req u ire m ed ica l afliftance,. w e r e b ro u g h t on fliore in an emaciated and
feeb le co n d ition , p a r ticu la r ly the co n v ic t s from th e A c t iv e . T h e y in
g en e ra l com plain ed o f no t h a v in g re c e iv ed th e a llowan ce in ten d ed fo r
th em ; b u t th e ir emaciated appearance w a s to be afcribed as m u ch to
co n fin em en t as to a n y o th e r caufe. T h e co n v ic t s from th e Q u e e n ,
h o w e v e r , a c cu fin g th e matter o f h a v in g w ith h e ld th e ir provifions* an
in q u ir y to o k place be fo re th e magiftra tes , and it appeared b e y o n d a
d o u b t, that grea t abufes h ad been praCtifed in th e iffu in g o f th e p ro v if
io n s ; b u t as to the q u a n tity w ith h e ld , it w a s no t poffible to- afcertain
it fo c le a r ly , as to admit o f d ire c tin g the d e fic ien cy to be made g o o d ,
o r o f p u n i lh in g th e parties w i th that re tr ib u tiv e j.uftice fo r . w h ic h the
h e in o u fn e fs o f th e ir o ffence fo lo u d ly called ; the. p roc e ed in g s o f the
m agiftra te s w e r e the re fo re fu bm itted to th e g o v e rn o r , w h o .determined
to tran fm it th em to th e f e c r e t a r y o f ftate.
N o th in g cou ld h a v e e x c ited more g en e ra l in d ign a tio n than th e treatm
en t w h ic h th e fe p eop le appeared to h a v e met w i th ; fo r , w h a t cr ime
cou ld be m ore o ffen fiv e to e v e r y fen tim en t o f h um an ity , than th e
en d e a v o u r , b y cu r ta ilin g ,a ra tion already, no t .too am p le ,, to, d eriv e a
tem p o r a ry ad v an tage from the miferies o f o u r fe llow - c r e a tu r e s !
B y th e a r r iv a l o f the fe fh ip s fe v e ra l articles o f com fp r t w e r e in tro d
u c e d am o n g u s , th e re b e in g fcarcely. a v e ffe l that h ad n o t b ro u gh t
o u t fom e th in g fo r fale. , I t cou ld n o t, h ow e v e r , be la id that th e y w e r e
p rocu ra b le o n eafier te rms th an w h a t h ad been fold he re in th e laft
y e a r . T h e S p an ilh d o lla r w a s th e cu r ren t co in o f the c o lo n y , w h ic h
fom e o f th e matters ta k in g at fiv e fh illin g s a n d others at fo u r {hillings
and fix -p e n c e , th e g o v e rn o r , in confidpration o f th e officers h a v in g
b e en o b lig ed to re c e iv e th e dollars at fiv e {hillings fte r lin g w h en g iv e n
fo r bills d raw n in th e fe ttlem en t, iffued a p ro c lam a tio n f ix in g th e cu rr
e n c y o f th e Sp an ilh d o lla r at that fum..
T h e S u p p ly w a s n o w c a re fu lly fu r v e y e d , whe'n it ap p eared , th a t
h e r defeats w e r e fu ch as to rend er it b y n o means d ifficult to, put, he r
in to a ftate th a t w o u ld enable h e r to rea ch E n g la n d ; but th a t i f £he
rem ain ed f ix months lo n g e r in this c o u n t r y , {he, w o u ld b e c om e w h o lly
un fe rv ice a b le . I t w a s th e re fo re d e termined t o difp atch he r im m e d
ia te ly to E n g lan d . T im b e r h ad w i th in fin ite la b o u r been p rocu red
fo r
fo r h e r main-m att, and h e r o th e r repairs w e re p u t in train fo r h e r fa ilin
g h en ce in th e cou r fe o f th e n e x t month.
O d to b e r .] T h e rem ain d e r o f th e tranfports exped ted did no t ar r iv e
un til th e middle o f Odtober. T h e A lb em a r le w a s o f f th e coaft fom e
d a y s , b e in g p re ven ted b y a fo u th e r ly cu r ren t from g e t tin g in. She
ar r iv ed on T h u r fd a y the 1 3 th , w i th tw o hun d red and fif t y male and
f ix female convidts, h e r p rop o r tion o f {tores and p ro v ifio n s , and one
ferjeant, on e co rp o ral, o n e d rum m e r , and tw e n ty p r iva te s o f the
n e w corps.
T h e conv id ts o f this {hip h ad made an attemp t, in con ju n d tibn w i th
fom e o f th e feamen, to fe ize h e r on th e 9 th o f A p r i l , fo on a fte r lh e
h ad failed from E n g la n d ; and th e y w o u ld in a ll p ro b a b ility h a v e
fuc ce ed ed , b u t f o r , th e a d liv i ty a'nd re fo lu tio n {hew n b y t h e ‘ matter
M r . G e o r g e B ow e n , w h o , h e a r in g th e alarm, h ad ju f t time to arm
h im fe lf w i th a loaded b lund e rbufs , -w h ic h h e d ifeh arged at otle o f th e
m u tin e e rs , W il liam S y a e y , ( th en in th e adt o f a im in g a b low w i th a
cutlafs at th e man at th e w h e e l,) and lo d g ed its'contents in his {boulder.
H is com panions, fe e in g w h a t h ad b efa llen h im , in ftan tly ran d ow n
b e lo w ; b u t th e matter, h is officers, and fom e o f the feamen o f the
{hip, fo llo w in g th em , fo on fecured the r in glead e rs , O w e n L y o n s and
W il liam S y n e y . A confultation w a s h e ld w i th the n a v a l a g en t, L ie u te
n a n t R o b e r t P a r ry Y o u n g , th e {hip’ s c om p a n y , and the m ilita r y p e r -
fons on b o a r d ,'th e re fult o f w h ic h was,, the im m ediate e x e cu t io n o f
th o fe tw o at th e fo r e -y a rd arm. T h e y had ait th is tim e parted com p
a n y w i th th e o th e r tranfp orts, and no o th e r means feemed fo l ik e ly
t o d eter th e co n v id ls from a n y fu tu re attempt o f th e lik e nature. I t
afte rw a rd s ap p ear in g th a t tw o o f th e feamen had fu p p lied th em w i th
inftruments fo r faw in g o f f th e ir iron s , the fe w e r e le ft at th e ifland o f
M a d e ira , w h e re th e A lb em a r le to u c h e d , to be' fe iit prifoners- to E n g i
land.
O n th e d a y fo llow in g th e B r itan n ia a r r iv ed , w i th one hun d red and
tw e n ty -n in e male con v id ts , ftores, and p ro v ifio n s on board ; and on the
16 th th e A dm ira l B a r r in g to n , the laft o f th e ten fail o f tranfports,
an ch o r ed , in th e co v e . T h is {hip h ad b e en b low n o f f th e coaft,. and
fears w e r e entertained o f h e r fa f e fy , as {he le ft the cape w i th a crippled,
main-matt and other material defedts. Sh e had on board, a ’captain.
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