2b A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
B O O S
I.
no r; who received us in themofl wetebme manner,
fhewing us every civility and attention I in his power.
*79 S- Indeed I in particular cannot ffifiefen^y eXp^fsr^lriy
gratitude for the h-ofpitality fhewri- ‘ to rite- both by
Major Paterfon and-his lady during our long ftav
here. We immediately commenced refitting the’fhip,
caulking her within and without, -’together’ with
overhauling the tigging, &e«,. and landed tents 'at
Cattle Point for the aftronomer to afcertain t h e y a tU f b f
the time-pieces. . The hauling-the ferine-* was -ten-
tinually in ufe for fupplying the Ihip^jcc^pitny with
filhi and by order of Major i Paterfrin, W'e daily and
amply -received vegetables for our people by fending
a boat to Garden Ifland.
September
8tb.
Governor Hunter arrived with his - -IhipSy having
been 97-days from Rio de Janeiro.
12th. We faluted his excellency. Governor Hunter with
13 guns, on reading hiscommiffionthat appointed him
Captain General pf .New South Wales, &c* &c..
Oöober
6th. The fhip being .ready for fea. we unmoored arid-
fhifted our birth to the Fair Way, cheering the Reliance
as we left the Cove* ,
- W e ‘took our flna/01eaA%-öfi‘'Pca't'Jackfon in the CHAP,
mor a ineat^noon -the-fouth heath of Broken Bay j*—
bore N. 34° W., lat. 3@°!W S;-; -North bead, Port Jack- OAober
(pdi S»~88* W: During- ©u$$ ftay:' woi-ehtered*',feveral
good feamen from merchant lb ips' and, the fcólony to
cotapiete-ohr cömpfement r-our-Jhip^ company was
in'perferit health. W& éeralamécb from''following'the
example of othef'ffilps that "have todcfed' a t this«efolo-
ny, by-not takirig away any of tné* cdbyitStStf a practice-
y©r^‘general in meféhabtt'fliips, wh-ich-has-tended to
corrupt the mofal& of the 'Sriutb Sèa' illamders:; for in
Atneinr.a. thefe ‘men havo generally defeated' by the
way1, flopping 5 either at -thé* Sdcietp-ör Sandwich
The foiKrouifd Port Jackfon is light land fandy
generally ; 3thdtfgh, ih thev more iriland parts ^bf'the
country, if is'mdch better, and product gbbd!trops or
corrf and other vegetables. Tropical fruits do not
anfwer well here, it being too cold in the winter feèélbn; ,
fuchas have arrived.from the Cape grow luxuriantly.
The bread-fruit arid' cocoa-nut hafe * lately been
brought here, but'did not fueceed. Plantains and
the|fugar-cane hiavè done better, but in all probability
will never arrive to any great degree of perfection.
Therè are feveral kinds of other fruits and vegetables*,
which might deferve a trial here ; fuch as goofeberries
,,v,1ÉpV’ : and