side of Port Lincoln Proper, where we also saw a fire on the evening of the 15th, which we thought was a fire from the natives. By the way, Dr. Harvey said that I wouldn't be able to do much with them now, but said that he wanted me to stay here, and so he advised me to do something else on the side for my entertainment, in particular he also suggested that I be the head of the local Sunday school. He believed that I had come too soon for my purpose because the settlement was too small both to attract the natives and to make its proximity desirable to the settlers. Everyone tries to get rid of them as soon as possible, and if I help to make them come, the whole settlement would turn against me. Both, Dutton and Dr. Harvey, offered to help me, e.g. to accompany me to Coffin Bay(027) (028) and so on, if I wished to have a companion. I said to Dr. Harvey that all my food was missing and asked him if the letter ( 014 ) said anything about rations for me that the Governor had verbally promised me. He said no, but said he could help me out based on the Governor's promise. He showed me Hall's letter, which, although short, was written for me in very flattering terms. [Dr.] Harvey offered me an empty house that he owned as my temporary home and promised to give me the key to it tomorrow and a man with a pull cart to carry my things from the shore to the house. What unexpected kindness the gracious [God] knows how to show us through his servants. I had lunch with Dr. Harvey and spent most of the afternoon with him. His wife, who is unfortunately consumptive, seems to combine a lot of education [and] a genuine feminine character with an engaging and beautiful appearance. In the evening I went on board again with [Dr.] Harvey's dinghy.

September 17th, 1840.
This morning, after getting my bed and suitcase in order, I went with Mr. Kilburn to see Dr. Harvey before breakfast, to get the key to my house. He had gone hunting with the Capitain of the "La Reunion", but his wife gave me the key and when I asked if the house was completely unused, she said, "Oh yes." This was dear to me because Kilburn [had] told me that it was not just the church there, but also the clubhouse. ( 015 ) After breakfast, some of my things were driven to the shore in a dinghy, from [where] Gottfried and I carried everything except the clothes box and the sack of rice on our backs to our house, the last two picked up by one of [Dr.] Harvey's people on a pull cart. We immediately started unpacking, drying what was still wet, arranging it, etc. and went to bed, feeling quite exhausted.

September 18th, 1840.
I wrote a letter to Mr. Moorhouse and another to the Bretheren, and Gottfried one to his father. After noon I brought these letter(s) to Dr. Harvey, where I was introduced to the younger Mr. White(029) and had lunch. I asked Dr. Harvey how I should go about planting a small garden, whereupon he advised me to cultivate the half that was next to our house. He promised to advance flour and instruct the butcher to deliver meat to me on account and advised me to also write to Newman(030), my merchant. We then went out together, accompanied by the Capitain of the "Martha", to his garden near me; On the way they promised me that