,:s rike an aristocrat, and r only lea.rned.
later it lra's to 63ive-rrim--authority and. respect from a.r1 on boarcl.
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