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XXI.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
The Spanilh Ships fail.— The Chefterfield returns from Norfolk Iflam!.—
A Contra£t entered into for bringing Cattle from India to this Country.
— Provilions embarked on board the Bengal Ship for Norfolk Iflarrd__
The Daedalus arrives.— Cattle loft.— Difcoveries by Captain Vancouver.—
Two Natives of New Zealand brought in. —Bengal Ship fails.
— Phaenomenon in the Sky.— The Hours of Labour and Ration altered.
— Lead ftolen.— Detachment at Parramatta relieved.— Accident at that
Settlement— Lands cleared by Officers.— Mutiny on board the Kitty__
The Kitty fails for England.— His Majefty’s Birth-day.— State of the
Provifion Store.— The Britannia arrives.— Lofs of Cattle.— General
Account of Cattle purchafed, loft in the Paflage, and landed in New
South Wales.—Natives. - . . .
The Daedalus fails forNootka.— A temporary Church founded:— Criminal
Court.— The Colonial Vefiel launched.— A Scheme to take a Longboat.—
Two Soldiers defert.— Counterfeit Dollars in Circulation__A
Soldier punifhed.— The Boddingtons arrives from Cork. — General
Court Martial held.— The Britannia hired and chartered for Bengal.—
The new Church opened— Accident.— Provilions in Store.— Corn purchafed
from Settlers— The Britannia fails for Bengal, and the Francis
Schooner for New Zealand.— Irifh Convifts (leal a Boat__The Sugar
Cane arrives.— Intended Mutiny on board prevented__Excurfion to
theWeftward__Public Works. -
The Boddingtons and SugarCane fa il— A Mill erefled— Thefts com-
mitted.— Convi&s emancipated.— Two Pcrfons killed by Lightning.—
The Fairy arrives.— Farms fold»—Public Works.— 'The -Francis returns
from New Zealand.— The Fairy fails.— Ration altered.— JTranfa£tions.
— Harveft begun— Criminal Court held— A Convift executed.— provifions.—
Mill at Parramatta.— Chriftmas Day.— Natives.— Con vi&s.
— Boats— Grants of Land.— Settlers.— Public Works Expences how
to „be calculated.— Deaths in 1793.-Prices of Grain,, Stock, and
Labour. - . - _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A Murder committed near Parramatta.— The Francis fails for , Norfolk
Ifland.— Provilions.— Storm of Wind at Parramatta.— Crops.— A Settlement
fixed at the Hawkefbury.— Natives.— A Burglary committed.
— Samuel Burt emancipated— Death of William Crozier Cook__The
Watches recovered.— The Franc?s returns from Norfolk Ifland_Information.—
The New Zealand Natives fent to their Qwn Country._
— Difturhance at Norfolk Ifland.— Court of Inquiry at Sydney.-»
The Francis returns to Norfolk Ifland.— Natives troublefome.— State of
Provifions. - .
Alayming State of the Provifions.— The William arrives with Supplies
from England, and the Arthur from Bengal— The Amor Patri* natural
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to Man in all Parts of the Earth.— Information.— Mr. Bampton.—
Captain Bligh.— Admiral Barrington Tranfport loft.— Full Ration
ifiued,— Ingratitude and juft Punifhment of the Settlers.— BuffinV
Corn-Mill fet to work.— Gaming.— Honefty of a Native.— The Daedalus
arrives from America..— Information.— Female Inconftancy, and
its Confequences. —The. Arthur fails.—The Francis returns from Norfolk.
Ifland.— A Boat ftolen— Natives killed.— A new Mill.— Diforder
in the Eyes prevalent. - - - - - . - - -
XXVI. The William fails.— Cultivation.— Excurfion in Search of a River.— A
Storefhip arrives:— Captain Bampton.— Full Ration.— The Britannia,
Speedy, and Halcyon arrive.— Particulars.— Account of Stock.— Robberies.—
The Hope arrives.— The Indifpenfable and Halcyon fail.—
The Fanny arrives from Bombay.—Information*— Two Convi&s executed.—
«The Hope fails.-* — - - - - 366
XXVII. The Speedy fails and- returns.— Excurfion to the Weftern Mountains.—
The Francis returns from Norfolk Ifland.— Corn Bills not paid.—The
Britannia fails for the Cape, and the Speedy on her Fifhing Voyage.—
Notification refpe&ing the Corn Bills.—The Refolution and Salamander
arrive from England.— Irifh Prifoners troublefome.— Gales of
Wind.— Natives.— Dsdalus fails for Norfolk Ifland,— Emancipations,
— The Fancy fails.— A Death.— Bevan executed.— A Settler- murdered
at Parramatta.— The Mercury arrives.— Spanilh Ships.—Emancipation*—
Settlers and Natives.— Civil Court.— The Surprize arrives.
— Deaths.—Refolution and -Salamander, fail.—Tranfa&ions. — The
Daedalus returns from Norfolk Ifland.— The Mfercury fails for America.—
The Lieutenant-Governor leaves the Settlement.— The Daedalus-
fails for England, and the Surprize for Bengal.— The Experiment arrives.—
Captain Paterfon affumes the Government pro tempore.— Ration.—
Deaths in 1794. - - - - - - - - 383
XXVIII. Gangs fent to till the Public Grounds — The Francis fails.— Regulations
for the Hawkefbury.— Natives.— Works.—Weather.— Deaths--—Produce
at the River.— Tranfa&ions there.— Natives.— The. Francis returns
from Port Stephens.— Tranfafitions.— The Britannia arrives from
the Cape— the Fancy from New Zealand.— Information.— The Experiment
fails for India.— A Native killed.—Weather.— Wheat.— Criminal
Court.— Ration reduced.— The Britannia hired1 to procure Provifions.—
Natives at the Hawkefbury.— The Endeavour arrives with
Cattle from Bombay.— Deaths.— Returns of Ground fown with Wheat..
— The Britannia fails for India— the Fancy for Norfolk Ifland.— Convicts.—
1Cafualties. - - - - ~ - - - 403
XXIX. Ration.— A Criminal and a Civil Court held.— Circumftances. of the
Death of T . Daveney.— Salt made. —Wilfon, Knight, and the Natives.
— The