Many young Germans would like to get married, but only to their gentle, unpretentious countrywomen who speak the same tongue; It is very understandable that they do not like the proud, less sensitive English women.

October 17th, 1838.
We went again to the current bank manager; but neither we nor Mr. Lester could get him to give us our quarter in advance, as that was never the case with clerks and similar businessmen; and so we found ourselves standing here in the ranks of ordinary mercenaries. We then went to the independent preacher Stow(63), but did not find him at home, as he was present at the summons and proclamation of the royal governor. At 1 o'clock, His Excellency, in his captain's uniform brimming with silver and gold, took his oath in front of the Government House, then spoke to the people and was greeted with a roaring “Hurrah”. ( 051 ) Later the natives are said to have been introduced to him and spoken to by him through an interpreter, which unfortunately I did not wait for; On the same occasion he enjoined the English not to give the blacks any liquor or a bad example.

October 18th, 1838.
I took part, absent and alone, in the rejoicing that certainly took place in our Fatherland today, in memory of the great things that worked for our liberation a quarter of a century ago. As I heard the Germans have had a party here today to commemorate their landing on Kangaroo Island, from which most of them escaped here. Teichelmann went to the beach today, partly to look around for our things, but especially to present our situation to His Excellency, who is still lying on the beach in his tent. He very kindly offered to issue us a bill of exchange for Mr. Angas. Praise be to God; who helped us out of our embarrassment through this, his servant. He gave Teichelmann the order to tell me that I would simply like to proclaim the gospel and not cause bloodshed through my political principles; as if I had ever intended that, or as if that were the immediate consequence of mentioning the glaring injustice inflicted on the natives.

October 19th, 1838.
I visited Schreivogel(64), which was still in a very precarious condition; Mr. Stow, who we didn't find at home for the second time today, honored us with a visit this evening; he is a very lively and, apparently, well-informed man. He promised to give us all possible assistance in our matter. The heat was very intense, the thermometer showed 28°R [35°C].

( 052 ) October 20th, 1838.
A vain walk to the ship because I didn't see any of our things.

October 21st, 1838. Sunday.
Visit from Mr. Kleinschmidt(65); with him to the Wesleyan Chapel, where the groaning during prayer disgusted me. In the afternoon there was a baptism at my