loaded inceffantly with-heavy irons, «during the time of his
remaining in -the colony, he -moft audacioufly -perfifted -in
endeavouring to maintain 'the dolufion» and -declared that
i f an officer-was font with him, he would ffiow -»him -the
mine; addhtgr^hgf
happened. Accordingly, -he was .fuffered to accompany
Lieutenant-G. Johnfton, the Goveanpr’s Adjutant -of t&ders,
-to the -place in queftion. hefqre -the -boat had reached its
deftination Mr. Jphnfton argued with him, - yet not without
protefting, that if be either attempted t-o tfopeiiwe Mm ias
he had imppfed upon; Cap-tain or ^ ffifn ed fio
move five -yards from him' and his -party, he would i-nfta-nftly
order him to he foot. Finding that this officer was not -#>
be trifled with, but feemed determined, he acknowledged
that it was unaeceflary £o propeed ,^ny farther > that he
was ignorant of the exigence of apy fuch mane, and-that
the fpecimens fhown by h-ina were only a conapofition *qf
brafs and gold, which he -had filed down and melted.
Mr. Johnfton brought him back; when he was again
examined, and ordered tp ‘ be punifhed. It is needlefs t-o
add that no further difeovery was made. He is nqvv at
liberty. He is, however, obliged to wear a -large R on
I his
his: back. The.many.wKofe name is Daily,.appears infane; yet 1788.
others cannor.beperffiaded. that he is a-lunatic, but are rather
of opinion that he is a) defigning: mifereant, and that time
vdili ddfelbfe*; at d eep+kid» fcheme, which he had planned for
feme - purpofe hitherto undifeoveredi- For- my own part, I
freely comfeft,. that L cannot' coincide with their* fentiments.
Hb was fo- artful1 asi to circulate- a« report that- he had: fold
feverahpoundi weight-c0f tho ore to>; the mafter o f the» Golden
GiTOftb* a»d fomec ofihisj feameo. $||
wfrfr foffb-rwd jdhy|, jhat^ im eon%uerlce-of : tHet imp»effion-
; which it made, npne' dfi |M failors Were' filf&red to’ leave
theffiip after a aertainhour: in» the ewaskg. In a word, fo
many ridiculous edacumfianbes- attended this- affair, that to
attempt aieompiete enumeration of them would; prove not *
lefst daffieult' than ubintereftingi i
' -20 th .. The Supply arrived from. Norfolk Ifland, after a
Ibsgr and: roughepaffoge. She had landed, but neither in
apparent- fafe'tys non with, facility, the| ftore* which foe-
carried, to that pl a c e an d , upon the:, prefen t occafion,
I ana forry to add, that the hazaretof landing and embarking
from, thidlittle ifland is fo vety great,, that- Mf, Cunning-
ham, a mldiiipman. of the Sirius «(who refided on it with
E e 2 Lieutenant