The history of this voyage was, as usual, given in a long letter for
the Feniton fireside; but there was a parallel journal also, kept for
the Bishop of Wellington, which is more condensed, and, therefore,
better for quotation.

The manner in which the interest in, and connection with all English
friends and relations was kept up is difficult to convey, though it
was a very loveable part of the character. Little comments of
condolence or congratulation, and messages of loving remembrance to
persons mentioned by playful names, would only be troublesome to the
reader; but it must be taken for granted that every reply to a home
packet was full of these evidences that the black children on a
thousand isles had by no means driven the cousins and friends of
youth from a heart that was enlarged to have tenderness for all.


'Lat. 9° 29' S.; Long. 163° S.E. "Southern Cross:" October 9, 1859.

'My dear Bishop,--We are on our way from Uleawa to the Santa Cruz
group, having visited the Loyalty Islands, Southern New Hebrides,
Banks Island (2), and Solomon Islands.

'The Bishop so planned the voyage as to run down the wind quickly to
the Solomon Islands, and do the real work coming home; not, as usual,
beating up in the open water between the Santa Cruz archipelago,
Banks Islands and New Hebrides to the east, and New Caledonia to the
west. We are thus able to visit Vanua Lava on the way out and home
also; and as we meant to make the Banks Islands the great point this
voyage, that was, of course, great gain.