in th e h o u fe o f J o h n P etree, a co n v id t, in w h ic h h e ftole fe v e ra l artic
le s o f w e a r in g apparel. C h a r le s C ro fs and Jo feph H a t to n , tw o
con v id ts , w e r e alfo tr ied fo r r e c e iv in g th em k n o w in g th em to be ftolen.
C h apm an th e p r in c ip a l, r e fu fin g to p lead a n y th in g b u t g u il ty , re c
e iv ed fentence o f death. A g a in f t th e re c e iv e r s it appeared in e v id en ce ,
th a t a fte r th e b u rg la r y w a s com m itted the p ro p e r ty w a s concealed in
th e w o o d s b e tw e en S y d n e y and Parrama tta , at w h ic h p lace all th e
parties r e f i l le d ; th a t h a v in g fufie red it to rem a in fom e w e e k s , C h apm an
an d C ro fs w e n t from Pa rrama tta to b r in g it a w a y ; and w h ile th e y
w e r e fo em p lo y e d , H a t to n fo u n d th a t th e w a tchm en w e r e g o in g in
p u r fu it o f C h apm an ; o n w h ic h h e d ired tly fet o f f to meet and ad v e r -
tife th em o f it, and re c e iv e th e p ro p e r ty , w h ic h , b y a clear ch a in o f
e v id en c e , h e w a s p ro v e d to h a v e ta k en and co n c e a led ag a in in th e
w o o d s . H a t to n w a s fo u n d guilty * and fentenced to re c e iv e e ig h t
h u n d red lafhesi- C ro fs w a s acqu itted . C h apm an w a s e x e cu te d th e
fo llow in g" d a y at n o on . H a l f an - h o u r b e fo re h e died , h e in fo rm e d
th e , ju d g e -ad v o c a te and th e c le rg ym an w h o attended h im , that a p la n
w a s fo r ir fe d o f b re a k in g in to th e g o v e rnm e n t -h o u fe ,' and ro b b in g it o f
a la rg e fum o f m o n e y w h ic h it w a s im a g in e d th e g o v e rn o r k e p t in i t ;
and th a t it w a s to b e e x e cu ted b y h im fe lf and th re e o th e r co n v ic t s , all
o f w h om w e r e , h ow e v e r , v e r y fa r from b e in g o f fu fp ic io u s char&dters.
B u t as th e re w a s n o re a fon to fu p p o fe th a t a pe rfon in fuch an aw fu l
fitu a tion w o u ld in v en t an a c cu fa tion b y w h ic h h e cou ld n o t h im fe lf
b e .b en e fite d , and w h ic h m ig h t in ju re th re e in n o cen t p e o p le , th e g o v
e rn o r to o k all th e p re cau tion s th a t h e th o u g h t n e ce ffa ry to g u a rd
a g a in ft th e m ed ita ted v illa n y .
A p rad lice h a y in g be en d ifcov e red , o f p u r ch a fin g th e fo ld ie rs re g im
en ta l neceffaries fo r th e p u rp o fe o f d ifp o fm g o f th em am o n g th e
{h ip p in g , and th is r e q u ir in g a p u niflim en t that fliou ld e ffe c tu a lly ch e c k
i t , B o n d , a c o n v ic t w h o baked fo r th e h o fp ita l and o th e rs , w a s b ro u g h t
b e fo re tw o m a giftra te s , an d , b e in g c o n v id e d o f h a v in g b o u g h t fe v e ra l
ar tic les o f w e a r in g apparel w h ic h had be en fe rv ed to a fo ld ie r , w a s
fen ten c ed to. p a y th e p en a lty p re fcribed b y a d , o f p arliam ent, five,
p o u n d s ; o r , o n fa ilu re w i th in a ce r ta in tim e , to g o to p r ifo n . H a v in g
m ad e fom e confid erable p ro fits in 'th e e x e r c ife o f h is trade as a b a k e r ,
h e p referred p a y in g th e p en a lty .
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I t b e in g a lw a y s defirable to g o as near th e eftabiilhed ra tion as th e
fta te o f th e ftores w o u ld a llow , and the g o v e rn o r n e v e r w i fh in g to
k e ep the la b o u r in g man o n e mom en t lo n g e r th an w a s ab folu te ly nece
ffa ry u p on a red uced allowan ce o f p ro v ifio n s , h e d ir e d e d tw o p oun d s
o f ric e to be added to th e w e e k ly p rop o r tion o f that a r t ic le ; b u t, alth
o u g h b y this addition e ig h t p oun d s o f g ra in w e r e iffued , (v iz . th re e
p oun d s o f flou r and fiv e pounds o f r ic e ,) th e ra tion w a s fa r from b e in g
b ro u g h t u p to the ftandard e ftab iilhed b y th e T r e a f ilr y fo r th e c o lo b y j
fiv e pound s o f bad w o rm -e a ten r ic e m a k in g a m o i l inadequate fu b fti-
tute fo r th e fame q u a n tity o f g o o d flour: In th e ar ticle o f meat th e
la b o u r in g man fuffered ftill m o r e ; fo r in a g iv e n q u a n tity o f f ix t y
p ou n d s , w h ic h w e r e iffued on on e fe r v in g d a y to tw o meffes, there
w e r e n o lefs than fo r t y p oun d s o f b o n e , and th e rem ain d e r , w h ic h w a s
in ten d ed to be eaten, w a s alm o ft to o fa r ad v anced in putrefadtion fo r
e v en h u n g e r to g e t d ow n . I t m u ft be ob fe rv ed th a t i t came in th e
fn o w from Ba ta via .
P a tr ic k B u rn , a p e r fon em p lo y ed to Ih o o t fo r th e com m an d in g
officer o f th e m arin e d e ta chm en t, d ied th is m o n th : an d th e h u t th a t
h e h ad liv ed in w a s b u rn t d ow n in th e n ig h t a few hou rs a fte r his
d eceafe, b y th e careleffnefs o f th e p e o p le , w h o w e r e Iriftx and w e r e fittin g
u p w i th th e co rp fe , w h ic h w a s w i th m u ch d ifficu lty fa v ed from th e
flames, and n o t u n til it w a s m u ch fcorched .
A u g u f t .] O n M o n d a y , th e i f t o f A u g u f t , th e M a tild a , th e firft
o f th e expedited fleet o f tranfp orts , ar r iv ed , a fte r an e x tra o rd in a ry
p affa ge o f fo u r m on ths and fiv e d a y s , from P o r tfm o u th ; h a v in g failed
from thence o n th e 2 7 th d a y o f M a r ch la ft, w i th fo u r fail o f tranfports
fo r th is p lac e , w i th w h om Ihe parted c om p a n y th a t n ig h t 'o f f D u n n o z e .
A n o th e r d iv ifio n o f tranfports h ad failed a w e e k b efore from P lym o u th
S ou n d . O n board th e M a tild a w e r e tw o hun d red and fiv e male co n -
vidts,. one e n fig n , o n e ferjeant, one co rp o ra l, one d rum me r, and n in e te
en p riva tes, o f th e N ew So u th W a le s c o r p s ; and fom e ftores and
p rov ifio n s calculated as a fu p p ly fo r th e ab ov e n um b e r fo r n in e mon th s
a fte r th e ir arrival.
T h e mafter o f th is ftiip anchored fo r tw o d a y s in a b a y o f on e o f
Sch oe ten ’ s Illand s, d iftant from th e main land ab ou t tw e lv e miles, in
th e la t i t u d e o f 4 2° 1 5 ' S '. ; w h e r e , a c co rd in g to his rep o r t, fiv e o r f ix
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