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m an d e r, L ie u ten an t B a ll, la b o u r in g u n d e r a v e r y fe v e re and a larm in g
in d ifp o fitio n , M r . D a v id B la c k b u rn , th e matter, w a s d ire c ted b y th e
g o v e rn o r to tak e ch a rg e o f h e r un til M r . Ba ll ih o u ld be able to re fum e
th e command .
T h e w o u n d w h ic h M 'In t ir e h ad re c e ived p ro v ed fatal to h im on the
2 2 d o f this m on th . H e had' appeared to be re c o v e r in g , but in the
afte rn o on o f th a t d a y died fom ew h a t fu d d en ly . O n o p en in g th e b o d y ,
the fp ear appeared to h a v e w o u n d ed the le ft lobe o f th e lu n g s , w h ic h
w a s fo u n d ad h e r in g to the fide. In the c a v ity w e re d ifcov e red fome o f
th e p ieces o f ftone and Ihells w i th w h ic h the w e a p on had been armed .
T h i s man had been fufpettted o f h a v in g w a n to n ly k ille d o r w o u n d ed
fe v e ra l o f th e n ativ e s in th e eourfe o f his ex cu r fio n s after g am e ; b u t h e
fte a d ily d en ied , from th e tim e h e w a s b ro u g h t in to his laft m om en t o f
life , h a v in g e v e r fired at th em b u t on ce , and th en o n ly in d efence o f
h is ow n life , w h ic h he th o u g h t in danger.
2 6 th . O u r co lou r s w e r e h o ifted in th e red ou b t, in com m emo ra tion
o f th e d a y on w h ic h fo rm a l p offe ffion w a s ta k en o f th is co v e th re e y e a r s
be fo re .
O n th e n ig h t o f th e 2 8 th H e n r y E dw a rd D o d d , the fup erintend ant
o f co n v ic t s em p lo y ed in cu ltiv a tio n at R o fe H ill,, d ied o f a d e clin e .
H e had be en ill fo r fom e tim e , bu t h is death w a s accelerated b y e x -
p o fin g h im fe lf in h is fliir t fo r th re e o r fo u r h ours d u r in g th e n ig h t, in
fe a rch a fte r fom e th ie v e s w h o w e r e p lu n d e r in g h is ga rd en. H is b o d y
w a s in te r red in a co rn e r o f a la rg e fp ot o f g ro u n d w h ic h had been in -
clo fed fo r th e p re fe rv a tion o f fto ck , w h ith e r he w a s attended b y all th e
fre e p eo p le and c o n v i& s at R o fe H ill. T h e fe rv ice s rend ered to th e
p u b lic b y th is p e r fon w e r e v ifib le in the cu ltiv a tio n and im prov em ents
w h ic h appeared at th e fettlement w h e re h e had th e d ire c tio n . H e h ad
acquired an afc en d an c y o v e r th e co n v ic ts , w h ic h h e p re fe rv ed w ith o u t
b e in g hated b y th em ; h e k n ew h o w to p ro p o r tio n th e ir la b o u r to th e i r
a b ility , an d , b y an a tten tiv e and quie t dem ean o r, had ga in ed th e ap p rob
a tio n and coun tenan ce o f the different officers w h o h ad be en o n d u ty
a t R o fe H ill .
M r . T h om a s C la rk , a fup erintend ant w h o ar riv ed here in th e la ft f e a r ,
w a s d irec ted b y the g o v e rn o r to c a r r y on th e duties w i th w h ic h M r . D o d d
had
h ad been ch a rg ed , in w h ic h , it mutt be rem arked , the Care o f th e
p u b lic g ra in w a s inc lud ed .
A t R o fe H i l l grea t p rog refs was made in th e b u ild in g o f th e n ew
barracks.
A t S y d n e y , th e p u b lic w o rk s in hand w e r e , b u ild in g th e n ew ftore-
h o u fe , and tw o b r ick houfës, oné fo r th e R e v . M r . J o h n fo n , and the
o th e r fo r M r . A l t , th e fu rv e y o r -g en e ra l. T h e fe tw o b u ild in g s w e r e
êreCted on th è eaft fide o f th e c o v e , and in a lin e w i th th o fe in th e
o ccupa tion o f th e c om m iffa ry and ju d g e -ad v o c a te .
F e b ru a ry .] T h e matter o f th e D u tc h fnoW h a v in g re c e iv e d in -
ftruCtions from h is ow n e r , th é fabandhaar at B a ta v ia , to offer th e
v e ffe l to the g o v e rn o r , eithe r fo r fale o r fo r h ire , after fhe ih o u ld be
cleared o f h e r c a rg o , m en tion ed th e circum ftan ce to h is e x c e lle n c y ,
and p rop o fed to h im to fe ll th e v e ffe l w i th all h e r fu rn itu re and p ro -
v ifio n s fo r th e fum o f th ir ty - th ré è th o u fan d r ix dollars, '"about 6 ,6001.
o f to le t h e r to h ire at fifte en f i x dollars p e r to n p e r m on th ; in eithe r
o f w h ic h cafes a paffage w a s to be p ro v id ed fo r his p e o p le to th e C ap e
o f G o o d H o p e . T h e g o v e rn o r w a s d efirous o f fen d in g th is v e ffe l to
E n g lan d w i th th e officers and p eop le o f the Sir ius j b u t it w a s im-
p offib le to clo fe w i th eithe r o f th e fe otters, and h e re je c ted th em as
unreafortable. H e r matter th e re fo re dropped th e v e ffe l d ow n to the
low e r p art o f th e harb ou r , m e an in g to fail im m ed ia te ly fo r B a ta via.
C h o o fin g , h ow e v e r , to t r y th e fuc cêfs o f o th e r p rop o fals , h e w r o t e
from Gamp G o v e to the fe c re ta ry , o ffe r in g to let th e v e ffe l fo r th e
v o y a g e to E n g lan d fo r tw en ty - th o u fa n d r ix dollars, ftip u la tin g that
th ir ty thoufand r ix dollars fh ould be paid fo r h e r in th e e v en t o f h e f
b e in g l o f t ; th e c r ew to be landed at th e C a p e , and h im fe lf to be fu r -
n ilh ed w i th a p affa ge to E n g lan d . O n r e c e iv in g this his fecond offer,,
th e g o v e rn o r in fo rm ed h im , th a t inftead o f his' p rop o fa l one p oun d
fte r lin g per to n p e r mon th ih o u ld -be g iv e n fo r th e h ife o f th e fnoW,
to be paid w h en th e v o y a g e fo r w h ic h ih e w a s to be tak en up ih o u ld
be completed. W i th this offer o f th e g o v e rn o r ’ s, th e matter, n o tw ith -
ftan d in g his h a v in g quitted th e co v e on h is firft terms b e in g rejec ted ,
declared h im fe lf fatisfied,; and d ired tly re turned to the c o v e , faluting,
w i th fiv e g u n s on com in g to an an ch o r .
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