m an ordered to rem a in o n board his fh ip w h ile fhe Ihould con tin u e
in th is port.
S om e o f th e fold iers w h o came ou t in th e W il liam and A n n tranfp ort
h a v in g e x h ib ited complaints a g ain ft th e matter, w h om th e y ac cufed o f
a flau ltin g and fe v e r e ly be a tin g th em d u r in g the p a fla g e , th e affair w a s
in v e ftig a ted b e fo re th re e magiftra tes , and a fin e la id u p on th e matter,
w h ic h h e paid.
O n W e d n e fd a y th e 2 1 f t h is M a je f ty ’ s fh ip G o r g o n o f fo r ty - fo u r
g u n s , com m an d ed b y C ap tain J o h n P a rk e r , an ch ored w ith in th e heads
o f th e h a rb ou r , re a ch in g th e fettlement th e fo llow in g m o rn in g , an d
a n ch o r in g w h e r e h is M a je f ty ’ s late fh ip S ir iu s ufed to moor.
T h e G o r g o n failed from E n g lan d on th e 1 5 th o f M a r c h la ft, to u ch in
g on h e r paflage at th e iflands o f T en e r iffe an d St. Ia g o , and at th e
C ap e o f G o o d H o p e , w h e r e fhe rem ain ed f ix w e e k s , ta k in g in th re e
b u lls , tw en ty - th r e e c ow s , f ix ty - e ig h t fh e ep , e le v en h o g s , tw o h u n d red
fru it trees, a q u a n tity o f g a rd en fe ed , and o th e r articles fo r th e c o lo n y .
U n fo r tu n a t e ly , th e hulls and fe v e n o f th e cow s died ; b u t a b u ll-c a lf,
w h ic h h ad b e en p rod u c ed on b o a rd , a r r iv ed in g o od con d ition .
S ix m on th s p ro v ifio n s fo r ab ou t n in e h u n d red p e o p le , w i th ftores
fo r h is M a je f ty ’ s armed tend er th e S u p p ly , and fo r th e marine detachm
en t, w e r e fen t ou t in th e G o r g o n ; w h e r e in alfo w a s embarked M r ,
K in g , th e la te com m an d an t o f N o r fo lk Iflan d , n o w ap p oin ted b y h is
M a je f ty lie u ten an t-g o v e rn o r o f th a t fe ttlem en t, and a com m an d e r in
th e n a v y ; to g e th e r w i th M r . Ch ar le s G r im e s , com m ifiio n ed as a dep
u ty fu rv e y o r -g en e ra l to be em p lo y ed at N o r fo lk Ifland ; th e chaplain
an d q u a rte r-m atte r o f th e N ew S o u th W a le s co rp s , and M r . D a v id
B u r to n , a fu p e r in ten d ant o f co n v ift s .
B y th is fh ip w e re c e iv ed a p u b lic feal to be affixed to all in ftrum en ts
d raw n in h is M a je f ty ’ s n am e , and a com m iflio n u n d e r th e grea t fea l
em p ow e r in g th e g o v e rn o r fo r th e time b e in g to rem it, eithe r abfol'utely
o r co n d it io n a lly , th e w h o le o r a n y part o f th e term fo r w h ic h felons ,
o r o th e r offenders, fh o u ld h a v e b e en o r m ig h t he reafte r be tranfported
to th is c o u n t ry . Du p lica te s o f each p a rd on w e r e to be fen t to E n g lan d ,
fo r th e p u rp o fe o f in fe r tin g th e names o f the p e rfons fo emanc ipa ted in
th e firft g en e ra l p ard on w h ic h fh o u ld a fte rw ard s iffue u n d e r th e g rea t
fea l o f th e k in g d om .
T o
T o d e fe rv in g ch a rac te r s, o f w h ic h d e fcr iption there w e r e m a n y
conviCts in th e c o lo n y , a p ro fp e c t o f h a v in g th e p e r iod o f th e ir ba-
n ifhm en t fh o r ten ed , and o f b e in g reftored to th e p r iv ile g e w h ic h b y
mifconduCt th e y h ad fo r fe ited , had fom e th in g in it v e r y ch e e r in g , and
w a s m ore lik e ly to preferve w e ll in ten tion ed m en in h o n e ft and fair
p u r fu its , than th e fea r o f p u n ifhm en t, w h ic h w o u ld fe ld om o pera te
w i th g o od effefl: on a m in d th a t enter tained n o h o p e o f rew a rd fo r
p ro p r ie ty o f conduCt. T h e p e o p le w i th w h om w e h ad to deal w e r e
n o t in g enera l ac tua ted b y th a t n ic e f tn fe o f fe e lin g w h ic h d raw s its
tru e ft fatisfaCtion from fe l f ap p rob ation ; th e y lo o k e d fo r fom e th in g
m ore fu bftan tial, fom e th in g m ore o b v iou s to th e ex te rn a l fenfes.
In d e te rm in in g th e d e v ic e fo r th e feal o f th e c o lo n y , a ttention had
be en p aid to its lo c a l and p e cu lia r circumftances . O n th e o b ve r fe w e r e
th e k in g ’ s arms , w i th the r o y a l title s in th e m a r g in ; o n th e r e v e r fe , a
rep refenta tion o f C o n v ia s lan d in g at B o ta n y B a y , re c e iv ed b y In d u ftr y ,
w h o , fu tro u h d e d b y h e r attributes, a bale o f m e rch an d ife , a b e eh iv e ,
a p ic k a x e , and a {ho v e l, is re lea fin g th em from th e ir fe tte rs , and
p o in t in g to o x e n p lo u g h in g and a tb w n r il in g o n th e fum m it o f a h ill ,
w i th a fo r t fo r its p r o t e a io n . T h e m a ils o f a {hip are fe en in th e
b a y . In th e m a rg in are th e w o rd s Sigillnm. N ov. Catnb. A u jl.; and
fo r a ttiotto “ S ic fo ftis E tru ria cr ev it." T h e fea l w a s o f f i l v e r ; its
w e ig h t fo r ty - f ix o u n ce s , and th e d e v ice s Were v e r y w e l l e x e cu ted .
T h e cattle w e r e im m e d ia te ly lan d ed , and tu rn ed in to th e in c lo -
Ihres w h ic h had be en p repared fo r them. O n e c o w died in th e b o a t
g o in g up .
T h e rem a in in g tranfp orts o f th e fleet w e r e n o w d ro p p in g in. O n
th e 2 6 th th e A c t iv e fro tn E n g la n d , and th e Q u e e n from Ire lan d , w i th
co n v ic t s o f th a t c o u n t r y , a r r iv ed and an ch ored in th e co v e . O h
board o f th e A c t iv e , befid e th e fe rjean t’ s gu a rd , w e r e on e h u n d red
and fifty - fo u r male co n v ic ts . A n officer’ s p a r ty Was on board th e
Q u e e n , With o n e hun d red and tw e n ty - f ix m a le and tw en ty - th r e e fe m
a le co n v icts , and thre e child ren.
T h e fe flilps h ad be en u n h e a lth y , and h ad bu r ied fe v e ra l con v ic ts in
th e ir pafla ge. T h e fifck W hich th e y b ro u g h t in w e r e landed im m e d
ia te ly ; and m an y Of th o fe w h o rem ain ed , and w e r e n o t fo ill as to
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