Octavius Hadfield
[extract from the diary of Octavius Hadfield]
Nov. 10th . . . Lord's Day. I rose rather better in health but not well. Revd. Henry Williams went on shore to hold service with a party of natives
page 156and English, and after I had had service on board and preached from John 3, 14-15, I went on shore to the party of English who were with the Portuguese. It was a miserable place and the men looked in a deplorable condition, spiritually. They assembled for service to the number of about twenty, and having read prayers I preached from John 3, 30. Some appeared attentive and one or two applied for the New Testament. The wind blew so hard that I and the master of the vessel were detained on shore for two hours, but as the wind abated a little and we had a good whaleboat and good hands we put off and after taking some water in, we arrived safe on board.