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o u g h s o f th e trees, an d d ro p p in g in to th e w a te r , w h ic h , b y th f i r
ften ch , w a s rendered u nw h o le fom e . T h e y had be en o b fe rv ed fo r
fom e d a y s b e fo re r e g u la r ly ta k in g th e ir flig h t in the m o rn in g from
th e n o r thw a rd to th e fo u thw a rd , and re tu rn in g in, the e v e n in g .
D u r in g th e e x c e fliv e heat m a n y dropp ed dead w h ile on th e w i n g ; an d
i t was rem arkable , th a t th o fe w h ic h w e r e p ick e d u p w e r e ch ie fly males.
In fe v e ra l parts o f th e h a rb ou r the grou n d w a s co v e red w i th d iffe ren t
forts o f fmall birds, fom e dead, and others g a fp in g fo r wa ter .
T h e r e l ie f o f the d eta chment at R o fe H i l l u n fo r tu n a te ly to o k place-
o n o n e o f the fe fu lt r y d a y s , and the- officer h a v in g occafion to land;
in fe a rch o f w a te r w a s com p e lled to w a lk fe v e ra l miles be fo re a n y co u ld
be fo u n d , th e runs w h ic h w e r e k n o w n b e in g all d r y ; in h is w a y
to an d from the b o a t h e fo u n d feveral. birds d ro p p in g dead at his fe e t.
T h e w in d w a s ab ou t n o r th -w e ft , and did m u ch in ju r y to th e gardens,,
b u rn in g u p e v e r y th in g b e fo r e it. T h o fe p e rfons w h o fe bufmefs com p
e lled th em to g o in to th e heated a ir d eclared , th a t it w a s impoffible-
t o tu rn th e face' fo r fiv e minutes to th e q ua rte r from w h en c e th e
w in d b lew .
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The greateft height of the thermometer during this month was, go ioj 84
The leall height of - ditto, - - ' - - was,. 62 64I 61
M a r c h .] O n th e ad o f M a r c h L ie u ten an t T h om a s E d g a r h o ifted a
p en d an t o n b oard th e fn ow , in q u a lity o f n a v al a g ent, o n w h ic h occafio
n fh e fired fiv e gu n s . T h e p rep a ra tion s w h ic h w e r e m a k in g , o n
board th a t v e fle l w e r e n o t com ple ted u n til tow ard the latter end o f th e
m o n th , a t w h ic h tim e th e officers an d feamen w h o w e r e to g o h om e
in h e r w e r e em b ark ed .
O f th e S ir iu s ’s late fhip’ s c om p a n y , ten feamen an d tw o m arin e s
ch o fe ra th e r to fettle he re th an re tu rn to th e ir friend s. T w o o f th e
feamen mad e ch o ic e o f th e ir lands in th is c o u n t ry , th e o the rs in N o r fo
lk Illand . T h e m a jo r ity o f th em had fo rm ed c o n n e x io n s w i th
w om e n , fo r w h o fe fak e th e y con fen ted to embrace a mode, o f life
fo r w h ic h th e natural reftleflhefs o f a bailor’ s d ifp ofition w a s b u t ill calcu
lated . T h is m o t iv e , it is tru e , th e y d i fa v o w e d ; b u t one o f th e
ftipulation s w h ic h th e y w e r e d e firo u s o f m a k in g fo r them fe lv e s b e in g
the
th e in d u lg en c e o f h a v in g th e w om en w h o had lived w i th th em perm
itted ftill to do fo , and it ap p ear in g no t th e le a d important ar tic le in
th e ir con fid e ra tion , Teemed to confirm the fo re g o in g opin ion .
T h e n um b e r o f officers w h o w e re to em bark w a s leflened b y
M r . J am ifo n , th e burgeon’s m a te o f th e S ir iu s , r e c e iv in g th e g o v
e rn o r ’ s warrant ap p o in tin g h im an affiftant fu rg e o n to th e c o lo n y , in
Which cap a c ity h e w a s to b e em p lo y ed at N o r fo lk I llan d . F o r that
fettlement the S u p p ly w a s n o w re a d y to f a i l ; and on the 2 1 f t , one
cap tain, tw o fubalterns, one fe r jean t, on e co rp o ra l, on e d rum me r, and
e igh te en p riva te s o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , embarked on board
th a t v e f le l, to r e lie v e a p a r t o f th e marine detachment d o in g d u ty
there. M r . J am ifo n and the ten fettlers from the Sir ius w e r e alfo p u t
o n bo ard, to g e th e r w i th fom e ftores th a t had be en ap p lied fo r . A llo t ments
o f f ix t y acres ea ch w e re to be mark ed out fo r th e fettlers, w h ic h
th e y w e r e to poflefs u n d e r th e fame con d ition s as w e r e im p o fed on
fettlers in this co u n try .
T h e S u p p ly failed th e fo llow in g m o rn in g , c a r r y in g an in ftrum en t
u n d e r th e jhand and feal o f th e g o v e rn o r , re fto r in g to th e righ ts and
p r iv ile g e s o f a fre e man J o h n A fc o t t , a c oU v id at N o r fo lk I llan d , w h o
had rendered h im fe lf v e r y con fp icu ou s b y his e x e r tio n s in p re v en t in g
th e Sir ius from b e in g bu rn t fo on after fh e w a s w r e ck ed .
O n M o n d a y th e 28 th the W a a k fam h e y d tran fp or t failed fo r E n g lan d ,
h a v in g o n board C ap tain H u n te r , w i th the officers and c r ew o f his
m a je fty ’ s late Chip Sir ius . B y C ap tain H u n te r ’s d epa rture, w h ic h w a s
reg re tted b y e v e r y o n e w h o fhared th e p leafure o f his fo c ie ty , th e ad -
m in iftra tion o f th e c o u n t r y w o u ld n o w d e v o lv e u p on the lieu ten an t-
g o v e rn o r , in cafe o f the death o r ab fence o f th e g o v e r n o r ; a d o rmant
com m iffion h a v in g been fign ed b y h is m a je fty in v e r tin g C ap tain H u n te r
w i th the c h ie f fituation in th e c o lo n y in th e e v en t o f e ith e r o f the ab ov e
circumftances ta k in g place.
In th e courfe o f th e n ig h t o f th e 2 8 th , B r y a n t , w h o fe te rm o f
tran fp ortation, a c co rd in g to his ow n a c co u n t, e x p ire d fome d a y in this
m o n th , eluded the w a tc h that w a s k e p t u p on h im , and made his ef-
cap e, to g e th e r w ith h is w i fe and ‘ tw o ch ild ren , (o n e an in fa n t at th e
breaft,) and fe v en o th e r c o n v if t s , in th e fifh in g -b o a t, w h ic h , fince
th e ac cid ent at th e latter end o f th e laft m on th , h e had ta k en ca re to
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