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e v id en c e o f an ac com p lice and others , h e re ce ived fentence o f death;
an d , th e g o v e rn o r no t d e em in g ! it ad vifable to pard on an offence o f
th a t nature, fuffered th e n e x t d a y , a c k n ow le d g in g th e com m iffion o f
th e f a i l fo r w h ic h h e died.
T h e p re fe rv a tion o f o u r flo c k w a s an obje<ft o f fo m u ch confequence
to the c o lo n y , th a t it became in d ifp en fab ly n e ce ffa ry to p rote c t it b y
e v e r y means in o u r p ow e r . H a d a n y le n ity been e x ten d ed to this
o ffend er o n ac co u n t o f h is g o od c o n d u d in a particular fituation, it
m ig h t h a v e b e en th e caufe o f m a n y depredations b e in g made u p o n th e
f lo c k , w h ic h it w a s ho p ed his p u nifhm en t w o u ld p revent.
O n th e 28 th a p a ir o f fhoes w a s ferv ed to each convidt. T h e fe m
a le c o n v id s w e r e em p lo y ed in m ak in g th e flops fo r th e men, w h ic h
h ad been n o w Cent o u t unmade. E a ch w om an w h o could w o r k at
h e r n e ed le h ad materials fo r tw o fhirts g iv e n h e r at a tim e , and w h ile
fo em p lo y ed w a s n o t to b e ta k en fo r a n y o th e r labour.
T h e flo reh o u fe w h ic h w a s b e g u n in J u ly w a s fin ilhed this m on th ,
and w a s g o t u p an d co v e red in w ith o u t a n y rain. Its dimenfions w e r e
one hu n d red feet b y tw e n ty - tw o .
A t R o fe H i l l th e e o n v id s „were em p lo y ed in c o n f lr u d in g th e n ew
tow n w h ic h h ad been mark ed o u t, b u ild in g the h u ts , and fo rm in g
th e p r in cip al ftreet. T h e g o v e rn o r , w h o p e r fo n a lly d ir e d e d all thefe
w o rk s , caufed a fp o t o f g ro u n d fo r a capacious gard en to he allotted
fo r th e ufe o f th e N ew So u th W a le s corps, con tigu ou s to the fp ot
w h e re o n his e x c e lle n c y meant to e r e d the barracks fo r .that corps.
In ad d ition to th e f la g - fla ff w h ic h h ad been e r e d e d on th e fouth
h e ad o f th e h a rb ou r , th e g o v e rn o r d e termined to c o n f lr u d a co lum n , o f
a h e ig h t fufB cient to b e feen from fom e d iflan ce at fea, and th e llo n e -
mafons w e r e fent d ow n to q u a r ry flo n e u p on th e fp ot fo r the b u ild in g.
T h e b o d y o f o n e o f the un fo rtun a te p eop le w h o w e r e d row n ed at
th e la tte r end o f J u ly taft w i th M r . F e rg u fo n w a s fo u n d ab ou t th e elofe
o f th is m on th , w a fh ed on fhore in R o fe B a y , and v e r y m u ch disfig
u red . T h e w h a le w h ic h occafioned this a c cid ent, w e w e r e in fo rm ed ,
h ad n e v e r fo u n d its w a y out o f th e harb ou r , b u t, g e t t in g on fhore in
M a n ly B a y , w a s k illed b y the n a tiv e s , and w a s th e caufe o f numbers
o f th em b e in g at th is tim e affembled to p artak e o f th e repafls w h ic h it
afforded them.
C H A P . X I .
GOVERNOR PHILLIP WOUNDED BY A NATIVE.— INTERCOURSE OPENED WITH
THE NATIVES. — GREAT HAUL OF FISH. — CONVICTS ABSCOND WITH A
BOAT. WORKS.— WANT OF RAIN.— NATIVES.— SUPPLY RETURNS FROM
BATAVIA.--- TRANSACTIONS THERE. — CRIMINAL COURTS.----JAMES BLOODWORTH
EMANCIPATED.--- OARS FOUND IN THE WOODS.— A CONVICT
BROUGHT BACK IN THE SUPPLY.--- A BOAT WITH FIVE PEOPLE LOST.----
PUBLIC WORKS.--- A CONVICT WOUNDED BY A NATIVE.--- ARMED PARTIES
SENT OUT TO AVENGE HIM.— A DUTCH VESSEL ARRIVES WITH SUPPLIES
FROM BATAVIA.-— DECREASE BY SICKNESS AND CASUALTIES IN I79O.
S ep tem b e r .] S I N C E the efcape o f B en n illo n g th e n a tiv e in M a y
la ft, n o th in g had be en heard o f h im , n o r h ad a n y th in g w o r th y o f
no tice occurred am o n g th e o th e r na tiv e s. In the b e g in n in g o f this
m on th , h ow e v e r , th e y w e r e b ro u g h t fo rw a rd ag ain b y a circum flan ce
w h ic h feemed at firft to th rea ten th e c o lo n y w i th a lofs th a t m u fl h a v e
been fo r fome time fe v e re ly f e l t ; but w h ic h w a s fucceeded b y an o penin
g o f that amicable intercourfe w i th the fe p eop le w h ic h th e g o v e rn o r
had a lw a y s laboured to eftablifh, an ibw h ich was at la ft p urcha fed b y a
m o fl unpleafant ac cid ent to h im fe lf, and at the r i fk o f h is life.
T h e g o v e rn o r , w h o h ad u n ifo rm ly d ire& ed e v e r y u n d e r ta k in g in
p e r fon fince the fo rm a tion o f th e c o lo n y , w e n t d ow n in th e m o rn in g
o f the 7 th to th e fo u th h ead , a c companied b y C ap tain C o llin s and
L ie u ten an t W a te rh o u fe , to g iv e fom e in f t ru ö io n s to th e p eop le em p
lo y e d in erecfting a co lum n at that p lace. A s h e w a s re tu rn in g to
the fettlement, he r e c e iv e d " in fo rm a tion , b y a b oat w h ic h had landed
M r . W h ite and fom e other g en tlem en ih th e low e r part o f th e harb ou r ,
( th e y w e re g o in g on an e x cu r fio n tow ard s B ro k en B a y ,) that B en n
illon g h ad been feen there b y M r . W h ite ,' and had fen t th e g o v e rn o r
as a p refent a p iece o f th e w h a le w h ic h w a s th en ly in g in thé w a fh o f
th e fu r f on th e heach. A n x io u s to fee h im a g a in , the g o v e rn o r , after
ta k in g fome arms from th e p a r ty at th e L o o k - o u t , w h ic h he th o u g h t
th e more requ ifite in this v ifit as h e heard th e co v e w a s fu ll o f nativ e s,
w e n t