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p or ts , and parted w ith th em ab ou t fiv e w e ek s fince in bad we a th e r
b e tw e en R io de J ane iro and th is p o r t, th e p affage from w h ic h had no t
be en m ore than ten tw e e k s . S h e had on b o a rd a ferjeant’ s p a r ty o f the
n ew co rp s , as a g u a rd to tw o hun d red and tw e n ty male c o n v if t s ,
e igh te en o f w h om died on th e p affa ge. T h e remaind er came in v e r y
h e a lth y , th e re b e in g o n ly n in e fic k on board. T h e e v en in g before
h e r a r r iv al fh e flo o d in to a cap acious b a y , fituated h e tw e e n X o n g N o fe
an d C a p e St. G e o r g e , w h e r e th e y fo u n d g o od an ch orag e and deep
w a te r . L ie u ten a n t R ic h a rd B ow e n , th e n a v al ag ent on board, w h o
lan d ed , d efcr ibed th e fo il to be fa n d y , and [h e c o u n t ry th ic k ly co v e red
w i th timb e r . H e d id n o t fee a n y n a tiv e s , bu t fo u n d a canoe u p on th e
b e a ch , w h o fe ow n e r s p erhap s w e r e no t fa r oft'. T h is can o e , b y L ie u te n
an t B ow e n ’ s a c co u n t, appeared to be o n a fom ew h a t ftr o n g e r co n -
ftru d tion th an th e canoes o f P o r t J a ck fon .
T h e fign a l fo r an o th e r fail w a s made th e n e x t m o rn in g at th e L o o k o
u t, and ab ou t o n e o’ c lo c k th e Sa lamand er tran fp or t ar rived. S h e
fa iled from E n g lan d u n d e r L ie u ten an t B o w e n ’ s orders, w i th a fe rje an t’s
p a r ty o f th e n ew co rp s and o n e h u n d red and f ix t y male convid ts .on
b o a rd , on e hu n d red and fifty - fiv e o f w h om fhe b ro u g h t in all h e a lth y ,
e x c e p t o n e m an w h o w a s in th e fic k lift. T h e p a r ty ar riv ed w ith o u t
th e fe r je an t, h e h a v in g deferted o n th e ir le a v in g E n g lan d .
B o th th e fe tranfports h a v in g b ro u g h t a fu p p ly o f p ro v ifio n s ca lcula
ted to fe rv e n in e m on th s fo r th e co n v id ts th a t w e r e embarked , th e
g o v e rn o r diredted th e com m iffa ry to iffue th e fu ll ra tion o f p ro v ifio n s ,
fe r v in g r ic e in lie u o f p e a fe ; th e red u c ed ra tion h a v in g con tin ued from
S a tu rd a y the 2 d d a y^ o f la ft A p r il to S a tu rd a y th e 2 7 th o f A u g u f t ;
tw e n ty -o n e w e e k s .
A p a r ty o f o n e h u n d red conv id ts w e r e fen t from the A tla n tic to
P a rram a tta , th e rem ain d e r w e r e landed and d ifp ofed o f at S y d n e y .
T h e S a laman d e r w a s o rd ered to p roc e ed to N o r fo lk I flan d w i th the
p e o p le an d th e c a rg o fh e had on board.
T h e r e w e re a t this tim e not lefs th an fe v e n ty p e rfons from th e M a tild
a and A t la n t ic u n d e r medical tre atm en t, b e in g w e a k , emaciated, and
u n fit fo r a n y k in d o f la b o u r ; and th e lift w a s in c rea fin g . I t m ig h t h a v e
be en fu p p o fed th a t on ch a n g in g from th e u nw h o le fom e a ir o f a ftiip’ s
be tw e en -d e ck s to th e p u re r air o f th is c o u n t r y , th e .w e a k w o u ld h a v e
gathered
g a th e red f t r e n g th ; b u t it h ad be en o bferved , that in g enera l fo on after-
la n d in g , th e c o n v if t s w e r e a ffe fted w ith d y fen te r ic com plain ts , p e r hap
s caufed b y the ch a n g e o f w a te r , m a n y d y in g , and o the rs w h o
had ftren g th to o v e rcom e th e difeafe re c o v e r in g from, it but f lo w ly .
O n th e 28 th the W illiam and A n n tranfp ort a r r iv ed (the laft o f
L ie u ten an t B ow e n ’s d iv ifio n ) . Sh e had on board , one fe rjean t and
tw e lv e p rivates o f th e n ew co rp s , o n e hun d red and e ig h ty -o n e male
c o n v id s , w i th he r p ro p o r tio n o f ftores and p ro v ifio n s . She failed
w ith ' o n e h und red and e ig h ty -e ig h t c o n v id s from E n g lan d , b u t lo ft
fe v en o n th e p a f fa g e ; th e rem a in d e r came in v e r y h e a lth y , fiv e o n ly
b e in g fo ill as to req u ir e rem o v a l. T h e fir ft mate o f this fh ip ,
M r . S im m s , fo rm e r ly b e lon g ed to the G o ld e n G r o v e tranfport.
T h e tow n b e g in n in g to. fill w i th ftran g e r s , (officers and feamen from
th e tranfports,),. an d fp ir itu ou s liq u or s fin d in g th e ir w a y am o n g the
c o n v id s , it w a s ordered th a t n o n e fh o u ld b e landed u n til a p e rm it
h ad been granted b y th e ju d g e -a d v o c a te ; and th e p ro v o ft-m a r fh a l,
h is afliftant, and tw o p r in cip als o f th e w a tc h , w e r e d eputed to fe iz e
all fp iritu ous liq u or s w h ic h m ig h t be landed w ith o u t.
Ba ll'o od e rry , th e p rofc r ibed n a t iv e , h a v in g v en tu red in to th e tow n
w i th fome o f his fr ien d s , one o r tw o armed parties w e r e fen t to fe ize
h im , and a fp ear h a v in g b e en th r o w n , ( it w a s faid b y h im ,) tw o
m ufque ts w e r e fired , b y w h ia h one o f h is com p an ion s w a s w o u n d ed
in th e le g ; b u t B a llo o d e r r y w a s n o t tak en . O n th e fo llow in g 'd a y it
w a s , g iv e n o u t in ord ers , th a t h e w a s to be ta k en w h e n e v e r an o p p or tu
n i ty offered ; and th a t a n y n a tiv e attem p tin g to th r ow a fp ear in h is
d e fen ce , as it w a s w e l l k n o w n am o n g th em w h y v en g e an c e w a s den
o u n ced a g ain ft h im , w a s , i f p oflib le , to be p re v en ted from .efcaping
w i th im p u n ity .
T h o fe w h o k n ew B a llo o d e r ry regre tted th a t it h ad be en n e ce ffa ry to
treat h im w i th this h ar fh n e ls, as am o n g h is co u n t rym en w e h ad no
w h e re feen a finer y o u n g man. T h e p e r fon w h o h ad be en w o u n d ed
b y h im in the m on th o f June laft w a s no t y e t re cov e red .
D ifeh a r g in g the-tranfports fo rm ed th e p r in c ip al la b o u r o f th e month ;
th e fh in gle s on the r o o f o f th e old h o fp ita l b e in g fo u n d to d e ca y fa ft,
an d m an y fa llin g o ff, th e w h o le w e re rem o v ed , and the b u ild in g w-as
co v e red w i th tiles;
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