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b liih an h a rm o n y w h ic h w o u ld h a v e be en p rod u c tiv e o f th e b e l l con -
fequ en ce s, and m ig h t h a v e be en th e means o f p re v en tin g m a n y o f the
u n fo r tu n a te accidents th a t had hap pened . T h e g o v e rn o r , h ow e v e r ,
th o u g h t it neceffa ry to direCt, th a t o ffen fiv e w e ap on s ih o u ld no t be
g iv e n to thefe p eop le in e x ch a n g e fo r a n y o f th e ir a r t ic le s ; b e in g ap-
p reh en fiv e th a t th e y m ig h t ufe th em am o n g th em fe lv e s , and n o t \vidlin
g b y a n y means to arm th em a g ain ft each other.
A t R o fe H i l l a fto reh o u fe w a s b e g u n and fin ilhed d u r in g the m on th ,
w ith o u t a n y ra in ; its d im en lion s w e r e one h u n d red fe e t b y tw e n ty -
fo u r fe e t. T h e b r ick s th e re , eithe r from fom e e rror in th e procefs, o r
defeCt in th e c la y , w e r e no t fo g o o d in q u a lity as thofe made at S y d n e y .
— In th e ir co lo u r th e y w e r e o f a deep red w h e n bu rn ed , b u t did not
ap p e ar to b e durable.
A t S y d n e y , a g o o d lan d in g-p lac e on th e eaft fide w a s c om p le te d ; and
tw o fmall b r ic k h u ts , on e fo r a cu tle r’ s ftiop , and another fo r th e p u r -
p o fe o f b o ilin g oil o r m e ltin g ta llow ,-w e r e b u ilt o n th e fame fid e. A
w h a r f w a s alfo m ark ed ou t on th e w e f t fid e, w h ic h w a s to be carried
fa r en o u g h o u t in to deep w a te r to admit o f th e loaded h o y com in g
a lo n g -fid e a t a n y tim e o f tide. T h e h u t, a b r ick one tw e lv e fe e t fquare
an d co v e red w i th tile s , w a s fin ilhed fo r B en n illo n g , and tak en p o f-
fe ffion o f b y h im ab out th e mid d le o f th e m onth.
N o tw ith fta n d in g th e accidents w h ic h h ad hap pened to m an y w h o
h ad ftr a y ed im p ru d en t ly b e y o n d the k n o w n lim its o f th e d ifferent fe t-
tlem en ts , tw o fo ld ie rs o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , w h o had had
e v e r y n e c e ffa ry cau tion g iv e n th em on th e ar riv al o f th e ir detachment
a t R o fe H i l l , ftr a y e d in to th e w o o d s , and w e re m iffin g fo r fo u r o r
f iv e d a y s , in w h ic h tim e th e y had fuffered fe v e re ly from a n x ie t y and
h u n g e r .
D e c em b e r .] T h e tem p o r a ry b a rrack w h ic h had been ereCted w ith in
th e red o u b t at R o fe H i l l , formed o n ly o f p o lls and Ihingles nailed o r
fattened w i th p eg s on battens, g o in g fa l l to d e c a y , and b e in g fo u n d in ad
eq u ate to gu a rd ag ain ft e ither th e ra in o r w in d o f th e w in te r mon th s
and th e h e a t o f th o fe o f the fum m e r , th e fo u n d a tion o f a range o f b r ick
b u ild in g s fo r th e officers and fo ld ie rs ftationed th e re w a s laid e a r ly in th e
m on th . T h e g o v e rn o r fix e d the fituation co n tigu ou s to the fto rehoufe
la te ly ereCted th e re , to w h ic h th e y m ig h t fe rv e as a p rote ction. T h e y
w e re
w e r e d e fign ed fo r qua rters fo r one com p a n y , w i th the p ro p e r n um b e r
o f officers, a gu a rd - ro om , and tw o fmall ftore-rooms.
O n th e 10 th , J o h n M ‘ In tire , a co n v ic t w h o w a s em p lo y ed b y th e
g o v e rn o r to Ihoot fo r h im , w a s d an g e rou fly w o u n d e d b y a n ativ e
n am ed P e -m u l-w y * , w h ile in queft o f g am e in th e w o o d s at fom e
con fid e rable d iftance from th e fettlement. W h e n b ro u g h t in h e dec
lared , and at a time w h en h e th o u g h t h im fe lf d y in g , th a t h e d id n o t
g iv e a n y offence to th e man w h o w o u n d e d h im ; th a t h e h ad e v en
quitted h is arms, to in d u ce h im to lo o k u p on h im as a fr ien d , w h e n
th e fa v a g e th r ew h is fp ear at ab out th e d iftan ce o f ten y a rd s w i th a
Ik ill th a t w a s fa ta lly u n e r r in g . W h e n th e fp ear w a s e x tra c ted , w h ic h
w a s no t un til fu p p u ra tio n to o k p la c e , it w a s fo u n d to h a v e entered h is
b o d y un d e r th e le ft a rm , to th e d epth o f fe v en in che s and a h a lf. I t
w a s armed fo r fiv e o r f ix in che s from th e p o in t w i th ra g g ed p ieces o f
ffie lls fattened in g um . H is r e c o v e r y w a s im m ed ia te ly p ro n o u n c ed
b y M r . W h ite to be v e r y d ou b tfu l.
A s the atta ck on this m an w a s w a n to n , and en tir e ly u n p ro v o k e d on
th e p a r t o f M ‘ In tire , n o t o n ly from his re lation o f th e c ircum ftan ce ,
b u t from th e a c coun t o f th o fe w h o w e r e w i th h im , and w h o b o re te fti-
m o n y to his b e in g un armed , th e g o v e rn o r d e te rmin ed to p u n ilh th e
o ffend er, w h o it w a s un d e rfto od reforted w ith h is tr ibe ab ov e th e h e ad
o f B o ta n y B a y . H e th e re fo re d ire c ted th a t an armed p a r ty from th e
ga r r ifo n Ihould m arch th ith e r , and eithe r d e ftr o y o r mak e p r ifo ne r s o f
f ix p erfons ( i f prac ticab le) o f that tr ibe to w h ic h th e a g g re flo r b e lo n g e d ,
c a re fu lly a v o id in g to offer a n y in ju r y t o e ither w om en o r ch ild ren .
T o this meafure th e g o v e rn o r reforted w i th re lu ctan ce . H e had alw
a y s w ifh ed th a t n o n e o f th e ir b lood m ig h t e v e r be f h e d ; and in his-
ow n cafe, w h e n w o u n d e d 1 b y W i l le -m e - r in g , as h e could no t p u n ilh h im
on the fp o t , h e g a v e up all th o u g h ts o f d o in g .it in fu tu re . A s , h o w e
v e r , th e y feemed to take e v e r y ad v an ta g e >o f u n a rm ed men, fom e
ch e c k appeared ah fo lu te ly n eceffa ry. A c c o r d in g ly , on T u e fd a y th e
14 th a p a r ty , co n fiftin g o f tw o cap tains, (T e n c h , o f the marines, an d
H i l l o f th e N ew So u th W a le s corps) w i th tw o , fubalterns, th re e fe r -
# His. name was readily obtained from the natives who lived among, us,- and who foon
became acquainted with the circumdances.
jeants,