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individual has been taken away hy treachery or malice,,, tfiero
are instances, of the offender being capitally punished: ;
Tbe New Hollander is naturally mild and placable, and, unless
injured and aggrieved, quiet and inofiensjve, 'f l§ is, not
deficient in point of cqmage,. and is, skilful in .tb^ use; the
club, shield and spear. To the honour of the Settlers of New
South. Wales be it recorded, that no instances o f qruelty or oppression
nan he proved to have been exercised against the natives"
but, on the contrary, eveiy means u ^ d to render thein
comfortable and happy, and, if .possible, bring them into- a
state ofcivilizatian, and lift.themabove their present groveling
level rqf savage ide., How different ia this conduct from, that of
the nation which first colonized South America !
& With this Work wfil fie found a Plate repcesenting a canoe of
New Hqlland. Thp native^eated in it, holding up a paddle, is
a chief, a sort of troublesome fellow* named Pirubloy., The resemblance
is thought to be striking; by thos^e who have seen
him. The other represents Btnehng, and is .esteemed a good
likeness- of him. Bernhng visited England with Governor phi*
lips, and returned to New South Wales with Governor Hunter ;
and I am sorry to add, far from being improved: by ih e voyage,.
He has unfortunately .acquired a fondness for strcxng liquoES,
and is apt to take them do a great excess, at whafii time he
proves very disorderly and ungovernable- He still retains the
highest respect for Governor 'Philips and discovers a grateful
i^ n ^ of if^)fia*ours received a t his. hands-
The mind of man in the state-©f nature seems to be the rasai
tabula of the philosophers: it. has not been wrought upon by
education ; it is wax, of the purest and softest kind, fit to rèceive
and preserve any impression.. I t cannot be a wonder that, mam
ners so different,; as those of tfie. Settlers, of New South Wales,
shpgld excite: the admiration and imitation of the New Hollander.