June 15th, 1838.
Although we had copied in London the South Australian grammar [edited by Threlkeld](19) that the missionaries in the Wellington Valley wrote, it was nevertheless very pleasing to us that His Excellency the Governor offered us his to study today, on the one hand because we recognized His Excellency's favorable disposition even more from it, and on the other hand because something printed reads much better than something written, especially with books like this, where many schemes occur, as in the present one.

June 16th 1838.
Last Sunday, His Excellency had intended to have us at table, but since we dine in the steerage several hours earlier than the travelers in the main cabin, his invitation came too late that day.

( 012 ) Instead we were invited today. Our conversation, of course, concerned the land we are hastening to. Strikingly, in the course of the conversation, His Excellency said, with regard to the natives, that the best way to educate them would be to bring them near larger cities. It goes without saying that I declared myself against it, as did Br. Teichelmann, insofar as the fusion of the natives with the Europeans would cause the former's language to perish, and since His Excellency and Mr. Hall(20) found this to be natural, he said that he would do everything to preserve the people's language. This was unexpected from him and gave me no small amount of joy. The governor also said that there were around 20 natives in Adelheid who worked for wages and who had probably learned something of the English language. I have already turned my attention to these people in my mind, as our future teachers and as keys to their compatriots.

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June 17th, 1838. Sunday.
This morning we were all woken up in a somewhat rude manner, which was at the same time apt to remind us of the situation in which we live and of Almighty God, who alone must and can sustain us in it. Suddenly ( 013 ) a strong wind arose, accompanied by a brief but heavy downpour. Since no such phenomenon had been suspected, all sails were up and that was exactly what put us in danger, as we could not control the sails due to the strong wind and rain, and the wind threw the ship with the full sails around violently. [With] sustained effort we succeeded in pulling in the sails, but it was not possible to prevent one of them from breaking in pieces. Perhaps the tearing of the thick canvas caused the loud rustling that we heard in our beds and which contributed not a little to increasing our terror. Praise be to God, who kept his strong hand over us and protected us from calamity.

June 20th, 1838.
The expression of our views regarding the New Hollanders(21) and their condition prompted Mr. Hall to delve deeper into the subject today. When, in the course of the conversation, I found myself in the situation of either cowardly hiding my