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o f the cre e k , b u t nearer to R o fe H i l l , tw o allotments o f f ix t y acres
each w e r e mark ed o u t fo r tw o fettlers from th e Sirius. O n the o pp olite
fid e th e g o v e rn o r had p laced a co n y id t , Char les W illiam s , w h o h ad
re com m en d ed h im fe lf to his n o tic e b y e x tra o rd in a ry p rop rie ty o f c o n d
u c t, as an o ve r fe e r , g iv in g h im th ir ty acres ; and James R u fe re ce ived
a g ran t o f th e fame q u a n tity o f land at R o fe H ill . T h e fe w e r e all th e
fettlers at th is tim e e ftab lilhed in N ew S o u th W a le s ; but th e g o v e rn o r
w a s lo o k in g ou t fo r fom e fitu ation s in th e v ic in ity o f R o fe H i ll fo r
o th e r fettlers, from am o n g the p eop le w h o fe fentences o f tranfp ortation
h ad e xp ired .
D u r in g th is m on th th e g o v e rn o r made an e x cu r fio n to. the w e f t w a rd ,
b u t h e rea ched n o fa r th e r th an th e banks o f th e H aw k e fb u r y ,- and
re turned to R o fe H i l l on th e 6 th , w i th o u t m a k in g a n y d ifc o v e r y o f
th e lea ft im p o r tan c e . A t th a t fettlement, the In d ian corn w a s n e a r ly
a ll g a th e red o l f th e g r o u n d ; b u t it co u ld n o t be faid to h a v e been all
g a th e red in , fo r m u ch o f it had be en fto len b y the co n v ic ts . S o great
a d efire fo r to b a cco p re v a iled am o n g the fe p e o p le , th a t a man w a s
k n o w n to h a v e g iv e n th e g rea te ft part o f h is w e e k ’ s prov ifion s . fo r a
fm a ll q u a n tity p f th a t a r t ic le ; and it w a s fo ld , th e p rod u c e o f th e
p la c e , fo r ten and e v en fifteen {hillings p e r pound-. T h e g o v e rn o r , o n
b e in g made acqua in ted w i th th is c ircum ftan ce , intima ted an in ten tion
o f p ro h ib itin g th e g row th o f to b a c c o , ju d g in g it to be m ore fo r the
tru e in te re ft o f th e p ep p le to cu ltiv a te the neceffaries th an the lu x u r ie s
o f life .
T h e p u b lic w o rk s a t R o fe H i l l con fifted in b u ild in g th e officers
b a r r a c k s ; a fmall gu a rd h ou fe near th e g o v e rn o r ’ s h u t ; a fmall h o u fe
fo r th e ju d g e -a d v o c a te (w h o fe occafional prefence there as a magiftrate
w a s con fid e red neceflary. b y th e g o v e rn o r ) , and fo r th e c le r g ym a n ; and
in g e t tin g in th e In d ian corn.
A t S y d n e y , th e h o u fe fo r the fu rv e y o r -g en e ra l w a s co v e red in ; and
-the carpenters w e r e em p lo y ed in fin ifh in g th a t fo r .th e c le rg ym an .
B r ic k s w e r e alfo b ro u g h t in fo r a h o u fe fo r the p r in cip al- fu rg e o n , to be
b u ilt near th e h o fp ita l on th e w e f t fide.
M a n y th e fts , and fom e o f m o n e y , w e r e com m itted d u r in g the m on th
a t b o th fettlements. A h u t b e lo n g in g to James D a v is , em p loy ed as a
c o x fw a in to th e p u b lic bo ats , w a s bro k en in t o ; but n o th in g was ftolen,
D a v is
D a v is h a v in g tak en h is m o n e y w i th h im , and n o th in g elfe ap p e a r in g to
h a v e be en the o b je c t o f th e ir fearch. H is h u t w a s fituated out o f th e
v iew o f a n y c en tin e l, and a n ig h t w a s ch o fen fo r th e attem p t w h e n it
w a s k n ow n th a t h e w a s on d u ty at R o fe H i ll .
C H A P . X I I I .
A MUSQOET POUND BY A N A TIV E___ REPORTS OF PLANS TO SEIZE BOATS.—
SUPPLY ARRIVES FROM NORFOLK ISLAND.— THE KING’S B IR TH DAY.—«
A CANOE DESTROYED.— ITS EVIL EFFECTS.----CORN SOWN.— BATTERY BEG
U N.— ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ACRES INCLOSED FOR C A T T L E .— THE
MARY ANN ARRIVES.— TWO CRIMINAL COURTS HELD .— RATION IMPROVED.—
THE MATILDA ARRIVES.----THE MARY ANN SAILS FOR NORFOLK
ISLA N D .— SETTLERS.— TH E ATLA NTIC AND SALAMA.NDER ARRIVE.----FULL
RATION'ISSUED.— THE WILLIAM AND ANN ARRIVES.— NATIVES.— PUBLIC
WORKS.
M a y .] C o L E - B E , th e n a tiv e w h o fince o u r com m u n ica tio n w i th thefe
p eo p le had attached h im fe lf to M r . W h i t e , th e p r in c ip al fu rg e o n , mad e
h is appearance on e m o rn in g in th e b e g in n in g o f th e m on th w i th a
m u fq u e t, w h ic h , on d iv in g in to th e fea fo r fom e th in g e lfe , h e h ad
b ro u g h t up w i th h im . I t w a s fu p p o fed to h a v e be en lo ft from M r .
W h i te ’ s boat in N o v em b e r la ft at th e low e r p a r t o f th e h arb our .
T h e fcheme fo r fe iz in g o n e o f th e boats w a s re fum ed in th is m on th ,
and appeared to b e in grea t forwardnel's. T h e b oat h ow e v e r w a s
ch an ged , th e lo n g -b o a t b e in g ch o fen inftead o f th a t w h ic h was at firft
th o u g h t of. S h e w a s to be fe ized th e fir ft tim e fhe fh o u ld be em p lo y ed
in tow in g th e h o y w i th p ro v ifio n s to R o fe H i l l ; out o f w h ic h th e y
w e r e to take w h a t q u a n tity th e y requ ired fo r th e ir puarpofe, la n d th e
c r ew , and run he r afhore. O n re c e iv in g th is in fo rm a tion , th e g o v e rn o r ,
inftead o f fend ing th e h o y up w i th d ifferent fpecies o f p ro v ifio n s ,
caufed h e r to be loaded w i th rice , and a fm a ll q u a n t ity o f f lo u r , in
fom e meafure to defeat th e ir fchem e , at lea ft fo r th a t time , as th e in fo
rm a tion did no t Hate that th e y h ad co lle cted a n y fait p ro v ifio n s . S h e
y w a s